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Reserve now! Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a marvelous buffet at Reliable Source, March 17
National Press Club members and their guests are invited to our annual St. Patrick's buffet night and celebration on at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, March 17, in the Reliable Source. Enjoy Irish food and listen to Irish music by popular guitarist Matt Palumbo. The price is $24 for Club members and $28 for non-members, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are encouraged because the event usually sells out. Contact us at [email protected] or 202-662-7443. Here is the menu: SoupFresh & smoked seafood, fennel & potato chowder Irish Soda Bread EntreesCarved to order: Honey and Guinness glazed pork…
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Club member offers invitation to Abrahamic discussion series, 6:30 pm Feb. 25
Club member Mehmet Saracoglu invites National Press Club members to Rumi Forum`s Abrahamic Discussion Series on “Welcoming the Stranger: Refugees and Immigrants in our Midst” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at the American Turkish Friendship Association, 3949 University Drive, Fairfax, Va. The discussion will be moderated by Sandra Chisholm, who has been the Fairfax County Community Interfaith Liaison for over 15 years and directs the Fairfax County Community Interfaith Coordination Program. Panelists include Rabbi Gerald Serotta, executive director of the Interfaith Conference of…
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Did you know? Update your Club Membership Directory entry
Did you know the National Press Club has an online membership directory? Members can find general contact information for fellow members by visiting the online director. We encourage all members to review and update your directory. Please include a photo, a bio and social-media links. You will be required to sign into the member-only section to access the webpage. A current directory listing will increase your chance of sitting at the head table at an upcoming Speakers luncheon. For more information about your membership benefits please send an email to [email protected] or visit www.press.…
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Catch GOP debate tonight at Reliable Source
Size up the Republican presidential candidates who have survived so far while watching tonight's debate at the Reliable Source in the Truman Lounge beginning at 8 p.m. Observe the combat on wide-screen televisions while enjoying special food and beverage items for the occasion. For reservations, please contact the Reliable Source at [email protected] or 202-662-7443.
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Bring your ideas to the International Correspondents happy hour Feb. 24
The International Correspondents' Committee invites foreign correspondents and interested members to an informal happy hour at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday Feb. 24 in the Truman Lounge of the Reliable Source bar on the 14th floor. Committee chairs Rachel Oswald and Tyler Crowe have a lot of ideas for professional development events and embassy nights that we'd like to hold this year, including several well-developed ideas for late March Please bring your own ideas for professional development events and embassies that you'd like to visit. We'll also let you know about the events that we already…
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Burr articulates his agenda as NPC president on Update-1
For the latest Update-1 podcast, newly inaugurated National Press Club President Tommy Burr talks to Broadcast Committee member Shannon Fisher about the most important issues facing journalists today and his plan to keep the National Press Club in the forefront of those concerns. Burr recounts tales of the Club shaping the careers of many of his friends and colleagues, plus what the organization means to him. He also reveals his objectives for his presidency, as well as his hopes for the journalism industry. All podcasts are on www.press.org under the Recent Multimedia section or by clicking…
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Job listing: news agency in Press Building seeks secretary
A Washington-based news-wire agency is looking for a secretary with experience in a small office environment able to handle minor financial responsibilities such as writing checks, making small purchases, creating monthly expenses report, bank reconciling bank statements and other tasks. Also needs to be capable of providing administrative support with the day-to-day office operations. Please send resumes to: [email protected]
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Chapman describes his career encounters with Truman, Kennedy, Reagan, Hirohito
Irv Chapman, a National Press Club member since October 1961, entertained the Club's Broadcast Committee members earlier this month with tales of his "most memorable" characters during his time as a broadcast journalist. His Club biography details the stops along the way: Irv Chapman's first assignment in Washington was to open a bureau for a startup, Radio Press International, and to cover President John F. Kennedy as White House correspondent. Moving to ABC News, Irv was ABC’s Bureau Chief in Moscow and Tokyo; he also worked in the Saigon, Los Angeles and New York bureaus. He covered…
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Tonight's the night to watch the GOP Town Hall in the Truman Lounge and so is tomorrow night
The Reliable Source will host the GOP Town Hall debate in the Truman Lounge on the wide screen directly from South Carolina tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m. Special food and drink will be available: Carolina Pimento Cheese spread $10.50With vegetables, crackers and bagel chips(this is a plate for sharing --for the table--or bar snack) Entrée choices:Grilled shrimp and low country cheese grits; sautéed greens on side $20 Fried chicken with mac and cheese $18 Drinks: Shraz, Shoofly $7.25Sauvignon Blanc, Rutherford Ranch $7Sunset Cosmo $7 Please contact us at [email protected] or 202-662-7443
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Books & Brunch to discuss "The Wright Brothers" by David McCullough Feb. 20
The Books & Brunch group will meet at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 20 to discuss “The Wright Brothers" by David McCullough. Books & Brunch discussions are for all Natiional Press Club members and guests. The meetings are book discussions, not meetings with authors. The separate Books & Authors Committee holds regular “Book Raps” at which authors discuss their books and sign copies purchased at the event. McCullough won Pulitzer Prizes for “Truman” and “John Adams” and received National Book Awards for “The Path Between the Seas” and “Mornings on Horseback.” In her New York Times…
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