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NPC Luncheon with Gil Kerlikowske
Gil Kerlikowske, director of National Drug Control Policy and President Obama's top advisor on drug policy, addressed drug policy reform and the Obama administration's response to substance use at a National Press Club luncheon on April 17, 2013.
Type: Media
Press Club Rewind - 4.15.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: The CEO of the Mayo Clinic urges health care providers to seek cost efficient treatments; Ken Burns discusses his new film, "The Central Park Five;" Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) pushes for readiness on the Korean peninsula; D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier outlines her blueprint for keeping police and patrons safe in nightlife areas; the First Minister of Scotland expresses a desire for self-governance; Simeon Booker gives a chilling account of Emmett Till's gruesome death; and CNN's Jake Tapper…
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with John H. Noseworthy, M.D.
Dr. John H. Noseworthy, president and chief executive officer of the Mayo Clinic, called for scrapping the current federal reimbursement system for Medicare and Medicaid patients and replacing it with one that rewards health care providers who use the most effective and cost-efficent treatments at a April 9, 2013 National Press Club Luncheon address.
Type: Media
The Kalb Report: American Newspapers In The Digital Age
Washington Post Executive Editor Martin Baron and Managing Editor Kevin Merida join Marvin Kalb to discuss how our nation’s great newspapers can win the battle for the soul of journalism in an era of lightning speed, loose standards and massive competition.
Type: Media
Press Club Rewind - 4.8.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: The National Rifle Association introduces its "School Shield" program; Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) offers his views on gun control at an NPC Newsmaker event; senior Washington Post editors examine the digital future of the newspaper on The Kalb Report; Father Thomas Reese examines the new Pope's strategy for winning converts; black leaders beg President Obama to end the war on drugs; author Tom Dunkel reads from his new book, "Color Blind: The Forgotten Team That Broke Baseball's Color Line";…
Type: Media
Press Club Rewind - 4.1.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: BET Founder Robert L. Johnson looks for ways to help unemployed African Americans and other minorities; Akbar Ahmed questions the United States' use of drones in the Mideast to fight terrorism; the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda calls on Congress to pass immigration reform; White House correspondents assess Obama's second term on "Politics Straight Up"; and a look ahead at the 2013 Paris Air Show.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Robert L. Johnson
Robert L. Johnson, Founder and Chairman of The RLJ Companies, addressed a March 26, 2013 National Press Club luncheon, sharing with attendees his findings from a recent Zogby poll, "Black Opinions in the Age of Obama."
Type: Media
Press Club Rewind - 3.25.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: RNC Chair Reince Priebus examines his party's losses in the 2012 elections; UN Foundation chief Kathy Calvin talks about empowering adolescent girls; Syrian opposition leaders outline their path forward; a French military expert derides Iran's naval assets; Senator Joe Donnelly stresses the need to close the "skills gap"; and Chef Pati Jinich prepares Mexican dishes at The Fourth Estate Restaurant.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Kathy Calvin
Investing in adolescent girls is the key to alleviating global poverty, United Nations Foundation President and chief executive Kathy Calvin told a National Press Club luncheon on March 20, 2013.
Type: Media
Press Club Rewind - 3.18.2013
Religion & Ethics takes a look at the new Pope; the director of the Center for Gun Policy and Research says guns are too easy to obtain; actress Mariska Hargitay campaigns to stop domestic violence and assault; the Club celebrates Sunshine Week with a panel discussion on post-9/11 laws; an FCC spokesman says that local news coverage of the U.S. federal government is in decline; and the Club hosts a cooking competition.
Type: Media