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Fourth Estate dinner gala to celebrate Andrea Mitchell of NBC News – Oct. 4, 2013
Andrea Mitchell, veteran NBC Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent and host of MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports, has been selected as the 2013 recipient of the Fourth Estate Award, the National Press Club's most-honored prize. Mitchell will receive the award at a gala dinner Friday, Oct. 4. She is the 41st recipient of the Fourth Estate Award, which recognizes a journalist who has made significant contributions to the field through a lifetime of excellence. Tickets can be purchased here: http://www.press.org/fourth-estate-award "This award honors Andrea Mitchell's more than 45 years in…
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North Coast dinner with six micro-brews
Experience the best of California’s craft beer paired with a five-course dinner Sept. 12 at the Fourth Estate restaurant. The menu matches six micro-brews from the North Coast Brewing Company, founded in California in 1988, with gourmet creations, including a seafood ceviche, a duck breast with plum sauce and a mocha crème brulee. A full menu is listed below. Reservations are essential. To reserve, click here. http://www.eventbrite.com/event/7825023857/es2/?rank=15 Tickets cost $75 for an NPC member single ticket and $125 for an NPC member couple; Non-members pay $85 per single ticket or $…
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This Week In National Press Club History: Heavyweight champions
August 11, 1971: Joe Frazier, world heavyweight champion, delights a National Press Club luncheon, five months after his successful defense of the title by defeating Muhammad Ali in the “Fight of the Century” at Madison Square Garden. On August 27, 1976, now the world heavyweight champion, Muhammad Ali, and challenger Ken Norton sparred briefly for the cameras before their joint luncheon appearance. Ali successfully defends his title in 15 rounds a month later in Yankee Stadium. Years before in 1909, James Jeffries, a former heavyweight champion, made one of the earliest guest appearances at…
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CDC Director Frieden to speak on 'the cough heard around the world' at Sept.10 NPC luncheon
Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will update his audience about major health issues and challenges at a Tuesday, Sept. 10 National Press Club luncheon. His remarks will focus on new and deadly pathogens that “can hitch-hike rides and crisscross the globe in a day.” The CDC, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services since 1946, is charged with protecting public health and safety via the control and prevention of disease, injury, and disability. It focuses on infectious disease, food-borne pathogens, environmental health…
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NAACP President Jealous to speak on Trayvon Martin case at NPC luncheon Aug. 29
Benjamin Jealous, president and CEO of the NAACP, will address a National Press Club luncheon on Aug. 29 about issues raised by the George Zimmerman trial and "Stand Your Ground" laws. Jealous, the youngest person ever appointed to lead the the NAACP, the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization, has asked the Justice Department to investigate whether Trayvon Martin's death was a hate crime. Zimmerman was found not guilty June 14 of murder in the shooting death of Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old. The luncheon begins at 12:30 p.m. Remarks begin promptly at 1 p.m., followed by a…
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Learn all things Wiki at Aug. 26 class
Learn all things Wiki at an Introduction to Editing Wikipedia class at 10 a.m. Aug. 26 in the Bloomberg Room. Wikipedia is the free-online encyclopedia project, written collaboratively by volunteers.In this session you will learn about all things 'Wiki', including the history, governance, concepts and controversies of Wikipedia and its outliers. Instructor Maureen Clements will also demonstrate how to update and create a wiki page so you too can jump into the Wikipedia fray. The class will runs from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The class is free for NPC members, but registration is required. NPC…
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Beat the Deadline P90X workout with Tony Horton, Sept. 5
Are you ready to BRING IT? Celebrity trainer Tony Horton, creator of the P90X® Extreme Home Fitness System, will lead Washington, D.C. audiences in a P90X workout session at the National Press Club on Thursday, Sept. 5 at 6:30 p.m. The event is part of a week of activities leading up to the 16th annual National Press Club BEAT THE DEADLINE 5K on Saturday, Sept. 7, at which Horton will serve as honorary race marshal. All proceeds from workout and 5K fund the scholarship and educational efforts of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, which is committed to the education of future…
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Apply now to showcase your book at NPC's annual book fair
The 36th Annual Book Fair and Authors’ Night, in partnership with Politics & Prose, will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 19 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Apply to be a featured author at one of the premier literary events in the District. For more information and to submit an application, click here. The deadline for submission is Sept. 27. Applications and materials received after this period will not be reviewed.
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Pulitzer Prize winners to discuss NYPD's secret spy unit at NPC book event Sept. 10
Matt Apuzzo and Adam Goldman, winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting, will discuss and sign copies of their new book "Enemies Within: Inside the NYPD's Secret Spying Unit and bin Laden's Final Plot Against America," at a National Press Club book event on Sept. 10 at 6:30 p.m. This is a ticketed event and registration is required here. Tickets are $5 for NPC members; $10 for the general public. The Club member admission fee is waived with a pre-order of a copy of the book, an option that appears on the reservation page. Limit one member ticket per Club member. This event is…
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Next Kalb Report examines March on Washington 50 years later
Join host Marvin Kalb on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 8 p.m. as he talks with civil rights leader Julian Bond, PBS NewsHour anchor Gwen Ifill, Morehouse College President Dr. John Wilson and Dorothy Gilliam, the first African-American woman reporter for The Washington Post, about the 1963 March on Washington and the significance of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. As a reporter for CBS News, Kalb was 20 feet from King as he made his memorable speech. “It thrilled me then, and it resonates to this day with its message of hope for the best of America,” Kalb said. Marking the 20th…
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