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Foreign affairs expert outlines top 2020 stories tomorrow
The National Press Club's International Correspondents Committee has organized a talk by a former White House foreign affairs adviser on the top 10 global conflicts that he expects to become major stories in 2020, The event on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 9:30 a.m. in the Bloomberg Room features Robert Malley, president and CEO of the International Crisis Group (IGC). Attendance is free for Club members and accredited press -- but you must register for it. The fee is $5 for non-members. To register, click here. Malley served at the National Security Council in the Obama administration. He plans to…
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Club closed Monday, Jan. 20
In observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day federal holiday, the National Press Club will be closed Monday, Jan. 20.
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Fourth Estate announces wine pairings for Jan. 29 Tunisian feast
A five-course Tunisian dinner with cookbook author Judy Hallet at the Fourth Estate restaurant on Wednesday, Jan. 29, will feature wines from Tunisia and Italy. The wine pairings are listed in the menu below. Hallet, who first experienced Tunisian food as a Peace Corps volunteer, returned to the country 50 years later with her husband, Stanley, an architecture professor who had a project at a university in Tunis, the capital. Hallet worked with the university president's wife Raoudha Guellali Ben Taarit and the family's chef, Hasna Trabelsi, to collect and adapt recipes for an English-…
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Hearts aflutter! Fourth Estate to serve five-course feast for Valentine's Day
Don’t wait until the last minute to score a Valentine’s Day reservation at the Fourth Estate restaurant at the National Press Club. Chef Susan Delbert has planned a five-course, fixed-price menu with multiple choices for diners to enjoy. The Feb. 14 dinner costs $55 per person ($110 per couple) for Club members and $65 per person ($130) per couple for non-members, not including tax and gratuity. To reserve, click here. The Menu Amuse Bouche First Course (Choose one) French onion soup with Gruyere crouton Salad with heart-beets, oranges, herb goat cheese and toasted spiced pecans Lobster…
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Five-course dinner to feature flavors of Tunisia, Jan. 29
Discover the flavors of Tunisia with a five-course dinner featuring author Judy Hallet at the Fourth Estate restaurant on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Hallet, who first experienced Tunisian food as a Peace Corps volunteer, returned to the country 50 years later with her husband, Stanley, an architecture professor who had a project at a university in Tunis, the capital. Hallet worked with the university president's wife Raoudha Guellali Ben Taarit and the family's chef, Hasna Trabelsi, to collect and adapt recipes for an English-language cookbook, "Discovering Tunisian Cuisine." To reserve your seat…
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Big names in broadcast news history highlight Freedman inaugural gala, Jan. 18
Edward R. Murrow’s son, Walter Cronkite’s chief of staff, CNN’s Washington bureau chief and the former vice president of CBS News will toast and roast Mike Freedman during his inaugural gala Jan. 18 as the National Press Club’s 113th president. The evening starts with a reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $100 each for a member and one guest, and $125 for general admission. Dress is black tie optional. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online. Freedman, who for 25 years has produced the Club’s award-winning forum, “The Kalb Report,” comes to the…
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Reporter plans to rap about his investigations of unsolved civil rights murders, tomorrow
Reporter Jerry Mitchell, who spent years investigating the most infamous murders of the civil rights movement, plans to speak about his book, "Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era," at a National Press Club Headliners Book Rap Breakfast on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 8:30 a.m. in the Zenger Room Tickets cost $5 for Club members and $10 for the general public and can be purchased online. Preordered books will be available for pickup and signing at the event. Books may also be purchased at the door. Please leave all outside books at home. The Book…
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'The Boys on the Bus' — 12 Elections Later on Jan. 30
Timothy Crouse's The Boys on the Bus is considered the seminal book on political campaign reporting. As we head into a new campaign season, the National Press Club's History and Heritage Team and American Heritage Magazine will be talking to three reporters who were on that bus — actually, they weren’t all boys — covering the 1972 George McGovern presidential campaign. The program begins at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 30. Tickets are $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. They can be purchased here. Edwin Grosvenor, publisher of American Heritage Magazine, plans to interview two of the boys, Carl…
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Presidential inaugural gala for Mike Freedman set for Jan. 18
Come to the presidential inaugural gala to honor the National Press Club’s 113th president, Michael Freedman, on Saturday, Jan. 18, with a reception at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $100 each for a Club member and one guest, and $125 for nonmembers. Tickets can be purchased here. Freedman, who for 25 years has produced the Club’s award-winning program, “The Kalb Report,” comes to the presidency with a legacy of radio news as UPI’s managing editor for broadcast and as general manager of CBS Radio. He will be toasted and roasted by Casey Murrow, the son of legendary CBS News…
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Club closed Wednesday for New Year's Day
The National Press Club will be closed on Wednesday for New Year's Day. The Club's officers and Board of Governors wish the membership and staff a happy 2020.
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