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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: AMA President on COVID-19 and the Long Road to Recovery
American Medical Association (AMA) President Susan R. Bailey, M.D., will deliver a live national address on Tuesday, January 12, on the lessons learned from COVID-19 in 2020 and call upon the incoming Biden Administration to provide additional guidance and support for states as they develop programs for COVID-19 vaccine distribution. The speech, delivered via livestream as part of the National Press Club’s Virtual Newsmaker series, will also call for a stronger strategy for COVID-19 testing and production of protective equipment for physicians, nurses and all health care workers by tapping…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: Indianapolis Colts "Kicking The Stigma"
Indianapolis Colts Owner & CEO Jim Irsay, Colts linebacker and team captain Zaire Franklin, and Colts Vice Chair & Owner Kalen Jackson will speak about the Colts new “Kicking The Stigma” mental health initiative at a National Press Club Virtual Headliner event at 2:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 18. Started by the Irsay family, “Kicking The Stigma” aims to raise awareness about the prevalence of mental health disorders, remove the shame and stigma that is often associated with these illnesses, and expand access to treatment by raising and distributing funds to nonprofits and other…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) will address the future of the Republican Party and other issues facing the nation at a virtual National Press Club Headliners event on on Monday, May 10 at 11 a.m. The 45-minute-long program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel, and is accessible to both the media and members of the general public free-of-charge. Viewers are invited to submit their questions for Kinzinger in advance or during the live program via email to [email protected]. Please put Kinzinger in the subject line. Kinzinger, 43, made headlines for his criticism of former…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris
Gabrielle Carteris, president of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), will deliver a speech entitled, “A Movement in the Making: Worker Power Post Pandemic” at a National Press Club Virtual Headliners event on Wednesday, May 12, at 11 a.m. ET. This one-hour news event will stream live on the club's website and YouTube Channel, and is available free to both the media and the public. Remarks will be followed by a question-and-answer period. To submit a question for the speakers in advance, put SAG in the subject line and email it to…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison
Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison will address issues facing American voters, including voting rights and voter suppression, and the outlook for the Democratic Party in the 2022 midterm elections, at a virtual National Press Club Headliners event at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28. The hour-long program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel, and is accessible to both the media and members of the general public free-of-charge. Viewers are invited to submit their questions for Harrison in advance or during the live program via email to Headliners@…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: Sen. Joe Manchin & UMWA President Cecil Roberts
Joseph Manchin III, the senior senator from West Virginia and chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will join with the president of the United Mine Workers of America, Cecil E. Roberts Jr., as Roberts announces the UMWA’s principles for addressing climate change, energy transition, and government policies that affect workers in coal production and other parts of the energy sector at a National Press Club Virtual Headliners event on Monday, April 19 at 11 a.m. This one-hour news event will stream live on the club's website and YouTube Channel, and is accessible to both the…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: The Lincoln Project
Republican political strategists Steve Schmidt and Rick Wilson, co-founders of The Lincoln Project, will give a candid assessment of the state of the 2020 race and the Lincoln Project's strategy to defeat Donald Trump and the Republican senators who support him at a virtual Headliners Newsmaker on Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. Schmidt, Wilson, George Conway and several other Republicans formed The Lincoln Project political action committee in late 2019 with the goal of preventing Trump's reelection in the 2020 presidential election and ousting his supporters in the United States Senate. This one-hour…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: Dr. Jane Goodall
Renowned ethologist and environmentalist Dr. Jane Goodall will join National Press Club President Michael Freedman on Friday, September 25 at 2 p.m. for a live-streamed Headliners conversation about the state of the world during the Covid-19 pandemic and the on-going threats caused by climate change. Dr. Goodall is the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees and a champion for animals and the environment. She is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and Roots & Shoots, a youth-led global community action program with branches in 100 countries. Goodall is a Dame Commander of the Most…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden
As the United States confronts difficult questions about race and equality in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of law enforcement, Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden has engaged some of our nation’s great literary figures in conversation to highlight what literature and poetry can offer our nation. On Friday, September 11, the Librarian of Congress will deliver a live national address on the role of cultural institutions at times of social unrest and the opportunity to connect more Americans to our literary heritage and the treasures held by the Library of Congress during the…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: The Commission on Presidential Debates
All three co-chairs of the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) -- Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., Dorothy S. Ridings, and Kenneth Wollack -- will join National Press Club (NPC) President Michael Freedman to discuss the upcoming 2020 general election presidential debates as part of a special NPC Virtual Newsmaker on Tuesday, September 1 at 3:00 p.m. ET. This one-hour program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel, and is accessible to both the media and members of the general public free-of-charge. Viewers can send their questions for the co-chairs in advance or during the…
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