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Bob Schieffer on the Importance of a Free Press
This video interview with Bob Schieffer of CBS News was conducted in 2008 and part of it appeared in the Club's centennial film that year. Please listen to his remarks about the role of a free press in a democratic society. Of course this view contrasts with the idea recently offered by the President that the press is the enemy of the American people.
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Jeff Ballou Inaugural Speech
Jeff Ballou, the 110th National Press Club president, pledged in his Jan. 14, 2017 inaugural address to bring his hometown “Pittsburgh values” and their “winning tradition” to Washington, focusing on strengthening the Club for the future, enhancing the membership experience, and going the extra mile when the craft of journalism is threatened.
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NPC Luncheon: Mary Tyler Moore
Mary Tyler Moore, actress and International Chairman for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), discussed research and finding a cure for diabetes at a NPC Luncheon on May 28, 2009. Having just launched her new book, Growing Up Again: Life, Loves, and Oh Yeah, Diabetes, Moore also shared her personal story of living with type 1 diabetes for almost 40 years.
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NPC Newsmaker: Sec. Ernest Moniz
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz spoke at a National Press Club newsmaker and took questions on January 11, 2016. In one of his final public speaking appearances in Washington, Moniz discussed how an increased focus on science and research and development has informed better policymaking and technology solutions, and how to protect the independence and integrity of scientists at the Department of Energy and its 17 National Labs. Secretary Moniz also unveiled a new report on the work of the laboratories and policies that will encourage and empower scientists to continue to innovate new energy…
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NPC Luncheon with HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell discussed consequences of potential Affordable Care Act repeal at a National Press Club luncheon on January 9, 2017.
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The Kalb Report - Democracy in Action: The 2016 Presidential Debates
The Commission on Presidential Debates once again brought the candidates together in 2016 to face tough questions on critical issues while providing a level of substance, dignity and decorum to the presidential campaign. Did it work? On this edition of The Kalb Report, debate moderators Martha Raddatz and Chris Wallace, as well as Commission co-chairs Frank Fahrenkopf and Mike McCurry join Marvin Kalb to review the remarkable 2016 events that rocked America and the world. The Kalb Report series is produced jointly by The National Press Club Journalism Institute, the George Washington…
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NPC Luncheon with James Murren
James Murren, the chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International, spoke at a National Press Club luncheon on Dec. 2, 2016. Murren talked about MGM National Harbor, a $1.4 billion integrated resort and casino, then scheduled to open on Dec. 8, and offered his perspectives on the business of travel and tourism.
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NPC Luncheon with Paul Wiedefeld
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) General Manager Paul Wiedefeld reflected on the state of Metro at a National Press Club luncheon on November 30, 2016. Wiedefeld is entering a challenging time as he fights of bankruptcy while addressing safety and service issues with sometimes hostile jurisdictional masters and a beleaguered governing structure.
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NPC Luncheon with Gina McCarthy
EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy spoke at a National Press Club luncheon on November 21, 2016. Her speech focused on the environmental and public health legacy of the Obama Administration, with an emphasis on efforts to combat the global effects of climate change.
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NPC Forum: Merriman Smith and UPI's Glory Days
In the 1960s UPI and AP fought head to head for every second of every story. No one epitomized that competition more than Merriman Smith, who served as UPI’s White House correspondent from the Franklin Roosevelt administration through Richard Nixon. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of John Kennedy’s assassination. The National Press Club's History and Heritage Committee presented a program on Smith and UPI’s Glory Days on November 17, 2016 featuring panelists who worked with and/or knew Smith, including Bill Sanderson, Al Spivak, Gwen Gibson, Sid Davis and Tom Johnson.
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