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Four Former Asst. Attorneys General Look at Civil Rights & DOJ Then & Now
White supremacists march through a southern city. The federal courts are hearing cases involving issues of voting rights and discrimination. Is it 1965 or 2017? Former assistant attorneys general from both Republican and Democratic administrations will appear at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker event on Thurs., Sept. 7 at 10 a.m. in the Club’s Fourth Estate to discuss the federal government’s role in protecting civil rights. This is the 60th anniversary of the creation of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division. The four panelists who each led the division will look…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: CIA Analysis of Soviet Navy
NPC Headliners Luncheon with NEA President Lily Eskelsen García
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NPC Headliner Newsmaker with Former Director of Office of Government Ethics Walter Shaub
Conversations with visiting Chinese journalism students
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NPC Headliner Newsmaker with Greek Minister of Economy and Development Dimitri Papadimitriou
NPC Headliners Luncheon with House Freedom Caucus Chairman Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC-11)
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NPC Headliner Newsmaker with Former Sec. of Energy Ernest Moniz
The Trump administration’s decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement, its planned cuts to energy funding in the FY18 budget, and pursuit of deregulation has attracted significant criticism and called into question the reliability of the U.S. as an international partner. On June 21, at 10 a.m., in the National Press Club’s Lisagor Room, Former Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz will propose ways to maintain the American leadership edge on energy innovation. Moniz also is expected to announce the formation of a new non-profit organization “The Energy Futures Initiative,” that aims…
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NPC Newsmaker with Radio Caracas Television CEO Marcel Granier
On Thursday, May 18, at 10 a.m., the National Press Club will hold a Newsmaker news conference with the CEO of Venezuela’s Radio Caracas Television (RCTV), Marcel Granier, in the club’s Bloomberg Room. Venezuela is in the midst of a political and economic crisis. Despite having the world’s largest oil reserves, Venezuela is experiencing hyperinflation and a deep recession. Prices rose by 800 percent in 2016, with the International Monetary Fund predicting inflation could hit 2,200 percent by the end of 2017. Over the past two months, hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the…
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NPC Newsmaker with The Baroness Cox of Queensbury
NPC Headliners Book Event: Garrett Graff's "Raven Rock"
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NPC Newsmaker with March for Science Organizers
The international organizers of the world’s first-ever March for Science will discuss their plans and goals at a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference, Mon., April 10 at 10 a.m. in the club’s Murrow Room. On April 22, 428 marches have been scheduled across the world, including the flagship event in the nation’s capital. Speakers at Monday’s Newsmaker include: Caroline Weinberg, National Co-Chair, March for Science Christine McEntee, Executive Director & CEO, American Geophysical Union Ayana Johnson, Co-Director of Partnerships, March for Science Kristian Aloma, Director,…
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NPC Newsmaker with Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO)
NPC Newsmaker with Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO)
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NPC Newsmaker with Foreign Ministers from the Baltic States
The foreign ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will discuss their countries’ relations with the United States, as well as the importance of NATO to shared security, and other topics such as Russian influence, emerging threats, and the fight against terrorism at a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference 12 p.m., Tues., March 28 in the club’s Zenger Room. The foreign ministers are: • Sven Mikser, Estonia• Edgars Rinkevics, Latvia• Linas Linkevicius, Lithuania The National Press Club is located on the 13th Floor of the National Press Building at 529 14th St., NW, Washington, D.C.…
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