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NPC in History: The Club that saved the world?
It’s a tale of intrigue that took place in plain sight at the National Press Club bar, even as it remained hidden from common knowledge for decades as the participants kept their mouths shut – or didn’t even know what they had done. It’s the role the Club played in the Cuban Missile Crisis. I was not aware of any of it until 1998 when an AP story cited recently opened Soviet archives that hinted at the role a Club bartender played with KGB agents masquerading as correspondents for TASS, the Soviet News Agency. And I was not aware of the full story until the publication in 2018 of Steven…
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For kids and adults: Magic and Taxes, April 15
Now's the time to plan to attend the free magic show at 7 p.m. Monday, April 15, in the National Press Club conference rooms. Five members of the Society of American Magicians, including former Club president Larry “Lorenzo the Great” Lipman and two winners of the “Magician of the Year” contest sponsored by the International Brotherhood of Magicians Ring 50, will be among the performers. There will be a special kids menu for families in the Reliable Source and a walk-around magician performing there before the show. Dine early, the show starts promptly at 7 p.m. Club members and non-…
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Eat your way through Italy with cookbook author Elizabeth Minchilli, April 24
Travel writer and cookbook author Elizabeth Minchilli will share her insights on Italian cuisine and culture at a five-course Italian dinner based on recipes from her book, "The Italian Table" at the Fourth Estate restaurant on Wednesday, April 24. Combining menus and recipes with visual experience and inspiration, "The Italian Table" is a practical resource that will help home cooks and hosts recreate these fabulous meals and celebrations at their own tables. The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Fourth Estate with hors d'oeuvres featuring six different Italian specialties. Tickets for the…
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Schwarzenegger, Holder to discuss redistricting reform, gerrymandering following SCOTUS arguments, March 26
Actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Obama administration Attorney General Eric Holder will discuss the need for redistricting reform at a National Press Club Headliners event at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, in the Holeman Lounge. Schwarzenegger, a Republican, and Holder, a Democrat, will speak against gerrymandering following oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court in two redistricting cases. The court is considering whether the Republican gerrymandering in Rucho v. Common Cause and the Democratic gerrymandering in Lamone v. Benisek are unconstitutional. A decision by…
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NPC Press Freedom Chair Discusses Challenges from the Pentagon to the Philippines
The National Press Club has redoubled its efforts to highlight injustices resulting from multiple verbal, legal and even physical attacks on the media. In this episode of the Update-1 podcast, John Donnelly, chair of the Club’s Freedom of the Press Team, spoke with Broadcast/Podcast Team co-vice chair Adam Konowe about a range of domestic and international initiatives intended reinforce the vital role journalism plays in ensuring transparency in a free society. Examples include fundraising for missing American journalist Austin Tice, support for arrested Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, as…
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Events Team invites members to discuss 'RFK: His Words for Our Times' April 10
A discussion about the edited and updated book "RFK: His Words for Our Times" featuring Rick Allen, co-author and editor, and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Robert and Ethel Kennedy’s eldest child and a former public official, will be the focus of a National Press Club Events Team event Wednesday, April 10, at 6:30 p.m. The event will take place in the conference rooms and will feature a discussion with Allen and Townsend, an audience Q&A and a book signing. Tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for the general public. Students with student ID will be admitted without charge. Register…
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National Press Club wants to see your best news photos from 2018
The National Press Club’s journalism contest includes an award for excellence in news photography. The contest will recognize excellence for an individual news photo and the contest is limited to photos taken during 2018. Only one news photo should be submitted per entry and people are limited to three separate entries at most. The photo awards are intended to honor professional photojournalists who have produced outstanding work, either independently for news organizations or as employees of those news organizations. Non-traditional entrants are free to explain in supporting materials how…
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Cokie Roberts is guest on April 1 Kalb Report
Journalist Cokie Roberts will be Marvin Kalb’s guest on Monday, April 1, in a “Conversation with Cokie Roberts on Democracy, Politics and the Press,” which will be taped at the National Press Club. Roberts, a mainstay of NPR since 1978 and ABC News since 1988, and a contributor to the PBS NewsHour, grew up in a political family in New Orleans. She is the daughter of Hale Boggs, who was House majority leader before his death, and Lindy Boggs, who took over his Louisiana congressional seat for nearly 20 years and was later appointed ambassador to the Holy See. The program begins at 8 p.m. sharp…
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Journalism Institute seminar to help reporters follow the money
Reporters who don't normally wade through campaign finance filings will get a crash course on what to look for during the 2020 elections at a workshop on Monday, March 18, sponsored by the National Press Club Journalism Institute. The program will run from 10 a.m. to noon in the Bloomberg Room. Registration is required to attend. Tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for nonmembers and can be purchased online. Bring a laptop and questions to get the most out of the workshop from such experts as Sheila Krumholz, executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics, and Paul Seamus…
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Podcast covers efforts to educate public about misinformation
U.S. foreign policy can be complex and difficult to understand. In the latest episode of Update-1, George Washington University political science professor Dr. Henry Nau discusses his book, "Perspectives on International Relations," with National Press Club Broadcast/Podcast team member Lincoln Smith. Nau provides an understandable synthesis of the world of foreign policy, and talks about the approaches used by Presidents Clinton, Bush, Obama and Trump. He also offers predictions about American foreign policy in the future. Club Broadcast/Podcast team co-vice chair Mike Hempen produces…
Type: News