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Hail to Greiling Keane, thanks to Werner
All members of the National Press Club are invited to congratulate Angela Greiling Keane, the Club's 2013 president, and to express their thanks to Theresa Werner, the 2012 president who is completing her term, at the Annual Membership Meeting at noon, Friday, Jan. 18, in the Holeman Lounge. Both Greiling Keane and Werner will deliver remarks, and other club officers will report on the state of the club to the membership. A buffet lunch will be served at noon. Please reserve at [email protected]. The business portion of the meeting will begin at approximately 12:15 p.m.
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The Events Committee wants you!
The Events Committee is recruiting new members and we want your help! We are looking for self-motivated, collaborative and detail-oriented members. If you are interested in event planning or learning more about it, join Megan Cotten and Jen DePaul, the committee’s chair and vice chair, in the Truman Lounge on Monday, Jan. 28, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. If you cannot make the meeting, but are interested in getting involved, please email your information to [email protected] The committee sponsored popular events last year, such as the presidential debate watches, the Election Night…
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Ex-Army Ranger to speak at American Legion post Thursday, Jan. 17
Blake Hall, a former U.S. Army Ranger and Iraq War vet, will speak at a luncheon meeting of American Legion Post 20 on Thursday, Jan. 17, about efforts to help the family of his slain Iraqi interpreter immigrate to the U.S. Hall, who led a reconnaissance platoon in Iraq between 2006 and 2007, says the family faces danger in Iraq and should be allowed to come to the U.S. under the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act designed to help those who aided the U.S. during the war. Hall's highly praised interpreter,a teenager when working for U.S. forces, was killed in a house bombing in 2008. Hall has been…
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Celebrate Inauguration Day at the Reliable Source
National Press Club members and their guests are invited to Inauguration Day lunch and dinner in the Reliable Source on Monday, Jan. 21. Order from the bar beginning at 11 a.m.; food service begins at 11:30 a.m. with a choice of lunch buffet or items from the Reliable Source menu. There will be an extra plasma screen to view the Inaugural event in the Reliable Source dining room. Please make your required reservation at 202-662-7443 or e-mail [email protected]
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Membership meeting Friday at noon
Members will meet at noon, Friday, Jan. 18, to review the past year and see the gavel pass from 2012's President Theresa Werner to 2013's President Angela Greiling Keane.
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Did you know? Spouses, partners can join Club for low fee
Your spouse or domestic partner can be a member of the National Press Club for $10 a month. The spouse/partner membership includes nearly all the same privileges offered to all the other categories of membership, including use of both restaurants, the fitness center, the library and the business center. In addition, spouse/partner members can serve on or chair any of the Club’s committees. They are not eligible to vote in Club elections or run for elected office. To set up the membership for your spouse or domestic partner, please email [email protected] or call 202-662-7511. The annual cost…
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Last chance to raise your hand for the Speakers Committee
Today is the deadline to make your pitch to join the Speakers Committee. If you're interested in helping bring big stars, world leaders, sports legends and captains of industry to the National Press Club in 2013, let us know by the end of today. The Speakers Committee is looking for a few energetic new members willing to spend the time and energy to bring the biggest newsmakers of the world to our club. If you’re interested in becoming more involved and think you can contribute to the committee that organizes the Club's premiere events, let us know. We are particularly looking for people with…
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Ford's Theater offers Club members discount on "Our Town" tickets
National Press Club members can receive a special discount on tickets to the Ford’s Theatre production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town.” This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, and performances will run from Jan. 25 thru Feb. 24. Members can purchase tickets at 20 percent off at www.fords.org or by calling (800) 982-2787. The discount code is FTSINSIDER. The offer is not available for dress circle seats or on previously purchased tickets and is limited to four tickets per order. Ford’s Theatre is located at 511 10th Street, NW, Washington, DC. Learn more about…
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Club membership meeting set, noon Jan. 18
National Press Club President Theresa Werner will make her final report to the Club membership at the Annual Membership Meeting at noon Jan. 18 in the Holeman Lounge. Other officers will also make their reports. A buffet lunch will be served, and the business session will begin at 12:15 p.m. Please RSVP to [email protected]
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Belly dancer highlights Kissinger valedictory speech at Club, 1977
This Week In National Press Club History January 6, 1977: Secretary of State Henry Kissinger gives his valedictory address before a capacity crowd at a National Press Club luncheon. Without informing Kissinger's retinue, outgoing Club President Robert Alden had arranged for a well-known area belly dancer -- a school teacher by day, “Shadia” by night -- to perform before his speech, knowing that he had been photographed in Cairo at a similar performance with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. Kissinger was delighted and informs Alden later that this was the “perfect ending” to his tenure as…
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