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Book Rap: Rick Beyer & Elizabeth Sayles "The Ghost Army of World War II"
Historian Rick Beyer and Elizabeth Sayles will discuss and sign copies of their latest book “The Ghost Army of World War II: How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery.” In the summer of 1944, a handpicked group of young GIs—including such future luminaries as Bill Blass, Ellsworth Kelly, Arthur Singer, Victor Dowd, Art Kane, and Jack Masey—landed in France to conduct a secret mission. Armed with truckloads of inflatable tanks, a massive collection of sound-effects records, and more than a few tricks up their sleeves, their job…
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NPC Summit
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NPC Luncheon with Cheryl LaFleur, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Cheryl LaFleur, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, will discuss her agency’s role in the Obama administration’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants at a National Press Club luncheon Tuesday, Jan. 27. LaFleur, chairman of the commission since July 2014, will also address the nation’s increasing dependence on natural gas as a fuel for generating electricity, the integration of renewable energy into the nation’s grid and emerging physical and cybersecurity challenges. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a…
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NPC General Membership Meeting
NPC members: click here to view the meeting via live webcast (requires login).
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NPC Board Appreciation Dinner
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Vivian Awards
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Governing the Internet: Myths, Rhetoric and Reality
iPhone Reporting: How to do it all with just one small device
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The Washington Ballet's Swan Lake
The Washington Ballet's Swan Lake
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NPC Luncheon with Teresa Sullivan, President , University of Virginia
NPC Books and Brunch: Discussion of "The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt
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NPC Luncheon with Secretary Robert A. McDonald, U.S. Veterans Affairs
Livestream starts at 1:00pm ET. U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert A. McDonald will discuss his efforts to improve services to America’s millions of veterans at a National Press Club luncheon on Friday, Nov. 7, just four days before Veterans Day. Nominated by President Barack Obama earlier this year, McDonald was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 29, 2014 as the eight Secretary Veterans Affairs. A former chairman of Proctor and Gamble, McDonald took over management of the VA amid a series of scandals involving treatment delays at the government’s veterans hospitals. Lunch…
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