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NPC Luncheon with Anthony Foxx
United States Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx spoke about increasing transportation infrastructure spending at a National Press Club luncheon on July 21, 2014. Foxx is a former mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina who became transportation secretary in 2013.
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NPC Luncheon with Rep. John Dingell
Rep. John Dingell, the Michigan Democrat who holds the record as the longest-serving U.S. House member ever, gave a speech on "When Congress Worked" at a National Press Club luncheon on June 27, 2014. 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.
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Closing Journalism’s Gender Gap: A Forum on Women and Leadership
The National Press Club Journalism Institute partnered with The Poynter Institute on a forum focused on newsroom culture as it pertains to women, a subject invigorated by the firing of New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson. Panelists included Carolyn Ryan, Washington bureau chief for The New York Times; Susan Goldberg, editor in chief of National Geographic and former president of the American Society of News Editors; Madhulika Sikka, executive editor for NPR News; Rachel Smolkin, managing editor of Politico; Anders Gyllenhaal, vice president of news for McClatchy Newspapers; and…
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Rewind Special Edition: Bill & Willie Geist
Father and son duo Bill Geist, of "CBS Sunday Morning Show," and Willie Geist, of "Morning Joe," and the "Today Show" discussed their joint book, "Good Talk Dad: The Birds and the Bees... and Other Conversations we forgot to Have," at an NPC book rap June 5, 2014.
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NPC Luncheon with M.Night Shyamalan
Hollywood writer-director M.Night Shyamalan discussed his off-screen campaign to close America's education achievement gap at a National Press Club luncheon on June 11, 2014. 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.
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NPC Luncheon with Dr. Ben Carson
Dr. Ben Carson, noted neurosurgeon and author of the new book "One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America's Future," was the guest speaker at a National Press Club luncheon on May 28, 2014. Dr. Carson was director of pediatric surgery at Johns Hopkins University Hospital until he retired in 2013. In 2008, Dr. Carson was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush. Dr. Carson has received 38 honorary degrees and dozens of merit citations.
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NPC Luncheon with Donald Trump
Donald Trump, chairman and president of the Trump Organization, spoke at a National Press Club luncheon on May 27, 2014. Trump is a well-known real estate mogul and the creator of the hit television series "The Apprentice" and "Celebrity Apprentice," as well as many other successful enterprises He is also the author of several books including "The Art of the Deal" and "How to Think Like a Billionaire." The topic of his speech was "Building the Trump Brand."
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NPC Luncheon with Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)
Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican who's considered a potential contender for the party's 2016 presidential nomination, delivered a major policy address at a National Press Club luncheon on May 13, 2014.
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NPC Panel: Civil Liberties Dead Zone
"Civil Liberties Dead Zone: Do First and Fourth Amendment Rights Not Apply at the Border?" examines known cases of media workers and journalists who have been interrogated at the U.S. border by Homeland Security Department officials who have demanded access to their laptops, thumb drives and other digital devices. Defended as a tool in the fight against crime and terrorism, the DHS policy has aroused the concern of press freedom advocates who worry the practice could jeopardize reporters' sensitive information -- including the identities of anonymous sources -- particularly if journalists are…
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NPC Luncheon with Gen. Mark Welsh, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff
U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh discussed the future of the Air Force at a National Press Club breakfast on April 23, 2014. General Welsh took the helm for the Air Force in August 2012. Before his appointment, he was Commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and oversaw the operations of the Air Force base in Ramstein, Germany.
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