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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 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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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Livestream will begin at 12:30pm ET on March 13 As the nation approaches the 16th anniversary of the war in Iraq, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on Wednesday, March 13 at 12:30 p.m. about what she believes our nation owes its service members and Veterans, and how she feels Congress is failing in its duty to provide our troops with the moral and legal backing they need and deserve to most effectively wage war. In her remarks, Duckworth will lay out her vision for how we can ensure our military remains the…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon: National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow
NOTE NEW TIME Livestream will begin 4/23 at 12:30pm ET. The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke the record in 2018 for the largest daily point gain, with investors’ spirits buoyed by low unemployment rates, high GDP growth, rising corporate profits, and a significant roll-back on banking regulations and the corporate tax rate. President Trump’s trade war with China and fears of interest rate hikes also led to multiple record-breaking daily point losses. On Tuesday, April 23, Larry Kudlow, the director of the National Economic Council under President Trump, will speak to this recent trend…
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Behind the Front Lines: Reporting on Children in Conflict
Behind the Front Lines: Reporting on Children in Conflict
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EAT- Lancet Report Launch
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Fearpolitik: Kim Jong-un's Great Purge
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US-Saudi Relations
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