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NPC Luncheon with Ted Forstmann
Ted Forstmann, senior partner for Forstmann Little Co. & Investments, came to the Press Club on April 3, 2001 to share his thoughts on getting parents involved in their children's educational experiences throughout America. He also talked about the inequalities in the American school system and the lack of competition within K-12 schools.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Joe Biden
Senator Joe Biden came to the Press Club on September 7, 2006 to discuss national security and foreign policy. Five years after September 11, Biden critiqued the Bush Administration and presented his own approaches to homeland security. Biden also criticized the Iraq War and shared his hopes for a remodel of homeland security policies.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Sam Nunn
Former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn came to the Press Club on March 29, 2001 to discuss the challenges that National Security officials were facing. Some of these challenges included terrorism threats and threats of nuclear and biological weapons.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile, American author, professor and political analyst, discussed her involvement in the 2000 election, election reform and levels of political participation at the Press Club on May 2, 2001.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with King Abdullah of Jordan
King Abdullah of Jordan came to the Press Club on April 11, 2001 to discuss Jordan's relationship with the United States. He spoke to issues such as the process of establishing peace in the Middle East and the global efforts to do so. He also commented on the economic situation in the Middle East.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with John Hendricks
John Hendricks, founder and chairman of Discovery Communications, visited the Press Club on April 13, 2001 to discuss the cable industry's involvement in the formation of the Women's United Soccer Association. He talked about the challenges the league and the cable industry both face in the upcoming formation.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with David Walker
David Walker, former U.S. Comptroller General, came to the Press Club on April 23, 2001 to talk about the role of the general accounting office. Among the topics, Walker discussed the roles and responsibilities of the office in all areas of government finance and strategic planning, including the federal budget, the U.S. Postal Service, Social Security and Medicare.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Dale Petroskey
Dale Petroskey, former Executive Vice President of Marketing for the Texas Rangers Baseball Club, visited the Press Club on April 25, 2001 to talk about the Baseball Hall of Fame located in Cooperstown, New York. Petroskey gave details of the Hall of Fame organization, describing its funding and telling stories of its players and visitors. He spoke of a planned traveling Hall of Fame exhibition and a book to go along with it, published by the National Geographic Society.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Angela Perez Baraquio
Miss America 2001 Angela Perez Baraquio came to the Press Club on April 27, 2001 to speak about America's need to develop an education system that builds character in youth. She touched on issues such as the lack of civility in American school systems, recent violent incidents in schools and programs that have been designed to promote good character in schools today.
Type: Media
Press Club Rewind - 7.25.11
Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Students issue a challenge to Washington to settle the debt crisis; Melody Barnes, Director of the President's Domestic Policy Council, outlines the White House's commitment to children; Gregory Jaczko, Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, talks about lessons learned from the tsunami and meltdown in Japan; Senator Dianne Feinstein explains her opposition to the Defense of Marriage Act; Taiwanese Government Information Minister Dr. Philip Y.M. Yang insists his country will…
Type: Media