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Book Rap: David Boies & Theodore Olson "Redeeming the Dream: The Case for Marriage Equality"
Attorneys David Boies and Theodore B. Olson—who argued against each other all the way to the Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore— will discuss their new book "Redeeming the Dream," which tells how they joined forces after that titanic battle to forge the unique legal argument that would carry the day. A book signing will follow the discussion. On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a pair of landmark decisions, striking down the Defense of Marriage Act and eliminating California’s discriminatory Proposition 8, reinstating the freedom to marry for gays and lesbians in…
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Aneesh Chopra "Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Transform Government"
NPC Luncheon with Dr. Tom Frieden, Director, Centers for Disease Control
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Book Rap: Tom Young "Sand and Fire"
Book Rap: Tom Young "Sand and Fire"
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Book Rap: Todd Purdum "An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Two Presidents, Two Parties, and the Battle for the Civil Rights Act of 1964"
Todd Purdum, a top Washington journalist, recounts the dramatic political battle to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the law that created modern America, on the fiftieth anniversary of its passage. Mr. Purdum will sign copies of the book after the discussion. It was a turbulent time in America—a time of sit-ins, freedom rides, a March on Washington and a governor standing in the schoolhouse door—when John F. Kennedy sent Congress a bill to bar racial discrimination in employment, education, and public accommodations. Countless civil rights measures had died on Capitol Hill in the past. But…
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Book Rap: Brad Thor "Act of War"
#1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor delivers his most frightening and pulse-pounding thriller ever! Brad Thor will discuss his new book "Act of War" and sign copies after the discussion. This is a ticketed event and is a fundraiser for the NPC Journalism Institute. Books must be purchased through the NPC. No outside books or memorabilia permitted. All sales are final. After a CIA agent mysteriously dies overseas, his top asset surfaces with a startling and terrifying claim. There’s just one problem — no one knows if she can be trusted. But when six exchange students go missing, two…
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Book Rap: Marion Barry "Mayor for Life: The Incredible Story of Marion Barry, Jr."
Four-time mayor of Washington, DC, Marion Barry, Jr. tells his shocking and courageous life story, beginning in the cotton fields in Mississippi to the executive offices of one of the most powerful cities in the world. A book signing will follow the discussion. Known nationally as the disgraced mayor caught on camera smoking crack cocaine in a downtown hotel room with a mistress, Marion Barry Jr. has led a controversial career. This provocative, captivating narrative follows the Civil Rights activist, going back to his Mississippi roots, his Memphis upbringing, and his academic school days,…
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NPC Book Event with Media Maven Tom Rosenstiel
Tom Rosenstiel, co-author of the revered classic The Elements of Journalism, will share his first work of fiction, Shining City, at a National Press Club book event on Thursday, March 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the NPC’s Conference Rooms. Rosenstiel has been a longtime observer of Washington’s political scene, and his intimate knowledge of the system’s inner workings pay off in this fast-paced political thriller. Readers follow the story of two fixers with a proven track record - Peter Rena and his lively partner – as they are tasked with their biggest job yet: to vet the president’s Supreme Court…
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NPC Book Rap with Fox News Channel's Bret Baier
NPC New Member Happy Hour
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NPC Book Rap with Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, author of Muslim Girl
Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, founder and editor of MuslimGirl.com, will discuss her book, Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age, at a National Press Club Book Rap on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 6:30 p.m., in the NPC’s Conference Rooms. Set against the current political climate, where the president-elect has suggested banning Muslims from entering the United States, creating a Muslim registry database and identification cards for Muslims, Al-Khatahtbeh plans to discuss how Islamophobia after 9/11 impacted her as a child and how the blog she founded, MuslimGirl.com, turned into a cultural phenomenon, which led to…
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NPC Book Event featuring Jay Solomon and The Iran Wars
Jay Solomon, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for The Wall Street Journal will discuss his latest book, The Iran Wars: Spy Games, Bank Battles, and the Secret Deals That Reshaped the Middle East, at the National Press Club on Wednesday, December 14 at 6:30PM in the NPC’s Conference Rooms. Since 9/11, the United States has been engaged in a war with Iran as Momentous as any other in the Middle East – a war that has largely been hidden from public view. In The Iran Wars, Solomon offers a deeply reported primer on this decades-long power struggle and a sharp critique of how the Obama…
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