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The Stress, Doubts and Resolve of Covering the Kennedy Assassination
Dan Rather, a young reporter for CBS News, was the first to report that President John F. Kennedy was dead. Not waiting for the official announcement, Rather said he had collected enough information from a hospital official, a doctor and a priest to convince himself that Kennedy was dead. “If I were working the police beat, I would conclude that what we have is a dead man,” Rather said. “So when New York asked me over an open line, what’s the situation, I said, ‘he’s dead.’ And the next thing you know, the radio is playing the "Star Spangled Banner" and announcing the president was dead and…
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Nader Group Releases Report on Corporate Espionage
Essential Information released a report at a Nov. 20 National Press Club Newsmaker event on what it called corporate and trade associations' undercover activity against nonprofit organizations. The report, "Spooky Business: Corporate Espionage Against Nonprofit Organizations," was authored by Gary Ruskin, Director of the Center for Corporate Policy, a project of Essential Information, a group formed by activist Ralph Nader in 1982. Ruskin said "Corporate espionage against nonprofit organizations presents a threat to democracy and to individual privacy." The report lists major corporations…
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Brady campaign president and Sarah Brady speak on effects of Brady Bill, 20 years later
Sarah Brady, Chair of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, spoke at a Nov. 19 National Press Club Luncheon on the long process toward getting the Brady Law passed, 20 years ago and how she has made the prevention of gun violence through restrictions on gun sales her “life’s work.” One of the things the "Brady Bill" did was to “set up the national system for doing background checks. Before that, each state took care of their own,” she said. Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign, spoke to the audience about the significant number of casualties from gun violence on a daily basis,…
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Steinem Urges Audience to 'Get Mad,' Vote, Read, and Have Fun
Feminist Gloria Steinem, co-founder of New York and MS. magazines urged the audience at a Nov. 18 National Press Club Luncheon to "get mad" about continuing social inequities, vote -- particularly for state legislators, educate themselves by reading feminist books and have fun while they're doing all of it. If at the "end of the revolution" the women's movement wants to have "dancing, laughter and friendship and work that we love" those things have to come along the way, she said. Steinem, the first woman Luncheon speaker after women were admitted to the Club in 1971 does not "have the…
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Charles Schwab CEO calls for retirement plan reforms
Walter W. Bettinger, CEO of Charles Schwab Corporation in its 40th year, called for fundamental reforms in the 401(k) industry at a Nov. 11 National Press Club Luncheon. "Today, there are over 50 million Americans in retirement plans,” he said. “The 401(k) plan is the primary or exclusive savings plan for over half of Americans today” said the 30-year veteran pension and retirement plan expert. He noted that the median 401(k) plan today is only a little over $40,000. Risks to hardworking Americans have increased since industry standard, employer-based pensions were displaced with individual…
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DiMaggio, the voice of Bender, premieres documentary on voice actors
More than a 150 fans crowded together on Nov. 8 to watch John DiMaggio -- better known as Bender in "Futurama,” Jake the Dog in "Adventure Time" and Marcus Fenix in "Gears of War" – premiere his documentary “I Know That Voice” at the National Press Club. The film takes an in-depth look into the life of a voice actor, the people you may have never heard of but certainly have heard. DiMaggio produced the film along with the help of producer and director Lawrence Shapiro and producer Tommy Reid. The movie, which debuted Nov. 6 in Hollywood, gives the audience an inside feel of the methods and…
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Financial services chief says brokers and advisers must put clients first
Judd Gregg, chief executive of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) told a Nov. 7 National Press Club Luncheon that brokers – who comprise a large portion of SIFMA’s membership – should put their customers first. Under current law, brokers do not have to act in the best interests of their clients. They can recommend products from their own company that have higher fees than a competitor’s offerings. Brokers differ from investment advisers in that advisers must act in the best interest of their clients. SIFMA has introduced a program to educate individual…
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NPC Travel Committee announces 2014 trips at reception
The National Press Club Travel Committee announced the remaining 2014 travel schedule at a reception on April 29. Potential travelers were briefed on each of the 2014 travel events and were able to pose questions to the presenters regarding various aspects of each trip. The remaining trips for 2014 are: June 7: Battle of the Wilderness/Annual Civil War Trust Trip September 17-26: Amsterdam, Bruges, Normandy with an optional Paris extension for September 26-29 October 11-18: Costa Rica Information on each trip including full trip itineraries and sign-up instructions are available on…
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Elon Musk's news conference at the National Press Club tops Google News April 25
SpaceX founder Elon Musk was at the National Press Club on April 25 for a news conference about his Falcon rocket, which recently completed its mission and returned for a “soft” landing in the ocean off Cape Canaveral, Florida. This shows that SpaceX's rockets may be recoverable and reusable which would have major implications for the cost of space missions in the future, Musk said. During the news conference Musk also announced that SpaceX was bringing suit against the Air Force to open up procurement to competition for the launch of national security satellites. Musk disclosed that the…
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Press Club member Paul Dickson tells Book Rap Shakespeare invented word for fireworks
April 23 happened to be the anniversary of William Shakespeare’s birth, an appropriate date for Paul Dickson to appear at a National Press Club Book Rap to discuss his book, Authorisms a compilation of words and phrases coined by the famous and infamous. Shakespeare brought over 17,000 words into the English language, Dickson said. “Five hundred to six hundred are still with us today, for example 'bump' and 'fireworks',” Dickson said. Dickson bedazzled -- another word from Shakespeare -- his audience with common words that came into being from such as John Milton who invented “pandemonium…
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