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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to Speak at Club Headliners luncheon, Monday, May 14
Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, who recently announced his department’s plans to become a “one-stop shop” for regulating the space industry, will discuss at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Monday, May 14, how the his department is creating what he calls conditions for economic growth and opportunity for the people of the United States. Ross, a former bankruptcy specialist and investor, has been an increasingly common fixture on CNBC amidst the United States’ looming trade negotiations with China (a result of President Donald Trump’s announcement of new tariffs and changes to…
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Fox News Anchor Bret Baier Shares Latest Book at NPC Headliners Event May 29
Bret Baier, chief political anchor for Fox News Channel and the anchor and executive editor of "Special Report with Bret Baier," will share his latest book, "Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire," at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event on Tuesday, May 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the Club’s conference rooms. In "Three Days in Moscow" Baier uses the 1988 Moscow Summit, Reagan’s pivotal final meeting with Communist Party Leader Mikhail Gorbachev, to examine the life and legacy of Reagan and his arduous battle with the Soviet Union through a new lens. This event…
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Authors Discuss the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics at May 23 Book Event
Salena Zito and Brad Todd, co-authors of “The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics,” will appear at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event on Wednesday, May 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the Club’s conference rooms. Zito and Todd traveled more than 27,000 miles to interview more than 300 Trump voters across 10 swing counties to paint a picture of the new populist-conservative coalition: a complex mix of citizens from different economic classes with varying backgrounds and education levels. The authors use Zito’s reports from the field and Todd’s analysis of the…
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Actor Wendell Pierce & PBS CEO Explore the Military-Civilian Divide at May 24 Newsmaker
Actor Wendell Pierce, who will play the role of U.S. Naval Officer Adm. James Greer in Amazon’s upcoming TV series "Jack Ryan" (based on Tom Clancy’s fictional character), will join PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger and GI Film Group CEO Brandon Millett in a panel discussion entitled, "Bridging the Military-Civilian Divide Through Film and Television” at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker event on Thursday, May 24, at 10 a.m. in the Club’s Zenger room. This event will take place during Washington's GI Film Festival, a two-day event dedicated to preserving the stories of America’s…
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NPC in History: Roosevelt dinner inspired speakers luncheons
This is the first of a series provided by Club historian Gil Klein. Dig down anywhere in the National Press Club's 110-years, you will find some kind of significant world, national, Washington or Club event. Many of these events were caught in illustrations that tell the stories. This photo marks a significant moment in Club history, as well as American history. It’s Nov. 22, 1932. Franklin Roosevelt has just been elected president, and the Club has invited him for a dinner in his honor. Here we see Roosevelt signing the guest book with Vice President-Elect Nance Garner. Looking on is Club…
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Books and Brunch to Discuss "Lincoln in the Bardo" at Saturday, May 19 meeting
The National Press Club's Books and Brunch series will discuss "Lincoln in the Bardo" by George Saunders at noon Saturday, May 19, in The Fourth Estate restaurant. Saunder's won the 2017 Man Booker Prize for this novel, becoming the second American to win this award. It is a combination of film script and Lincoln-focused scrapbook, alternating between ghost dialogues and excerpts from Civil War historical accounts. It begins with the death of Abraham Lincoln's son, Willie, and his grief stricken father's visits to the borrowed crypt where Willie is interred at Georgetown's Oak Hill Cemetery…
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Battle of Midway author to speak at NPC American Legion Post 20 meeting May 31
Battle of Midway expert Jim D'Angelo will discuss his recently published book, "Victory at Midway: The Battle That Changed the Course of World War II," at a luncheon meeting of the National Press Club's American Legion Post 20 at noon on Thursday, May 31, in the McClendon Room. The speaker portion of the meeting is open to all Club members. The 76th anniversary of the famed battle is on Monday, June 4. While most military historians and authors have considered the Battle of Midway the turning point of war in the Pacific, D'Angelo argues that the devastating U.S. naval victory over Japanese…
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World Press Freedom Day news conference to highly cases of four journalists who risked lives, May 3
In recognition of World Press Freedom Day, the National Press Club and its non-profit affiliate NPC Journalism Institute, will hold a news conference Thursday, May 3, to discuss developments in the cases of four journalists who are recent recipients of one of the Club’s highest honors, the John Aubuchon Press Freedom award. The news conference will be held at 1 p.m. in the Club’s Bloomberg Room. There is no charge to attend however RSVPs are required. Register here. Emilio Gutierrez, a Mexican journalist who entered this country legally nine years ago to seek asylum after receiving death…
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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross discusses economic growth at May 14 Luncheon
Wilbur Ross, the 39th Secretary of Commerce, will discuss how the Department of Commerce is creating conditions for economic growth and opportunity for the people of the United States at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Monday, May 14. Ross is a regular fixture on cable news discussing our nation’s looming trade war with China and his recent decision to overrule officials in the Census Bureau, an agency housed within the Department of Commerce, on the inclusion of a controversial citizenship question in the 2020 census. Lunch will be served in the Club’s Ballroom at 12:30 p.m.,…
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Friends of the National Zoo celebrates 60th anniversary at NPC Newsmaker, May 1
Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ), a non-profit membership organization dedicated to raising funds for the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, is celebrating its 60th anniversary this month. The timing coincides with the birth of the zoo’s first baby gorilla in nine years, an endangered lowland gorilla named Moke. On Tuesday, May 1, FONZ Executive Director Lynn Mento, and the National Zoo’s Associate Director of Animal Care Sciences Dr. Brandie Smith will join journalist and author Kara Arundel for a timely discussion that includes a look back at the history of the…
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