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Schumer, Pelosi to 'prebut' Trump's speech to Congressional joint session at Newsmaker, Monday, 2 p.m.
A day before President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer will offer a prebuttal to the President’s speech at a National Press Club Newsmaker at 2 p.m., Monday, Feb. 27, in the Club’s First Amendment Lounge. National Press Club President Jeff Ballou will serve as the moderator. Pelosi has led the House Democrats since 2003 and was the first woman elected to be Speaker of the House; Schumer became Democratic leader in January with the retirement of Sen. Harry Reid. The two top Democrats have…
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Learn about evolution of the cocktail at Fourth Estate dinner, Monday, 6:30 p.m.; there's still space
Reservations are still available for the "evolution of the cocktail" small plates dinner and drink pairing with cocktail expert and author Philip Green, Monday (Feb. 27), at 6:30 p.m. in the Fourth Estate restaurant. Sip the Americano as you enjoy a cocktail hour of passed hors d’oeuvres before sitting down to five more courses of food, drink and Greene’s sparkling wit and wealth of knowledge. Greene, the author of "The Manhattan: The Story of the First Modern Cocktail," will expertly trace the evolution of the Manhattan from its competing origin stories through its continuing influence and…
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Club seeks best political reporting for Lee Walczak Award
The Lee Walczak Award for Political Analysis, part of the National Press Club's Journalism Contest, is accepting entries to recognize some of the top political reporting and writing for 2016. The award is named in memory of Lee Walczak, a Washington editor, bureau chief and White House correspondent who worked for Bloomberg News and Business Week. Entries should be one article or a series of no more than three articles on a consistent topic. Judges will consider entries that, like Walczak's work, explain why things happen by describing new developments, putting them in context and forecasting…
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National Press Club Journalism Contest invites entries in newsletter category
The National Press Club’s annual journalism contest offers a chance to reward the best newsletter work from 2016. The Club, a national leader among journalism organizations, encourages those who work for newsletters to enter the contest. The best newsletter journalism provides sharply focused coverage on specific topics of interest to the newsletter’s readers. The entry deadline is April 1. Details on the different awards categories and how to enter the contest can be found by here. Entrants are encouraged to enter online, but if you prefer, the Club will accept entries mailed in the…
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Current Club podcast: Ron Nessen recounts White House career as journalist, then press secretary
National Press Club member Ron Nessen, who saw the relationship between the president and press from both sides of the lectern as a White House correspondent and later press secretary, discusses his experiences on the current National Press Club podcast, Update-1. Author of the book,"It Sure Looks Different from the Inside," Nessen applies his varied experience to the current White House doings in a discussion with longtime broadcast journalist and National Press Club colleague Irv Chapman, As an NBC News correspondent, Nessen covered President Richard Nixon's vice president Spiro Agnew, who…
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National commander of American Legion is Newsmaker speaker, 10 a.m. tomorrow
Charles E. Schmidt, the National Commander of The American Legion, the nation’s largest Veterans organization, will discuss ways that the Trump administration and Congress can improve the delivery of benefits to the country’s more than 20 million veterans at a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Wednesday, Feb. 22) in the Club’s Bloomberg Room. Schmidt will testify on March 1 before a joint session of the House and Senate Committees on Veterans’ Affairs. He also is expected to meet with the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin during his visit to…
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Schumer, Pelosi to 'prebut' Trump's State of Union speech at Newsmaker, Feb. 27
A day before President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer will offer a prebuttal to the President’s speech at a National Press Club Newsmaker at 2 p.m., Monday, Feb. 27, in the Club’s First Amendment Lounge. National Press Club President Jeff Ballou will serve as the moderator. Pelosi has led the House Democrats since 2003 and was the first woman elected to be Speaker of the House; Schumer became Democratic leader in January with the retirement of Sen. Harry Reid. The two top Democrats have…
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Club closed Monday, Feb. 20, for Presidents' Day; Fourth Estate closed Saturday, Feb. 18, and Feb. 20
The Fourth Estate Restaurant will be closed Saturday, Feb. 18, and Monday, Feb 20, in observance of Presidents' Day. We will re-open for lunch on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 11:30 a.m.
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Dickson plans Book Rap on ‘Baseball’s Prodigal Son,’ March 22
National Press Club member Paul Dickson plans to discuss his latest book, "Leo Durocher, Baseball’s Prodigal Son," on Wednesday, March 22, at 6:30 p.m. in the conference rooms at the Club. Tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for the public. Tickets can be purchased online by clicking here. Books can be purchased online at the same time as tickets or at the event. No outside books or memorabilia are permitted. Durocher’s career covered several baseball eras beginning with Babe Ruth and continuing through the Vietnam War -- a period of 40 years. He served as manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers…
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Club contest offers award for best consumer journalism of 2016
The National Press Club wants to recognize your best work in consumer journalism for 2016 in the Club’s annual journalism contest. These awards recognize excellence in reporting on consumer topics and judges will look more favorably on solution-oriented or strategic-oriented pieces that prompt action by consumers, the community, the government or an individual. The categories are for (1) newspapers, (2) periodicals (including magazines, journals, newsletters and online reporting) (3) And broadcast (including network, syndicates, cable and broadcast TV and radio stations). Entries should be a…
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