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"A Woman's Job" with Noor Tagouri
A premiere event and panel discussion hosted by Newsy and The National Press Club on International Women's Day. “A Woman's Job” is a six-episode Newsy Original Series that profiles the women redefining what it means to build a career in jobs that are traditionally male-dominated. A showing of the series' first two episodes will be followed by a panel discussion with two women featured in the series: Dr. Jen Welter, a football player and coach who, in 2015, became the first woman to coach in the NFL and Patrice Banks, a speaker and the founder of Girls Auto Clinic, an automotive repair shop by…
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NPC Luncheon with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph F. Dunford
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps General Joseph F. Dunford, will speak at a National Press Club Luncheon on Friday, April 21. General Dunford, the 19th Joint Chiefs chairman, will discuss a number of important issues facing the U.S. military including the latest strategy for defeating the Islamic State and other terrorist groups, cyber warfare, weapons acquisition, and recruiting and strengthening U.S. alliances. As the senior military officer in the United States, General Dunford is the principal military advisor to the president, secretary of defense, and…
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NPC Luncheon with Health & Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell will discuss consequences of potential Affordable Care Act repeal at a National Press Club luncheon on Monday, Jan. 9. 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 Press Club members (NPC Members may purchase 2 tickets at this rate) and $38 for all other non-member tickets. For questions, please email [email protected] or call (202) 662–7501. Tickets must be paid for at the time of purchase. NPC Members who wish to attend the pre-…
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A Conversation with Frank Sesno about Asking Questions
Questions help us break down barriers, report the news and communicate effectively. But not all of us know how to question in a methodical way. In Ask More: The Power of Questions to Open Doors, Uncover Solutions and Spark Change, Frank Sesno, an Emmy Award-winning journalist and director of George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs, shares the value of asking the right kinds of questions and what to expect as an outcome. The National Press Club’s Broadcast/Podcast Committee invites NPC members and guests to hear Sesno answer questions about asking questions by former…
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National Republican Congressional Committee Campaign Chair Rep. Greg Walden
National Republican Congressional Committee Campaign Chair Rep. Greg Walden to Address Sept. 8 National Press Club Newsmaker, Discuss Ability to Keep House Majority, Strategy in Clinton-Trump Context, Issues WASHINGTON -- Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), Chair of the National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference, Tues., Sept. 8, 10 a.m., in the Club’s Lisagor Room. The NRCC Chair will outline the House Republicans’ strategy, agenda, messaging, targeting, voter outreach, and the ability to keep the House Majority in the Clinton-…
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NPC Luncheon with Actor Michael York
Award-winning actor Michael York will discuss the challenges he faces with the rare disease of Amyloidosis and how he became a spokesperson for this little known ailment at August 12 luncheon at the National Press Club. Michael York’s stepson is Star Wars producer Rick McCallum. York appeared next to Liza Minnelli in cinema version of “Cabaret” musical and starred in the all-star “Murder on the Orient Express” and as d’Artagnan in The Three(and The Four) Musketeers. His most recent film is The Mill and the Cross. Lunch will be served at 12:30 pm with remarks beginning at 1:00 pm, followed by…
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Millennial Political Leaders to Announce New Initiative to Run Young People for Public Office
Millennial Political Leaders to Announce New Initiative to Run Young People for Public Office, 19 Year-Old Mayor to Speak at National Press Club Newsmaker Tues., March 22 Washington – In 2016, for the first time, more millenials will be eligible to vote than baby boomers. A new national political group, Action for America, will announce a major new initiative aimed at recruiting millennials to run for public office during a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference on Tues., March 22, 10 a.m. in the club’s Lisagor Room. Laquan D. Austion, the CEO of Action for America, will be on hand to…
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NPC Press & PR Pub
The National Press Club's Young Members Committee is hosting their quarterly networking happy hour for reporters and communicators to get to know each other and to learn how the club can help strengthen relationships between hacks and flacks. Please join us for cocktails and light fare on Wednesday, April 6 from 6:30 to 8:30 in the Holeman Lounge. Tickets are $5 for members and $10 for non-members. There will be a cash bar. A free drink ticket and light appetizers are included in the price of the ticket.
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Vivian Awards
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NPC Luncheon with Bob Bowlsby, Big 12 Commissioner
Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby will discuss whether substantive change is possible in the current environment of college athletics at a National Press Club luncheon on Monday, Sept. 21. The Big 12 has two of the top four teams in the 2015 preseason football bowl subdivision poll. 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 $23 for Press Club members (NPC members may purchase two tickets at this rate) and $37 for all other non-member tickets. For questions, please email reservations @press.org…
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