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Journalism Institute plans class on Sunlight Foundation's Politwoops tool, Aug. 26
TWOOPS! Did your favorite politician's fingers skitter a little too quickly across that keyboard? The National Press Club's National Journalism Institute plans to conduct a class on the Sunlight Foundation's Politwoops, a tool that tracks deleted tweets by politicians, on Aug. 26 from 9:30-11:00 a.m. in the NPC's Bloomberg Room. Register here. The fee is $5 Press Club members; $10 public. Club members should login for the discount code. Anthony Weiner isn't the only politician who's learned the perils of social media. Now that elected officials are using new methods to communicate with…
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NPC's Fourth Estate restaurant closes Aug. 25 for summer break
The Fourth Estate restaurant at the National Press Club will be closed for one week beginning Monday, Aug. 25 through Labor Day Sept. 1. It will reopen for regular dining hours beginning Tuesday, Sept. 2. Press Club members can still enjoy lunch and dinner in the NPC's Reliable Source.
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Two federal immigration judges plan discussion of challenges facing immigration courts
Two federal immigration judges plan to discuss what is working in the immigration adjudication system and what needs to be fixed at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference on Aug. 27 at 10 a.m. in the NPC's Zenger Room. NPC Newsmaker events are open to credentialed media and Press Club members. It is free of charge and no registration is required. Immigration has dominated the headlines in recent weeks. What do we do with children illegally crossing the border? Can our courts handle the surge of cases? President Barack Obama has called for hiring more immigration judges. Will it help…
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Enjoy NPC's Fourth Estate restaurant during Restaurant Week
The National Press Club's Fourth Estate restaurant is participating in the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington’s Restaurant week, Aug. 11-16. Three courses at lunch cost $20.14 and dinner is $35.14. While many participating restaurants choose to offer guests a menu crafted just for Restaurant Week, the Fourth Estate instead will be opening it’s whole regular menu for guest selection. Restaurant Week is a great opportunity to allow guests who may not know the Fourth Estate is open to the public to come into the Press Club, experience the Club and delight in the seasonal…
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'Club MVP' Marilou Donahue, Speakers Committee standout, dies at 82
Marilou Donahue, 82, who brought blockbuster luncheon speakers to the National Press Club, died on Friday, Aug. 8 after a brief illness. Donahue, a member of the Club since 1988 and a member of the Speakers Committee for many years, had a particular talent for luring the biggest artists, politicians and athletes to the Club’s signature luncheons. In May, she organized two back-to-back, sold out luncheons featuring two presidential hopefuls: surgeon and author Dr. Ben Carson and real estate mogul Donald Trump. Speakers Committee Chairman and 2007 NPC President Jerry Zremski said one of his…
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Nader, Norquist plan National Press Club Luncheon appearance
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader and anti-tax activist Grover Norquist plan to speak at a National Press Club luncheon Sept. 4 on issues where they feel the left and right can come together. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $22 for Press Club members(NPC Members may purchase two tickets at this rate) and $36 for all other non-member tickets, and may be purchased here. For questions, please email [email protected] or call (202)662-7501. Tickets must be paid for at the time of purchase…
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International Celebrity Akon to speak at Newsmaker 11 am Thursday (note time change)
Akon, a five-time Grammy-nominated artist and philanthropist, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker at a new time of 11 a.m.. Thursday, Aug. 7, in the Murrow Room on the first annual “Africa: New Partnership Models for Growth Conference” featuring African heads of state, including those from Guinea, Kenya, Congo, and Ghana. The Newsmaker was originally scheduled for 3 p.m. Akon's international conference is aimed at giving the next generation of African leaders from all sectors of activity a platform and opportunity to directly interact with African decision-makers, business leaders…
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Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf to Speak at Luncheon, Sept. 17
Wells Fargo & Co. CEO John Stumpf will talk about the role of financial services in the real economy at a National Press Club luncheon on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Wells Fargo is the top U.S. home lender and also world's largest bank by market value. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a Q&A session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $22 for Press Club members (NPC Members may purchase 2 tickets at this rate) and $36 for all other non-member tickets. Tickets may be purchased online by clicking here. For questions, please email reservations@press.…
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Preparing for a National World War I Memorial, 100 Years Later - Newsmaker Aug. 12
In a city densely populated with memorials, there is one conspicuous absence -– a national memorial commemorating America’s involvement in what was known as “the Great War” –- World War I, which started 100 years ago, in the summer of 1914. At a Newsmakers news conference on Tuesday, Aug. 12 at 10 a.m. in the Zenger Room, Edwin L. Fountain of the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission will discuss legislation that’s been introduced to authorize redevelopment of Pershing Park — just steps from the National Press Club, off 14th Street at E Street —- as a national World War I memorial. The…
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This Week In National Press Club History
August 8, 1974: President Richard M. Nixon announces his resignation and leaves the White House for the last time the following day. The current History & Heritage/Archives display in the lobby records his long-time association with the National Press Club. As a young senator from California, he sometimes sat in on poker games with reporters at the Club. As Vice President, he attended several of the Club’s presidential inaugurations, in 1954 swearing in Ernest Vaccaro, a reporter for the AP. He led a sing-along from the piano at the 1955 Congressional Night. In 1958, at a luncheon…
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