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Food, drink specials offered for Democratic debate watch in Truman Lounge, 7 pm Oct. 13
National Press Club members and their guests are invited to watch the first Democratic debate in the Reliable Source/Truman Lounge at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13. See the party's presidential candidates fight it out on a wide screen live from Las Vegas. Here are the special food and beverage items that will be available: Fried chicken spinach salad with mango, apricots, cranberries, grapes and mango chutney vinaigrette $20 Sautéed cod, lemon sauce, rice-quinoa pilaf with nuts and raisins, zucchini with feta $22 Grilled flat-iron steak, chive mashed potatoes and roasted butternut squash $25 Drink…
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National Press Foundation seeks director of training and content
The National Press Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides free training and education to journalists to increase their knowledge of complex issues, is seeking a director of training and content.. The person in this position is responsible for creating, developing and implementing training and education for journalists in all formats. Implementation includes oversight of program-specific marketing, social media, application process, program logistics and speaker preparation. He or she often is the “face of NPF” as moderator of in-person programs and video webinars/…
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A few seats remain for Sept. 28 Kalb Report with baseball commissioner
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred will be host Marvin Kalb’s guest for a one-on-one discussion to explore the beauty, simplicity, complexity, humor and historical significance of Our National Pastime on Sept. 28 at the National Press Club. The program, a taping of the "Kalb Report," begins sharply at 8 p.m. in the ballroom. The audience should be seated at least 15 minutes ahead of time. Admission is free but seats are limited. Club members can reserve by calling the Front Desk 202-662-7500. Manfred has served as a MLB executive since 1998 and became the league's tenth…
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This Week In National Press Club History: Iranian president speaks at luncheon via video link, 2007
September 22, 2011: John Grisham, author of world-famous novels (37 and counting as of 2015) is presented the 2011 Harper Lee Award for Legal Fiction at the National Press Club. His best-known books include "A Time To Kill,," "The Pelican Brief" and "The Firm." September 23, 1919: Cora Rigby of the Christian Science Monitor’ s Washington Bureau, proposes a Women’s National Press Club. After World War I, Washington had become an important center for news, and Congress had just approved the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote. But they were barred from membership in the National…
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Club member's sculpture on display in Alexandria, 4:30 pm Sept. 30
National Press Club members are invited to attend an art reception featuring work by Club member Carol Morgan at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, in Alexandria, Va. The reception, which lasts until 6 p.m., will take place at Alexandria City Hall, 300 King St. The closest Metro is King St. Morgan's prize-winning figurative sculpture, "Maxine," will be on display, among works of other artists. The show will run until Dec. 18. For more information, contact Morgan at [email protected].
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Pilot recalls last mission, lessons of WWII
Capt. Jerry Yellin, whose wing man was the last combat casualty of WWII, told of his amazing personal odyssey at the Sept. 17 meeting of the National Press Club American Legion Post 20. Yellin, 91, a P-51 "Mustang" fighter pilot, led a strafing attack on Aug. 14, 1945, on an airfield near Tokyo, the day Japan announced its unconditionally surrender to end the war. His wing man, Lt. Phil Schlamberg, was lost during that flight and became the last combat casualty of the war that ended during Yellin's return flight from Japan to his base on Iwo Jima. Yellin saw half of this 32-man squadron…
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Communications strategy for reaching millennials, 8 am Sept. 30
Millennials – people born between 1980 and the mid-2000s – represent one-third of the nation’s population. At the next National Press Club Communicators Breakfast at 8 a.m. Sept. 30, Ebonie Johnson Cooper of Racepoint Global will discuss communications strategy to reach this largest generation of Americans since the Baby Boomers. The breakfast will be held in the Truman Lounge. Admission to the Communicators Breakfast is free for Club members and $10 for guests, who must be accompanied by a member, and includes continental breakfast starting at 8 a.m. The program begins at 8:30 a.m. Ebonie…
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Reliable Source events in October
Here are some of the exciting events coming up at the National Press Club's Reliable Source restaurant Thursday, Oct. 8: NPC Pub Quiz – 7 p.m. – Truman Lounge Tuesday, Oct. 13: Watch Democratic candidate debate live from Las Vegas in the Truman Lounge starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29: New Orleans Jazz Night and Dinner – 6:30 p.m. Special menu items will be available starting at 5:30 p.m.
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Club member McMorris publishes new novel
The latest action and adventure novel by nonresident member, P.B. McMorris, entitled Some Go Beneath the Sea in Ships, was published by Outskirts Press of Fort Collins, Colorado, in August. This tale of the sea revolves around a group of marine environmental activists, who acquire a restored German U-boat in order to stop the corporations who pollute and devastate the seven seas. From deep sea oil rigs to cruise ships dumping at sea, to Japanese whale hunters, the crew of the Oceans First Nine vessel take them all on with extreme prejudice. Although a fictional work, the historical/…
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Want a mentor? Be a mentor!
The National Press Club mentoring program is now accepting applications for both mentees and mentors. Open to both journalists and communicators, the program is intended to create the kind of inter-generational connections that were always a benefit of belonging to the club, but are increasingly difficult to establish in the 24/7 news cycle of today. If you’re on the threshold of your career, or if you’re a seasoned Washington hand who’d welcome a chance to give back to the profession, learn more and sign up by October 15 at the new Mentoring Program page on the NPC website. A task force…
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