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Merriman Smith and UPI’s Glory Days
In the 1960s UPI and AP fought head to head for every second of every story. No one epitomized that competition more than Merriman Smith, who served as UPI’s White House correspondent from the Franklin Roosevelt administration through Richard Nixon. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of John Kennedy’s assassination. He and the AP correspondent fought over the telephone in the press pool car just four car’s back from the presidential limousine. Known to all by his nickname Smitty, Merriman Smith also was at Warm Springs, Ga., filing the first dispatches when Roosevelt died. President…
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NPC Luncheon with Education Secretary John B. King
Livestream will begin October 19 at 1:00pm ET. Education Secretary John B. King will appear at Oct. 19 National Press Club luncheon to discuss civic engagement as a cornerstone of democracy and the role of schools in preparing students to be active citizens. Before becoming secretary, Dr. King served as the Department's principal senior advisor, overseeing all preschool-through-12th-grade education policies, programs, and strategic initiatives. Earlier in his career, he was the commissioner of education for the state of New York. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at…
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NPC Luncheon with U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus
Ray Mabus, the leader of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, will discuss the state of America's sea services at a National Press Club Luncheon on Wednesday, October 12. As he nears the end of his tenure as Secretary of the Navy, Mabus will discuss Navy and Marine Corps accomplishments over the past seven years and continued efforts to advance the Department of the Navy in innovation, energy, ship building, personnel initiatives and partnerships. 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 $24 for…
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Silver Owl Fall Hoot featuring Clark Hoyt
Silver Owl Fall Hoot featuring Clark Hoyt, former reporter and news executive with Knight-Ridder, ombudsman for the New York Times, and editor and ombudsman for Bloomberg News. The Hoot, which is open to all NPC members and guests, begins with a 12:00 PM cash bar cocktail party, followed by a 1:00 Luncheon. The cost is $35 per person. If you have questions please call the Club at 202-662-7501.
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Memorial Service Honoring Former NPC President Arthur E.F. Wiese, Jr.
NPC Senior Communicators Roundtable Dinner
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NPC Luncheon with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
Livestream will begin October 3 at 1:00pm EDT. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, the only original member of President Obama's cabinet still serving in the administration, will speak at a National Press Club Luncheon on Monday, October 3. Vilsack, a former governor of Iowa, briefly ran in the 2008 presidential race and was considered by Hillary Clinton as a potential running mate in 2016. Vilsack also leads the President's Rural Task Force, coordinating White House efforts to fight heroin use in rural communities. As head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, he is working toward opening…
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NPC Luncheon with U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy
U.S. Sen. Christopher Murphy, the Connecticut Democrat who led a filibuster to force votes on gun control measures, will address the subject at a Club luncheon on Thursday, Sept. 8.Murphy spoke at the Democratic National Convention on the need for gun safety measures such as expanded background checks and a ban on gun sales to suspected terrorists.Both issues reached the Senate floor as part of a deal to end Murphy's filibuster, but were killed by Senate Republicans.Murphy's state is home to Newtown, where 20 Sandy Hook Elementary School students and six adults were gunned down in 2012. The…
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NPC Book Rap featuring Gary Vikan of Baltimore’s Walters Art Museum
The National Press Club’s Book & Author Committee plans to present a Book Rap on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the Conference Rooms featuring Gary Vikan, who led Baltimore’s Walters Art Museum for nearly two decades, as he reveals the shocking truth behind the world’s great museums with his memoir, Sacred and Stolen: Confessions of a Museum Director. Tickets are $5 for Press Club members; $10 for the public. This event is a fundraiser for the nonprofit National Press Club Journalism Institute. No outside books or memorabilia are permitted. According to Vikan, many of the glittering…
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NPC Children's Book Rap: George Washington & The Magic Hat
Travel back in time to meet George Washington during a magical morning for the whole family at the National Press Club. On Saturday, Aug. 27 at 11 a.m., the NPC's Book and Author Committee will present a family-friendly Book Rap with Deborah Kalb, author of The President and Me: George Washington and The Magic Hat. The Book Rap is $5 for Press Club members, $10 for non-members. All children are free. This event is a fundraiser for the non-profit National Press Club Journalism Institute so no outside books or memorabilia are allowed. The book, targeted to youngsters seven and up, tells the…
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NPC Headliners Presents "The Battle Against Gerrymandering: A Dialogue Between Eric Holder & Arnold Schwarzenegger"
Livestream will begin at 12:30pm ET on March 26 Two of the nation's most prominent voices against gerrymandering will share the stage for the first time on March 26 immediately following oral arguments in two anti-gerrymandering cases at the U.S. Supreme Court. Eric H. Holder, Jr., the 82nd Attorney General, and Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will discuss why they believe redistricting reform is crucial to the future of our democracy at a National Press Club Headliners event on March 26 at 12:30 p.m. This bipartisan dialogue comes as the Court considers whether the…
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