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NPC Luncheon with General Ray Odierno
U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Ray Odierno spoke on the future of the Army at a National Press Club luncheon on January 7, 2014. Before ascending to the position of Army Chief of Staff, General Odierno commanded United States Joint Forces Command and was the commanding general for the US campaign in Iraq.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs, 14-time Grammy winner, shared memories from his 50-year career at a National Press Club luncheon on Dec. 19, 2013. Skaggs has been playing the mandolin since he was five-years-old and has risen to the heights of country music stardom, while remembering his bluegrass roots. Skaggs traveled to Washington to perform at the 2013 Interfaith Holiday Gala Benefit for Wounded Warriors.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Dan Akerson
GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson provided an update on the company's progress in its goal to design, build and sell the world's best vehicles at a National Press Club Luncheon on Dec. 16, 2013. He also talked about GM's investment plans in the U.S. Akerson has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Motors since 2010 and led the company's initial public offering that year - the largest in U.S. history. He joined GM in 2009 as a member of its Board of Directors.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Annise Parker
Annise Parker, one of the first openly gay mayors in the U.S. and the head of the "energy capital of America" spoke at a National Press Club luncheon on Dec. 10, 2013. She talked about her political future and past, the renaissance of American oil and gas energy industry, Texas's thriving economy and the challenges of managing city finances.
Type: Media
NPC Speakers Newsmaker with Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia
President Juan Manuel Santos delivered remarks on Colombia's economic, political and social transformation, including the historic peace talks under way with the FARC rebel group, on December 3, 2013 at The National Press Club.
Type: Media
NPC Oral History: Ike Pappas on the Kennedy and Oswald Assassinations
Ike Pappas, a radio correspondent in 1963 for WNEW-AM in New York, discusses his coverage of the JFK and Lee Harvey Oswald assassinations in Dallas on Nov. 22 and Nov. 24, 1963, respectively. This excerpt is presented in observance of the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s death.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem, the feminist activist and founder of Ms. Magazine, spoke at a National Press Club luncheon on Nov. 18. Steinem is one of 16 people President Barack Obama honored this year with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. In her more than 40 years advocating for women’s equality, Steinem helped found the Women’s Action Alliance, the National Women’s Political Caucus and the Women’s Media Center.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Walter W. Bettinger
Walter W. Bettinger, CEO of The Charles Schwab Corporation, one of the world's largest investment companies, tackled issues facing future retirees at a National Press Club luncheon on Nov. 11, 2013. Bettinger, 52, presides over more than $2 trillion in client assets and 1.6 million retirement plan participants. As CEO since October 2008, Schwab leads a workforce of 14,000 full-time employees in 300 offices in United States, London and Hong Kong, and sets strategies that guide the investment and savings of millions of people worldwide.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Judd Gregg
Former New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg, the CEO of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, unveiled new protections for investors endorsed by the banking group at a National Press Club luncheon on Nov. 7. Gregg was accompanied by leaders of several banks who are SIFMA members.
Type: Media
Alan Greenspan: The Map and the Territory
Dr. Alan Greenspan discusses his latest book, "The Map and the Territory: Risk, Human Nature, and the Future of Forecasting," at a Nov. 6, 2013 National Press Club Book & Author event.
Type: Media