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Lewis and Aydin to Discuss 2nd Volume in Graphic Novel Trilogy "March" on Jan. 21
Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., and his aide Andrew Aydin will discuss and sign copies of the new second volume in their No. 1 best-selling graphic novel trilogy, "March," a first-hand account of Lewis’ experiences as a key figure of the civil rights movement, with art drawn by award-winning artist Nate Powell, at a National Press Club Book Rap on Jan. 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the Ballroom. Click here to register. Tickets are $5 for NPC members; $10 public. NPC members can pre-order a copy of the book when registering and receive free admission. No outside books or memorabilia permitted. Books must be…
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HUD Secretary Julian Castro to speak Jan. 13
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro will speak at the National Press Club at noon on Tuesday, January 13. Castro will address the state of housing and HUD’s plans for the coming year. Credentialed press and NPC members may cover this event with proper ID and by registering here. Castro, a former mayor of San Antonio, is considered a rising star in the Democratic Party. He delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in 2012 and was the first Hispanic ever to give the keynote speech at a national political convention. The National Press Club event…
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Class to offer counter-surveillance for reporters Saturday, June 27
Journalists will have a rare opportunity to learn counter-surveillance techniques that they can use to protect their sensitive reporting at a National Press Club class on Saturday, June 27 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. As part of the Journalism Institute and Press Freedom Committee’s cyber security training workshop, a two-hour module will be offered on non-digital skill sets that reporters working domestically and abroad can use to skirt surveillance. The cost of attending the daylong workshop, which includes the counter-surveillance module, is $30 for club members and $40 for nonmembers.…
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Veteran, author Tom Young to present new book, "The Hunters," July 14
Tom Young, author and military veteran, will return to the National Press Club to discuss and sign copies of his new book "The Hunters" at a Tuesday July 14 Book Rap at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for Club members, $10 for the public. Register here. "The Hunters" is a military thriller set in Somalia. The fictional story takes readers into the dangerous zone following a recurrent character Michael Parsons, now a colonel, and a friend who decide to fly relief supplies into lawless Somalia. The presence of a Hollywood celebrity and activist complicates the situation for Parsons and his companion…
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Thursday Newsmaker on Baltimore unrest cancelled
A Newsmakers news conference focusing on the rioting and unrest that erupted in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Graye while in police custody – and the ensuing surge in homicides and other violent crime there – has been cancelled. It was originally scheduled for Thursday, June 18 at 10 a.m. This Newsmakers news conference will be rescheduled in coming weeks.
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This week In National Press Club history
June 15, 1958: The National Press Club’s Fourth Annual Family Frolic, held on the grounds of the Carter Barron Amphitheater in Rock Creek Park, features rides, carnival games, sports, rock and roll dancing and special prizes for children and grown-ups. Vice President Richard Nixon, Attorney General William Rogers and Senator Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.) are among the estimated four thousand attendees. June 19, 2014: A commercial photographer and drone pilot, Parker Gyokeres, flies a helicopter-like drone in a cleared area of the National Press Club lobby. Approximately two feet in diameter, it…
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US bishops to respond to papal encyclical on environment Thursday, June 18
Shortly after Pope Francis releases his encyclical on the environment on Thursday, June 18, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky, and Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington,D.C., will provide reaction from a U.S. Catholic perspective at a Newsmakers news conference in the Bloomberg room at 8:30 a.m. The Pope’s encyclical is expected to be a wide-ranging document that helps provide moral guidance on the responsibility to care both for our natural world and for those who suffer disproportionately from…
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NPC Newsmakers Committee plans discussion of effectiveness of digital investigations
The NPC's Newsmakers Committee is planning a discussion on email investigations and recovery at the National Press Club in the Bloomberg Room at 2 p.m. on June 16. Like all Newsmaker events, this press conference is free and open to Press Club members and credentialed media. No advance registration is required. Digital investigations are crucial to discovering the truth about virtually any event and email is at the heart of any investigation. Recent cases in Washington are revolving around email files from the IRS to the State Department. At the Newsmakers event, an expert panel plans to…
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Tickets still available for Press Club breakfast featuring Gary Sinise, June 16 at 8:30 a.m.
Award-winning actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise plans to address a National Press Club Speakers Breakfast on Tuesday, June 16 at 8:30 a.m. Breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m., with remarks beginning at 9 a.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 10 a.m. Tickets cost $23 for Press Club members (NPC Members may purchase two tickets at this rate) and $37 for all other non-member tickets.To register for this event click here. For questions, please email [email protected] or call(202)662–7501. Tickets must be paid for at the time of purchase. Sinise plans to discuss his…
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This Week in NPC History: Club sponsors off-the-record luncheon for Wilkie in 1940
June 5, 2012: On display in the National Press Club lobby is the gold-finished aluminum Olympic torch carried by NPC member Tony Culley-Foster for the United States across the borders of Counties Londonderry and Tyrone, Northern Ireland. In the spring of 1980, Culley-Foster became the only person in history to run the 1,234-mile circumference of Ireland, averaging under seven minutes a mile for 39 miles a day. June 11, 1927: The Press Club holds a reception for the most famous aviator in the world, Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, shortly after his solo trans-Atlantic flight. The Club at that…
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