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Journalists & Communicators Networking Happy Hour
Journalists & Communicators Networking Happy Hour
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Developments in the case of imprisoned Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian
National Press Club president John Hughes will host a news conference to discuss developments in the case of Jason Rezaian, The Washington Post's Tehran bureau chief who is currently being held in prison in Iran. Ali Rezaian, Jason Rezaian's brother, and Douglas Jehl, Foreign Editor of The Washington Post will describe the recent events in this case and the latest conditions for Jason and the prospects for his release. Jason Rezaian and his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, were arrested in their home in Tehran by Iranian Security Forces on July 22, 2014. Jason remains in Evin Prison although he has not…
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Book Rap: John Byrne Cooke "On the Road with Janis Joplin"
John Byrne Cooke, Janis Joplin’s road manager from 1967 until her death, gives a behind-the-scenes look at the years he spent with Joplin, from her legendary rise to her tragic last days. Cooke reveals the never-before-told story of his years with the young woman from Port Arthur who would become the first female rock and roll superstar. In 1967, as the new sound of rock and roll was taking over popular music, John Byrne Cooke was at the center of it all. As a member of D.A. Pennebaker’s film crew, he witnessed the astonishing breakout performances of Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix at the…
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Two Federal Immigration Judges to discuss challenges facing Immigration Courts
Broadcast Legends: Marvin Kalb
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NPC Luncheon with Ralph Nader, consumer advocate, and Grover Norquist, anti-tax activist
Livestream starts at 1:00pm ET. Consumer advocate Ralph Nader and anti-tax activist Grover Norquist will speak on issues where the left and right can come together at a National Press Club luncheon on Sept. 4. 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 Club members ( NPC Members may purchase two tickets at this rate) and $36 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…
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NPC Luncheon with Ken Burns, Filmmaker
Please Note New Time Livestream starts at 12:30pm ET. Filmmaker Ken Burns will discuss his new PBS documentary series The Roosevelts: An Intimate History at a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon September 15, 2014 in the Holeman Lounge. This seven-part, fourteen hour film begins on September 14th and covers the lives of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt from Theodore’s birth in 1858 to Eleanor’s death in 1962. During the course of the Roosevelt Century, Theodore would become the 26th President of the United States and his niece Eleanor would marry his fifth cousin Franklin, who…
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NPC Luncheon with John Stumpf, CEO, Wells Fargo & Co.
Livestream starts at 1:00pm ET. Wells Fargo & Co. Chief Executive Officer John Stumpf will talk about the role of financial services in the real economy at a National Press Club luncheon on Wednesday, September 17. Wells Fargo is the U.S. top home lender and also world's largest bank by market value. 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 Club members ( NPC Members may purchase 2 tickets at this rate) and $36 for all other non-member tickets. For questions, please email…
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Akon on Africa: The Next Growth Frontier
NPC Membership Committee
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President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso
Akon on Africa: The Next Growth Frontier
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Interpreting smoke signals from the marijuana skirmish line
NPC Freedom of the Press Committee
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