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MLK’s NPC Speech -- At Last -- In His Own Voice
People ask me, "What has been the highlight of your NPC presidency?" I respond, "I think Tuesday night will be it." Excerpts from Martin Luther King's historic National Press Club speech will be aired at 7:30pm for the first time since they were delivered 53 years ago in the Club's ballroom. The event is nearly sold out as I write this column. Click here to see if you can grab one of the few remaining tickets. For me, this event has been a full year in the making. While writing my NPC inaugural speech, I mentioned the titans who have spoken at the Club -- people like FDR, Mandela, Kennedy,…
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NPC Sells Rockwell Painting for $10.2 Million
The National Press Club today sold its Norman Rockwell Painting, "Norman Rockwell Visits a Country Editor," for $10.2 million at Christie's. Seventy percent of the proceeds will go to the Club, 30 percent will go to the non-profit National Press Club Journalism Institute. Christie's expected the artwork to sell for $10 million to $15 million. The sale is fantastic news for the Club and the Institute because both entities will have additional resources to carry out their missions for many years to come. The Club is now in a better position to care for the facility, offer world-class programs…
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Laughter, Music, Spelling: Club Reinvention at Its Finest
The National Press Club's rich history propels us forward. The "Politicians vs. Press" Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 7pm is a fine example. In 1913, President Woodrow Wilson, Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan and nearly a thousand people gathered in the Willard Hotel after the Club challenged the House and Senate to a spelling bee. Rep. Frank Willis, R-Ohio, won after Senator Miles Poindexter, R-Washington, stumbled on the word "hydrocephalous." Afterward, the audience enjoyed "a series of talking moving pictures," according to the U.S. House. In 2013 we rebooted the event,…
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Answering Your Questions About the Rockwell Sale
Thank you members for your comments about my announcement a week ago that the National Press Club and non-profit National Press Club Journalism Institute plan to sell our Norman Rockwell painting, Norman Rockwell Visits a Country Editor. The sale will occur Nov. 19 at a Christie's auction, and Christie's has said the piece is expected to bring in $10 million to $15 million. Seventy percent of the proceeds will go to the Club, 30 percent to the Institute. More than 90% of comments via e-mail and at the General Membership Meeting have been positive. Several people have also asked questions, and…
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Rockwell Sale Is Legacy for the National Press Club
Norman Rockwell Visits a Country Editor originally appeared in The Saturday Evening Post on May 25, 1946. The boards of the National Press Club and non-profit National Press Club Journalism Institute voted last night to sell our Norman Rockwell painting, Norman Rockwell Visits a Country Editor. The sale will occur at an auction at Christie's on Nov. 19. Christie's expects the artwork to sell for $10 million to $15 million. Seventy percent of the proceeds will go to the Club, 30 percent to the Institute. This is wonderful news for the Club and the Institute because we will have additional…
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Mentoring Our Way to a Fabulous Future
Veteran National Press Club members -- listen up! This opportunity is for you! Your Club needs you. We want you to share your experience with the next generation of journalists and communicators through our NPC Mentorship Program. At the Club, we are fortunate to be able to marry our rich history with our cutting-edge programs. Is there a better way to connect the wisdom of our past with the vibrancy of our present than the NPC Mentorship Program? In decades past, mentoring occurred informally at the Club. It happened in our lounges as journalists relaxed between morning and afternoon print…
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5K: This Year We Run for Freedom
The first time I ran on Pennsylvania Avenue in the National Press Club's ``Beat The Deadline'' 5K, I was struck by the beauty of the Capitol dome ahead of me. The dome is one of the greatest symbols of freedom in the world. At this year's 5K, on Sept. 5, we won't just look at freedom -- we'll run for it. We'll have race t-shirts depicting Jason Rezaian. He is the Washington Post reporter who is unjustly jailed in Tehran. Jason is one of three journalists being held in foreign jails whose causes we adopted in a special way this year. Race proceeds will support the fight for press freedom. The…
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July 29 -- An Evening for Journalism to Shine
Most people active at the National Press Club know the key dates we build our year around. There's the gala inaugural, which was held Jan. 24, and Spring Hoot, which was May 1. Looking ahead, there's the 5K on Sept. 5, Fourth Estate dinner with Gwen Ifill on Oct. 15 and the Book Fair and Authors' Night Nov. 17. Yet one of the best, and most special, nights of the Club year is only days away -- the Journalism Awards Dinner on Wednesday, July 29. This is a tradition that began in the 1970s that the Club proudly carries on -- now in its 42nd consecutive year. It has always been a personal…
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News Happens at the National Press Club -- Thanks to Us
Bernie Williams, left, joined singer Peter Yarrow at a NewsmakerPhoto: Noel St. John The National Press Club is the place "where news happens." Our famous Speaker Luncheon series is the best example of this. Yet some "news" that "happens" is not through programs the Club sponsors. That is because, to generate revenue to support our mission, we rent space to outside organizations. Sometimes clients use our space for weddings, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs or training seminars. Sometimes they use it to get their point of view out to the public. This dual use of our space can cause confusion.…
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Why Press Freedom? Because We Are The National Press Club
We have worked hard in 2015 for the cause of press freedom. Thanks to Congressional Quarterly's John Donnelly, and the excellent work of his NPC Press Freedom Committee, we have drawn special attention to three journalists who are being held in captivity for practicing their craft. They are the Washington Post's Jason Rezaian, held in Iran; freelancer Austin Tice, detained in Syria; and Khadija Ismayilova, jailed in Azerbaijan. On May 26, we opened the doors of the National Press Club's broadcast center to Ali Rezaian, the brother of Jason. We extended to him staff support, food and other…
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