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NPC Book & Author Event: Jessica Buchanan and Erik Landemalm
Jessica Buchanan and Erik Landemalm discuss "Impossible Odds: The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six” at a May 22, 2013 book event. The book details humanitarian aid worker Jessica Buchanan’s kidnapping by Somali land pirates, her three months in captivity, her rescue by the Navy SEALs, and her husband’s extraordinary efforts to help bring her home.
Type: Media
Press Club Rewind - 5.20.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at The National Press Club. In this week's edition: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin charts a course for the human exploration of Mars; Code Pink presses President Obama to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center; parents hoping to adopt Russian orphans call on U.S. and Russian leaders to resolve their differences; a University of North Carolina study recommends early education programs for homes where English is the second language; The American Dental Association launches a new program to provide care for those with untreated dental issues; and former…
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NPC Book & Author Event: Buzz Aldrin
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin - the second man on the moon – and Leonard David discussed their new book, Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration, at the National Press Club on May 10, 2013. The book plots a proposed path for taking humans to Mars by 2035.
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Press Club Rewind - 5.13.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this weeks' edition: The father of a Navy SEAL blames the U.S. government for the incident that killed his son and 37 others in Afghanistan; The Center for Immigration Studies hosts a discussion of the nation's immigration dilemma; actor Richard Belzer outlines the 50 "mysterious" deaths he connects to the JFK assassination in his new book; and tennis great Chris Evert talks about the sport's "great virtues."
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NPC Book & Author Event: Richard Belzer
Actor Richard Belzer talks about "Hit List" May 6, 2013 at the National Press Club. The book is billed as an in-depth investigation into what some see as the mysterious deaths of people linked to the President John F. Kennedy assassination story. Belzer describes the assassination as the "greatest murder mystery" of all time" - linking the deaths of fifty people, including columnist Dorothy Kilgallen, U2 pilot Gary Powers and Jack Ruby, the man who killed Lee Harvey Oswald. Belzer also presents evidence supporting the theory that there were two Lee Harvey Oswalds and how his death was set in…
Type: Media
The New International Media: Filling A Vacuum or Pushing An Agenda?
The National Press Club’s Press Freedom Committee held a panel discussion on May 2, the night before World Press Freedom Day, about the growing role of media organizations that are at least partly government-funded. As the press in most western democracies has had to retrench in recent years, cutting staffs and abandoning foreign (and domestic) bureaus, there is one bright spot for foreign coverage: Al Jazeera, CCTV and Voice of Russia Radio have vibrant bureaus in Washington and elsewhere. However, their growth has also caused considerable heartburn, because all are at least partially funded…
Type: Media
Press Club Rewind - 5.6.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this weeks' edition: An array of UFO witnesses testify at the mock "Citizen Hearing on Disclosure," an event organized to pressure Congress to hold an official hearing; Emily’s List launches its "Madam President" campaign with the goal of putting a woman in the White House in 2016; a World Press Freedom Day panel debates the role of government-funded news organizations; Giovanna Dell’Orto discusses the importance of foreign news reporting to America’s international relations; and the Quinnipiac Poll looks ahead to…
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Press Club Rewind - 4.29.13
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this weeks' edition: The Heritage Foundation expresses concerns about security weaknesses exposed during the Boston bombing; The 2013 Report Card for America's Infrastructure paints a bleak picture; a National Press Club panel explains why human sex trafficking is an issue that should not be ignored; African-American leaders gather to oppose the Senate Immigration Bill; a former diplomat maintains the U.S. has a vested interest in Malaysian elections; an NPC Newsmaker event examines how Americans feel about paying…
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Press Club Rewind - 4.22.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe defends his plan to eliminate Saturday deliveries; Gabby Giffords' husband Mark Kelly condemns the Senate's failure to pass background checks for gun purchases; two lobbying groups propose immigration reform measures; a federal judge discusses the burden of case quotas for Social Security claims; a Kyrgyz government official outlined how Kyrgyzstan plans to stabilize its economy; Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske dismisses marijuana legalization; Iceland's President…
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NPC Luncheon with Ólafur Grímsson
Icelandic President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson announced at a National Press Club Luncheon April 15, 2013 the creation of an international assembly named "Arctic Circle" to alert the world to glacial melting and other climate threats and what can be done about them.
Type: Media