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Aneesh Chopra "Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Transform Government"
NPC Luncheon with Dr. Tom Frieden, Director, Centers for Disease Control
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NPC Luncheon with M.Night Shyamalan, writer, director
Hollywood writer-director M.Night Shyamalan will discuss his off-screen campaign to close America’s education achievement gap at a National Press Club luncheon on Wednesday, June 11. Known for such supernatural thrillers as “The Sixth Sense” and more recently the sci-fi action film “After Earth,” he recently published a book, “I Got Schooled,” about the work of the foundation he and his wife founded to help inner-city students succeed. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $22 for Press…
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Book Rap: Tom Young "Sand and Fire"
Book Rap: Tom Young "Sand and Fire"
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Book Rap: Brad Thor "Act of War"
#1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor delivers his most frightening and pulse-pounding thriller ever! Brad Thor will discuss his new book "Act of War" and sign copies after the discussion. This is a ticketed event and is a fundraiser for the NPC Journalism Institute. Books must be purchased through the NPC. No outside books or memorabilia permitted. All sales are final. After a CIA agent mysteriously dies overseas, his top asset surfaces with a startling and terrifying claim. There’s just one problem — no one knows if she can be trusted. But when six exchange students go missing, two…
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NPC General Membership Meeting
National Press Club officers will report on the state of the organization at a general membership meeting at noon Friday, May 9. A buffet lunch will be served beginning at noon. The meeting will be called to order at 12:15 p.m. The meeting will be webcast for out-of-town members or those who are unable to attend. To access the webcast, login from the homepage then click the link that will appear in the upper right-hand column.
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"Farmland" Screening
NPC History & Heritage Committee
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NPC Breakfast with Deborah Hersman, chairman, the National Transportation Safety Board
Deborah Hersman, the outgoing chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, will give her farewell address at a National Press Club Speakers Breakfast. Hersman will speak on Monday April 21. Hersman is stepping down during her third term as NTSB chairman to lead the National Safety Council. The safety board is helping probe the disappearance of a Malaysian Air plane. As chairman, Hersman has focused on distraction in drivers, pilots and other transportation operators and presided over the longest period without a crash in the history of U.S. commercial aviation. Breakfast will be…
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Book Rap: Marion Barry "Mayor for Life: The Incredible Story of Marion Barry, Jr."
Four-time mayor of Washington, DC, Marion Barry, Jr. tells his shocking and courageous life story, beginning in the cotton fields in Mississippi to the executive offices of one of the most powerful cities in the world. A book signing will follow the discussion. Known nationally as the disgraced mayor caught on camera smoking crack cocaine in a downtown hotel room with a mistress, Marion Barry Jr. has led a controversial career. This provocative, captivating narrative follows the Civil Rights activist, going back to his Mississippi roots, his Memphis upbringing, and his academic school days,…
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NPC Breakfast with General Mark Welsh, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh will discuss the future of the Air Force at a National Press Club breakfast on Wednesday, April 23. General Welsh took the helm for the Air Force in August 2012. Before his appointment, he was Commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and oversaw the operations of the Air Force base in Ramstein, Germany. Breakfast will be served at 9 a.m., with remarks beginning at 9:30 a.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 10:30 a.m. Tickets cost $22 for Press Club members (NPC Members may purchase two tickets at this rate) and $36 for non-…
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NPC Book Event with Media Maven Tom Rosenstiel
Tom Rosenstiel, co-author of the revered classic The Elements of Journalism, will share his first work of fiction, Shining City, at a National Press Club book event on Thursday, March 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the NPC’s Conference Rooms. Rosenstiel has been a longtime observer of Washington’s political scene, and his intimate knowledge of the system’s inner workings pay off in this fast-paced political thriller. Readers follow the story of two fixers with a proven track record - Peter Rena and his lively partner – as they are tasked with their biggest job yet: to vet the president’s Supreme Court…
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