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NPC in History: The tiny room with the big legacy
Down at the end of the corridor on the 14th floor – past the photos of former presidents, past the fitness center, past the work space for freelance writers – is a door with the words NPC Studio written in gold on a glass window. The door is usually locked, but inside is a small, soundproofed room hardly large enough for a couple of chairs. Before the National Press Club’s Broadcast Operations Center opened in 2006 on the fourth floor, this was a space that could be used to do television and radio interviews. Its small size and remote location belie the fact that it is the site of…
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Commandant of U.S. Coast Guard to discuss national security issues, Dec. 6
Adm. Karl L. Schultz, the 26th commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, will speak about stepping up America's presence in the Arctic as a measure of national security at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Thursday, Dec. 6, at 12:30 p.m. in the Holeman Lounge. Tickets cost $25 for Club members, who may purchase two at this rate, $39 for all other non-member and can be purchased online. For years the U.S. Coast Guard has sought funding for a new heavy polar ship and expand America's polar icebreaker fleet to further access the Northwest Passage and expand opportunities in scientific…
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History repeats: NPC member Sergent recalls grandmother's unceremonious booting from the White House press corps circa 1972
As CNN challenges the White House over its banning of reporter Jim Acosta following his combative exchange with President Donald Trump, imagine a different scenario: What if Trump instead chose to ban Kate Bennett, the CNN reporter who covers the first lady? Forty-six years ago, that’s exactly what happened to my grandmother at The Washington Post. As the 1972 holiday season got underway, there was nothing too small President Richard Nixon wouldn’t try to hamstring the Post in the wake of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein’s Watergate reporting. This time, the target was Dorothy McCardle, who…
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Menu announced for Thursday, Dec. 20 holiday buffet and jazz at the Reliable Source
When the holiday crush winds down and your last packages have hit the deadline for dispatch, it will be time to take a deep breath and enjoy some food, beverage and jazz at the National Press Club before heading off to your holiday destinations. Mark your calendar now so this relaxing night doesn't get crowded out of a busy schedule! Club members and their guests are invited to Club's annual holiday buffet Thursday, Dec. 20, featuring music from the Greater U Street Jazz Collective. The price of the buffet is $25 for Club members and $32 for nonmembers, plus tax and gratuity. To reserve space…
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NPC in History: The Fourth Estate Award begins with a bang
With the National Press Club's Fourth Estate Award presentation coming up next week in the middle of a major special prosecutor investigation, now is the time to talk about the origin of the award and the strange events that surrounded the evening when it was presented for the first time. The Fourth Estate was promoted by Club President Don Larrabee of the Griffin-Larrabee News Service, who wanted the Club to create a lifetime achievement award to honor those journalists who had contributed the most to the profession throughout their careers. CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite was the first…
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Step back in time at a festive 1920s cocktail party, Dec. 13
Cocktail historian Philip Greene will lead you on a journey back to the 'Roaring Twenties' with cocktails from his latest book at the Fourth Estate restaurant on Thursday, Dec. 13. Diners will sample retro cocktails, including The Bees Knees and The Boulevardier, from "A Drinkable Feast," while enjoying passed hors d'oeuvres and dinner. The evening begins with hors d’oeuvres at 6:30 p.m. Dinner follows at 7 p.m. Tickets are $75 single; $140/couple with a copy of the book included in the purchase price (one per couple). National Press Club members will receive a 15% discount in ticketing.…
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Club to preview parts of new PBS series, 'Soundbreaking,' on impact of recorded music, Nov. 9
The National Press Club will screen two parts of the upcoming PBS series, "Soundbreaking: Stores from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music," on Wednesday evening, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. in the Club’s Ballroom. As with all Newsmaker events, this event is open to credentialed media, National Press Club members and invited guests, free of charge. Please RSVP for the screening by clicking here. The series explores the impact of recorded music on the modern world. The eight-part documentary will be broadcast on PBS later in November. Following the screening will be a panel discussion featuring: -…
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Next Communicators Summit to focus on crisis communications, Nov. 15
Crisis communications will be the topic of the next Communications Summit, sponsored by the National Press Club's Communications and Marketing Committee, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:35 p.m. in the Conference Rooms. Registration is required. Admission is $75 for the general public and $50 for National Press Club members. Please click here to register. The summit is composed of three sessions. The first session will feature a conversation with Michael A. Nutter, former mayor of Philadelphia. During his time in office, was charged with leading the city through an economic…
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VFW commander to review veterans issues before new president and Congress at Newsmaker, Nov. 10
The day before Veterans’ Day, Brian Duffy, oommander-in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), will discuss the needs of the nation’s 20 million veterans and the plans of veterans’ groups to move promised benefits by the new president and the next Congress at a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference on Thursday, Nov. 10. Duffy will make his remarks at 10 a.m., in the club’s Bloomberg Room. Duffy, who represents some 1.7 million VFW and Auxiliary members in 6,600 VFW posts worldwide, will discuss such issues as suicide prevention, health-care delivery,…
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VOA's Sandy Sugawara, Pulitzer juror, added to Pulitzer panel, Nov. 16
Sandy Sugawara, formerly an editor at The Washington Post and now deputy director of Voice of America, will join three other distinguished panelists at the National Press Club to discuss the Pulitzer Prize competition on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 9:30 a.m. in the Bloomberg Room. Sugawara has spent more than three decades in journalism, starting as a UPI reporter and rising to senior management positions at the Post. She was sworn in as VOA deputy director May 2. She has twice served on the Pulitzer jury that recommended finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for public service. She joins Hannah…
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