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NPC Luncheon with Former Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va.
Livestream starts at 1:00pm ET. Former Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., will discuss economic fairness, foreign policy and the balance of power between Congress and the President at a National Press Club luncheon on Tuesday, Sept. 23. On the heels of a trip to Iowa and with plans to visit New Hampshire, Webb is seen as a possible 2016 Democratic candidate for president. 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…
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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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NPC Luncheon with Larry J. Merlo, President and CEO, CVS Health
CVS Health President and CEO Larry J. Merlo will discuss corporate America’s role in reducing chronic illness and delivering better health outcomes for consumers at a National Press Club luncheon on Friday, September 19. CVS Health has stopped selling cigarettes and all tobacco products at its more than 7,600 stores nationwide, and expects to lose $2 billion a year in sales. The company says the sale of tobacco products is inconsistent with its purpose of helping people on their path to better health. Merlo, who has more than 30 years of pharmacy health care experience, began his career as a…
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NPC Luncheon with Goodluck Jonathan, President of Nigeria
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NPC Luncheon with Anthony Foxx, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
Livestream starts at 1pm ET. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will speak about increasing U.S. transportation infrastructure spending at a National Press Club luncheon on Monday July 21. Foxx is a former mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina who became transportation secretary last year. 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 reservations@…
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NPC Luncheon with Congressman John Dingell, (D) MI
Livestream starts at 1pm ET. Rep. John Dingell, the Michigan Democrat who holds the record as the longest-serving U.S. House member ever, will give a speech on "When Congress Worked" at a National Press Club luncheon on Friday June 27. Dingell announced he will retire at the end of his current term, having been a member of the U.S. House for 58 years, serving alongside 11 presidents. He served as chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and helped pass legislation including Medicare, the Clean Air Act and the Endangered Species Act. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks…
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NPC Luncheon with Dr. Tom Frieden, Director, Centers for Disease Control
Livestream starts at 1pm ET. Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control, will address concerns about the MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) virus and other key health issues at a National Press Club luncheon on Tuesday, July 22. Dr. Frieden will also discuss the sharp rise in U.S. measles cases and the growing number of antibiotic-resistant diseases, at the luncheon. Dr. Frieden, who has led the CDC since 2009, is a physician trained in internal medicine, infectious diseases, public health and epidemiology. Lunch will be served at 12:30 pm, with remarks beginning…
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NPC Luncheon with M.Night Shyamalan, writer, director
Hollywood writer-director M.Night Shyamalan will discuss his off-screen campaign to close America’s education achievement gap at a National Press Club luncheon on Wednesday, June 11. Known for such supernatural thrillers as “The Sixth Sense” and more recently the sci-fi action film “After Earth,” he recently published a book, “I Got Schooled,” about the work of the foundation he and his wife founded to help inner-city students succeed. 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…
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