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Don't stereotype voters, authors of book on populist coalition warn at Book Rap
Voters should not be typecast, said authors Selena Zito and Brad Todd of voters they interviewed for their book, “The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics,” in a discussion of the book at a National Press Club Book Rap Wednesday evening. “You get into their lives and find they are not stereotypes,” said Zito of voters in the 2016 presidential election she and Todd interviewed. “They took their vote seriously.” For the book, Zito and Todd interviewed people in areas of the U.S. who voted for Donald Trump but previously had supported Democrats. Two-thirds of…
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Former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, honored by Club's Communicator Team, sees positive U.S. future
Former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, honored as a “Communicator Legend” by the National Press Club’s Communicator Team at a May 16 dinner at the Club, expressed optimism for a positive future the United States. “America’s future is strong, he said in remarks upon receiving the tribute, “because of the great diversity of our people, which should be celebrated, and not demonized.” Although not a communicator, Salazar was chosen for the Legend honor, the Communicator Team explained, because of the way as Interior chief he tackled complex situations with aplomb by forging bipartisan coalitions…
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'Madam Secretary' star sings, plugs music education in appearance at Club
Erich Bergen, best known for his portrayal of Blake Moran, assistant and confidant to Téa Leoni on the CBS television series “Madam Secretary,” showcased a different set of skills Tuesday night at a National Press Club Headliners event. Appearing as comfortable at a grand piano as he does on screen, Bergen belted out “Walking in Memphis” and “Your Song” for a fan-filled audience in the Club’s Fourth Estate restaurant. Before the set he checked the time. Bergen is about to be very busy. In a moment he would be off to catch an Acela back to New York City to prepare for an early morning…
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Ex-Mexican President Fox rips Trump's border wall, trade stances
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox slammed several of U.S. President Donald Trump's foreign policy decisions, including trade agreements and the proposed border wall, at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon Tuesday. Fox, the 55th president of Mexico, launched his criticism of Trump in his opening remarks, taking a shot at Trump's campaign pledge of building a wall between the U.S. and Mexico. "Thank you for the invitation, Marta [his wife] and I are glad to be here, I had to jump a wall to be here with you to defend the First Amendment," Fox said. The former president called Trump's…
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Small Business Administration leader McMahon touts impact of tax cuts
Small businesses already are seeing positive results from the recently passed tax cuts as well as regulatory reform, said Small Business Administration administrator Linda McMahon at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon May 17. Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act late last year to cut the tax rate for businesses and individuals, among other things. And at the luncheon, McMahon said she has heard from small businesses that they have more customers and more revenue because of the cuts, and as a result now are able to expand and hire more employees. "Small businesses are absolutely…
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Barbara and John Cochran feted at Club's Broadcast/Podcast Team dinner
Broadcast journalists Barbara and John Cochran’s first meetings were straight from the history books: dual assignments to cover the Reagan-Gorbachev summits in Geneva (1985) and Reykjavik (1986). Three decades later, on May 15, the esteemed couple became the newest journalists to be honored through the National Press Club Broadcast/Podcast Team’s “Dinner with Legends” series at the Club. Barbara Cochran, whose hiring by Club member Sam Holt was pivotal to the successful launch of National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition,” said much has changed since her early-career days working in the “…
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Kornheiser, Wilbon win Club's Fourth Estate Award
Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, award-winning sports journalists and co-hosts of ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption, will receive the National Press Club’s highest honor, the Fourth Estate Award, on Oct. 4. Kornheiser and Wilbon are the 45th recipients of the award and the first joint recipients. The Fourth Estate Award recognizes journalists who have made significant contributions to the field. “Mike Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser through their lifetime individual and joint accomplishments as journalists have been able through the prism of sports, unify people of all walks of life bringing…
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NPC group gets close-up look at two fierce Civil War battles near Culpeper, VA
Forty National Press Club members and guests got a close-up look at the historic site of two short but fierce battles near Culpeper, VA, during the Club’s 14th annual Civil War Trip. The trip, on on Saturday, July 15, was hosted by the Civil War Trust as part of a longstanding payment-in-kind agreement with the Club. With maps in hand, the NPC group spent the morning touring battlefields of the Battle of Cedar Mountain, which occurred on Aug. 9, 1862. It was a “hot, nasty day,” with mid-afternoon temperatures hovering near 100 degrees, according National Park Service guide Greg Mertz.…
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WWII Midway veteran recounts epic battle
Capt. John "Jack" Crawford, 98, a veteran of the Battle of Midway that turned the tide of World War II in the Pacific in favor of the U.S., recalled his role in the epic sea clash at an open meeting of NPC American Legion Post 20 on Thursday, July 13. Crawford was a Navy ensign when he reported for duty aboard the aircraft carrier Yorktown the night before the doomed ship sailed from Pearl Harbor in May, 1942 on a mission to intercept a powerful Japanese task force headed for the U.S. island of Midway. Crawford told a remarkable story of recovering a pair of binoculars given to him by The…
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Independents tout centrist approach at NPC Headliners Newsmaker
Breaking from traditional party structures can help politicians solve the problems that have put Republicans and Democrats at loggerheads, a panel of politicians from Alaska, Maine and Iowa said Wednesday at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker event. Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, an Independent, recalled how often he and his Democratic rival for governor agreed with each other in their primary debates. “We liked our state a whole lot more than we liked politics,” said Walker, a lifelong Republican who dropped his party registration in 2014 to merge his campaign with Byron Mallott, his…
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