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NPC Luncheon with William "Bro" Adams, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities
The new chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, William "Bro" Adams, will outline his plans for the endowment’s future -- including its 50th anniversary activities in 2015 -- at a National Press Club luncheon on Jan. 15. The tenth chairman of the NEH, Adams will use his speech to launch the agency’s new initiative “The Common Good: The Humanities in the Public Square.” This initiative is designed to demonstrate the critical role humanities scholarship can play in public life. Adams is embarking upon the endowment’s 50th anniversary by recalling its founding legislation,…
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NPC Luncheon with Secretary Thomas Perez, U.S. Department of Labor
Livestream starts at 1:00pm ET. U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on Oct. 20. Perez has been an advocate for boosting the minimum wage, and has been meeting with business leaders across the country to argue that higher wages can improve the economy. 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 reservations…
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NPC Luncheon with Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa will be the guest at a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon at 1:30 p.m. Monday, August 4, in the Ballroom. Zuma, who was first elected president in 2009 and re-elected in 2014, will speak on the eve of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington August 5 to 6. His appearance at the NPC coincides with the approaching 20th anniversary of Nelson Mandela speaking at the Club on Oct. 7, 1994 following his election as the first president of South Africa elected through a fully representative democratic process involving all segments of the country’s society…
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NPC Luncheon with Secretary Ernest Moniz, U.S. Department of Energy
Livestream starts at 1pm EST U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz is wrestling with the challenges posed by unprecedented domestic supplies of energy and the demands in some quarters to push for more exports. He will address that issue and others at a National Press Club Luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 19. The Luncheon will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. Remarks will begin at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $22 for Club members and up to one guest, and $36 for non-members. Tickets must be purchased at time of reservation. For questions regarding…
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NPC Luncheon with Gloria Steinem, feminist activist and founder, Ms. Magazine
Gloria Steinem, the feminist activist and founder of Ms. Magazine, will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on Nov. 18. Steinem is one of 16 people President Barack Obama honored this year with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. In her more than 40 years advocating for women’s equality, Steinem helped found the Women’s Action Alliance, the National Women’s Political Caucus and the Women’s Media Center. The luncheon begins at 12:30 p.m. Remarks begin promptly at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session. The event ends at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $…
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NPC Luncheon with Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will report on major health issues and challenges at a Tuesday, Sept. 10, National Press Club luncheon. A part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services since 1946, CDC is charged with protecting public health and safety via the control and prevention of disease, injury and disability. It focuses on infectious disease, food-borne pathogens, environmental health, occupational safety and health and health promotion. The CDC also researches and provides information on non-infections diseases, such as…
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NPC Luncheon with Gary Pruitt, President and CEO, the Associated Press
Gary Pruitt, president and chief executive officer of the Associated Press (AP), who has called on the President to “rein in” the Justice Department, will speak at the National Press Club Luncheon on June 19. Mr. Pruitt says the AP has felt an impact on its ability to gather news since the Justice Department seized AP phone records from more than 20 phone lines in four bureaus, as government officials now are more reluctant to talk with reporters. Pruitt, who is also a First Amendment lawyer, called the move “unconstitutional” and a “massive and unprecedented intrusion” of privacy. In his…
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NPC Luncheon with President Sebastián Piñera of Chile
President Sebastián Piñera will be the guest speaker at a National Press Club Luncheon on Tuesday June 4. Mr. Piñera was elected President of Chile in January, 2010. Prior to his service as President, Mr. Piñera had a distinguished career in government, business and education. He has a PhD in Economics from Harvard. PLEASE NOTE: Lunch will be served at 1:00 p.m. Remarks begin at 1:30 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2:30 p.m. The cost is $21 for Press Club members (NPC Members may purchase two tickets at this price) and $35 for all other non-member tickets. Tickets…
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NPC Luncheon with Carly Fiorina, Chairman of Good360
Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, who currently serves as Chairman of Good360, will speak at a National Press Club Luncheon on Monday, July 1. Her speech is titled “American Innovation -- Leadership in the 21st Century.” Fiorina is best known as having been one of the most powerful women in American business, leading H-P, and was an executive with Lucent Technologies, the telecommunications equipment spin-off of AT&T. She is now Chairman of Good360, billed as the world’s largest product philanthropy organization. She ran unsuccessfully as a Republican candidate for the U.S.…
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NPC Luncheon with Chris Evert, Publisher of Tennis Magazine
Tennis great Chris Evert, ranked the world’s number one tennis player for seven years, will explain how tennis can have a positive impact on communities at a National Press Club luncheon May 7. Evert, the publisher of Tennis Magazine and lead tennis anchor for ESPN’s coverage of top tennis matches including the French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open, still holds the record on clay of any player for any single surface with a 125-match winning streak that stretched from August 1973 to May 1979. In 1974, she won 55 straight matches. Since her retirement from tennis in 1989 after 17 years as a…
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