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NPC Luncheon with Thomas Perez
U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez spoke 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.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Deborah F. Rutter
Newly-minted president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Deborah F. Rutter, outlined her plans for the center's future at a National Press Club Luncheon on Oct. 15, 2014.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Larry J. Merlo
CVS Health President and CEO Larry J. Merlo discussed corporate America’s role in reducing chronic illness and delivering better health outcomes for consumers at a National Press Club luncheon on September 19, 2014.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with John Stumpf
Wells Fargo & Co. Chief Executive Officer John Stumpf talked about the role of financial services in the real economy at a National Press Club luncheon on September 17, 2014. Wells Fargo is the U.S. top home lender and also world's largest bank by market value.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Ken Burns, Filmmaker
Filmmaker Ken Burns discussed his PBS documentary series The Roosevelts: An Intimate History at a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon September 15, 2014 in the Holeman Lounge. The seven-part, fourteen hour film 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 would become the 32nd President. Ken Burns chronicles how these three individuals not only…
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Ralph Nader & Grover Norquist
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader and anti-tax activist Grover Norquist spoke on issues where the left and right can come together at a National Press Club luncheon on Sept. 4, 2014.
Type: Media
Akon on Africa: The Next Growth Frontier
During President Obama’s first-ever U.S.-Africa Summit, Akon, a five-time Grammy nominated artist and philanthropist, convened the first annual “Africa: New Partnership Models for Growth Conference,” August 7, 2014. Featuring African Heads of State, including those from Guinea, Kenya, Congo, and Ghana, this international conference gave the next generation of African leaders from all sectors of activity a platform and opportunity to directly exchange with African decision-makers, business leaders, civil society representatives, opinion leaders, athletes, artists, and celebrities. Here, Akon…
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Jacob Zuma
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa addressed a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon on August 4, 2014. Zuma, who was first elected president in 2009 and re-elected in 2014, spoke on the eve of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington. His appearance at the NPC coincided 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.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Denis Sassou-Nguesso
President of the Republic of Congo Denis Sassou-Nguesso discussed peace, security and stability of the central Africa region and oil investments in his country at a National Press Club luncheon on August 1, 2014.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Dr. Tom Frieden
Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control, addressed concerns about the MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) virus and other key health issues at a National Press Club luncheon on July 22, 2014.
Type: Media