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Headliners Newsmaker featuring former asst. attorneys general, Sept. 7
White supremacists march through a southern city. The federal courts are hearing cases involving issues of voting rights and discrimination. Is it 1965 or 2017? Former assistant attorneys general from both Republican and Democratic administrations plan to appear at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker event on Thursday, Sept. 7, at 10 a.m. in the Club’s Fourth Estate to discuss the federal government’s role in protecting civil rights. This Headliners Newsmaker event is open to credentialed media and Club members free of charge, with advance registration required. Please click here to…
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Marvin Kalb writes op-ed warning of President Trump’s threat to press freedom
After 60 years as an objective reporter, Marvin Kalb did something he has rarely done before: write an op-ed that expressed his viewpoint. The veteran of CBS News, NBC News, and for the past 24 years as moderator of the National Press Club’s “Kalb Report,” Kalb said he felt compelled to use his decades of experience to warn about the threat posed by President Donald Trump. “Never in our lifetimes have we faced the challenge of covering a president such as Donald Trump,” Kalb said. “Many of us feel an undercurrent of the dangerous rise of what I call ‘creeping authoritarianism.’ It has…
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CIA plans document release at Headliners Newsmaker, Sept. 6
The CIA’s Agency Data Office Information Management Services is partnering with the National Museum of the U.S. Navy and the Naval Historical Foundation to hold a records release event at the National Press Club as part of the Club’s Headliners Newsmakers series. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 6, at 10 a.m. in the Club’s Zenger Room. This Headliners Newsmaker event is open to credentialed media and Club members free of charge, with advance registration required. Please click here to register. The newly released documents focus on the CIA’s collection and analysis of the Soviet…
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NEA president plans critique of Trump-DeVos agenda, Sept. 8
Lily Eskelsen García, president of the National Education Association, plans to speak on what the Trump education agenda means for students and public schools at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Friday, Sept. 8 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 are $25 for Club members, who may purchase up to two tickets at this rate, and $39 for all other non-member tickets. Please click here to purchase tickets. For questions, please email [email protected] or call (202) 662–7501. Tickets…
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Update-1 podcast covers eclipse
The solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, is not just a boon for scientists, but also an opportunity for citizens and journalists alike. In this Update-1 podcast, National Press Club Broadcast/Podcast team member Adam Konowe interviews Irene Klotz, space editor at Aviation Week & Space Technology. Klotz discusses why this solar eclipse has generated such widespread attention, as well as other developments in space science. She also explains what it’s been like to cover the space beat for 25 years on behalf of mainstream and trade media from Aviation Week to UPI. Update-1 is produced by Mike…
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Fourth Estate on vacation, Aug. 21 through Sept. 4
The National Press Club's Fourth Estate Restaurant will be closed for two weeks beginning Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. It will reopen for regular dining hours beginning Tuesday, Sep 5. But for Club fans of the restaurant, all is not lost. Club members can still enjoy lunch and dinner in the Reliable Source restaurant on the fourteenth floor
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Fourth Estate offers Restaurant Week specials beginning Monday, Aug. 14
The Fourth Estate will participate in D.C. Restaurant Week Monday, Aug. 14, through Saturday, Aug. 19. A three course meal will be $22 plus tax, tip and beverage for lunch, $35 for dinner. Specially priced wines will also be available by the bottle. The Fourth Estate is open to the public as well as members of the National Press Club. Make reservations here. Menu Appetizer:Choose one fromJAPANESE COCONUT AND SESAME CHICKEN ON A STICKfive pieces of chicken; mango/tamarind dipping sauce CAESAR SALADromaine, parmesan cheese, croutons & house dressing SOUP DU JOUR Entrées: Choose one from…
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NAACP president plans 'Beyond Charlottesville' at Headliners Luncheon, Aug. 29
Interim NAACP President Derrick Johnson plans to discuss “Beyond Charlottesville: The Policies Undergirding Trump’s White Supremacist Agenda,” at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Tuesday, Aug. 29. 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 $25 for Club members, who may purchase two tickets at this rate, and $39 for all other non-member tickets. Click here to purchase tickets. Johnson, a longstanding leader of the NAACP, assumed the interim presidency in July and is tasked with…
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Attention authors: Applications now being accepted for 40th annual NPC Book Fair
Applications are now being accepted for the National Press Club's 40th annual Book Fair, scheduled for Friday, Nov. 10. The deadline for requesting a space is 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered All literary genres are considered, though self-published books and e-books are ineligible. The application fee of $75 for Club members and $150 for non-members is due and payable upon acceptance to the Book Fair. Authors are expected to be available for the entire event, which runs from 5:30-8:30 p.m. For more information and the author…
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Register now for Friday forum on cooling hostilities between the press and public officials
A panel of journalists and past and present government public relations officials will discuss ways of reducing the increasing hostilities between the press and the people they cover at a forum on Friday sponsored by the National Press Club Journalism Institute, the Club's nonprofit arm. The program, Can We Talk? Public Access, Security and Civility in a Hyper-Partisan Age, will run from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Admission is free but RSVPs are required. Capitol Hill will begin as the focus of this forum as it is the center of so much that happens in Washington (including press credentialing). One of…
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