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Chef Shares Recipe Finds with Club Members
Reliable Source diners who liked the soup last Friday got an additional treat: The recipe. A long-time fan of newspapers' food sections, Executive Chef Susan Delbert decided to do what lots of foodies do: Try the recipe, make some tweaks and then share a good find. Delbert was intrigued by the carrot and tahini soup recipe in the April 7 New York Times' food section. So she put it on Friday's buffet and left copies next to the soup tureen. In future weeks, she'll try an entree, salad or other recipe from a food section and provide the recipe for that week's selection. "For those who cook,…
Type: News
A Dozen Comupters on 14th Floor; Sign-in Required
By Thursday afternoon, 12 computers will be installed and ready for members' use in the 14th floor alcove. These will augment the three computers that will be available in the library when the library's monthlong renovation is complete about Labor Day. To ensure the 14th floor computers are available for members only, a sign-in will be required: The same user name and password you use to access the members-only section of the NPC web site. Sessions will be limited to 30 minutes at a time. After that, you will have to sign in again. (This will ensure that a member doesn't sign in, leave the…
Type: News
Save Sept. 10 for Christopher Buckley and "Supreme Courtship"
New York Times bestselling author Christopher Buckley comes to the National Press Club on Sept. 10 to discuss "Supreme Courtship," hislatest comic look at Washington politics. In "Supreme Courtship," the president has no success getting his Supreme Court nominees confirmed,so he turns an unconventional choice, a well-known television judge. Buckley is the author of numerous best-sellers, including "Thank You for Smoking" and "Boomsday." He has written over 60 comic essays and is therecipient of the 2002 Washington Irving Medal for Literary Excellence and the 2004 Thurber Prize for American…
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"Spy" Julia Child spilled the beans at the Club
Well before the AP story this week, NPC members knew all about Julia Child's involvement with the OSS, the predecessor of the CIA. Child worked as a clerk for the World War II-era spy agency, and she described it during her 1993 appearance at an NPC luncheon. Questioned by President Clayton Boyce, Child spilled the beans. We "declassified" photos and an audio file of her luncheon.
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Preserving Your Papers; Archivist to Lead Class Sept. 17
Have you ever wondered what to do with all of your photos, news clippings or family papers? Or how to store grandma’s quilt? What to do with piles of papers in drawers and closets? If so, join Marlene Justsen, NPC archivist, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Sept. 17 for a course geared toward journalists and media folks. Learn how and where to store your materials, find a conservator, get an appraisal, and how to donate your materials to an archive. For more information or to make a reservation call 202-662-7598 or email [email protected]
Type: News
NPC Discusses Future of Journalism Sept. 9 in Denver
The National Press Club kicks off its fall nationwide Centennial Forums project Sept. 9 with an event at the Denver Press Club. We are putting together panels of leading journalists to talk about where the news business is going and how to protect its core values. We're looking to build a big crowd, so please get the word out to your friends in the Denver area. The 5Ws: 6:00 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Place. Admission is free, but seats are limited. Please reserve by going to Blacktie-Colorado.com. “The First Amendment, Freedom of the Press and the Future of…
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Biden and Obama Speeches in NPC Archives
The Club is where news happens, and sometimes "old news" is important to "new news." Sen. Joe Biden's luncheon speech on Sept. 10, 2001, is a case in point. In speaking about the missile defense system, Biden said: "Sure, we'll do all we can to defend ourselves against any threat -- nobody denies that -- but even the joint chiefs says that a strategic nuclear attack is less likely than a regional conflict, a major theater war, terrorist attacks at home or abroad, or any number of other real issues. We'll have diverted all that money to address the least likely threat, while the real threat…
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Turn Your Beat Reporting into a Book -- Sept. 15
Ready to turn the page on your beat reporting and write a book? Join established authors for magazines, newspapers, and other mediums at a beat-to-book panel on MONDAY, SEPT. 15, at 7 p.m. in the Zenger Room. Panelists will talk about how they turned their reporting beat into a book as well as offer tips for how aspiring authors can research and sell their own work (and how to get over that first hurdle, the book proposal). Don't miss this chance to learn about becoming an author from a journalist's perspective. Panelists include: NPC member Marc Sandalow, author of "Madam Speaker: Nancy…
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Amazing Line Up of Authors for NPC Book Fair on Nov. 18
The following authors have been accepted and confirmed:Qanta Ahmed, M.D., In the Land of Invisible WomenRussell Baker presenting Halberstam's The Coldest WinterAvi Beker, The ChosenJacques Berlinerblau, Thumpin' ItEdwin Black, Nazi NexusNina Burleigh. Unholy BusinessThurston Clarke, The Last CampaignAdam Clymer, Drawing the Line at the Big DitchStephen Coonts, The AssassinKenneth Davis, America's Hidden HistoryPaul Dickson, On This SpotMichael Dobbs, One Minute to MidnightPaul Fitzgerald, Will Eisner and PS MagazineAlan Geoffrion, Broken TrailBret Hart, HitmanEleanor Herman, Mistress of the…
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Journalist Hotline for Legal Trouble at Republican Convention
Journalists covering the Republican convention next week may want to tuck this phone number in their Blackberries: 651-238-1884. It's a 24-hour hotline for cost-free legal assistance for journalists arrested or detained during coverages of demonstrations or other disturbances. The hotline is sponsored by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. During the St. Paul convention, attorneys Paul Hannah of Kelly & Berens and Bill Tilton and George Dunn of Tilton & Dunn will handle the hotline calls. A similar hotline during the Democratic National Convention in Denver was handled…
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