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Former "Hanoi Hilton" POW to share experience at NPC Post talk, July 17
All NPC members are invited to join NPC American Legion Post 20 members for a talk by retired Navy Commander Everett Alvarez, Jr., the longest-held U.S. prisoner during the Vietnam War, at the Post's meeting at noon Thursday, July 17, in the McClendon Room. Alvarez, who spent more than eight years in North Vietnam's infamous "Hanoi Hilton" after being shot down in the first days of the U.S. strikes against the North, served as deputy administrator of the Veterans Administration and Deputy Director of the Peace Corps after retiring from the Navy. He is CEO of the Washington-based business…
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Show your best photos at member exhibition: Entries due Aug. 15
It's time to grab your camera and take some stunning shots that will impress your family, friends, colleagues and Club visitors -- and then enter them in the 15th Annual National Press Club Members' Photography Exhibition Aug. 28-Sept. 30. Entries are due by Friday, Aug. 15. Entries may be submitted beginning Monday, Aug. 4, to the NPC Membership Office. There will be a sign-in sheet. You will need to register your photos with contact information, including your NPC membership number. The exhibition, sponsored by the Club's Photography Committee, is open to all NPC members and will be held…
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Did you know the National Press Club hosts a monthly trivia night?
Test your knowledge at the next edition of Pub Quiz, Thursday, July 10 at 7 p.m. in the NPC's Reliable Source's Truman Lounge. No need to reserve. Bring your own team or show up and join one. Pub Quiz is open only to Club members and their guests. For more information about your membership benefits, send an email to [email protected].
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Watch the Washington Kastles play at special NPC member price; Season opens July 7
The Washington Kastles are offering club members a special ticket price to all of their upcoming matches. Their season opens on Monday, July 7 against the Boston Lobsters at Kastles Stadium at the Smith Center. Club members can purchase tickets at $8 each, no discount code needed. Please click here to buy tickets. The Kastles will extend an additional 10% discount for purchases of 10 or more tickets. Availabilty varies on a match-to-match basis. For more information about the Washington Kastles, click here. To learn more about ticket options contact Dan Costa at [email protected]…
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NPC Members Encouraged to Apply for Cafe.com Openings
Startup media website cafe.com, whose executive editor is a former National Press Club member, is hiring and wants NPC members to apply. The site is being built around its writers and has $5 million in backing to start. The founder is Vinit Bharara, who built and sold his last company, Quidsi, to Amazon for $545 million. The site is looking for staff writers to work out of its offices in Manhattan, contract contributors worldwide who would be interested in having a steady outlet that pays well, and a few one-off contributors. If you know any truly phenomenal writers who might be interested,…
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Say 'Hi!' National Press Club welcomes new members in June
The National Press Club welcomes its members who joined in June: Joanne Allen (Thomson Reuters), Lisa Mascaro (Tribune Washington Bureau, Los Angeles Times), Caryn Freeman (Bloomberg BNA), Joanne Meszoly (Freelance), Allan Holmes (Center for Public Integrity), John Grgurich (Freelance), Esther Yanez (Telesur) Adam Spencer (News Beat Social, Inc.), Jose DeHaro (El Economista), Rolo Duartes (Univision), Mu Li( People’s Daily), Munir Mawari (Al-Araby Al-Jadeed), Jason Stverak (Franklin Center for Government and Integrity), Mary-Ann Gomez (Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute) Hajime…
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Add a little wit to your life with Noel Coward's 'Private Lives' at the Lansburgh Theatre
The Shakespeare Theatre Company is offering members a 20% off tickets to their current production of "Private Lives" at Lansburgh Theatre. The show is now playing through Sunday, July 13. Click here to purchase tickets at the special rate or call the box office at 202-547-1122. Use the promotional code PrivateLives20. For more information about the production click here.
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Headed to Boston? Stay at Harvard Club with a discount
Visiting Boston this summer? Why not stay at the Harvard Club? For July and August, the National Press Club is pleased to offer a low overnight room rate of just $199 per night (plus tax). For more information, or to make reservations, please call the Harvard Club at 617-536-1260. Be sure to mention this offer when making your room reservations. This special rate applies to standard rooms, based on availability, and is good for new bookings only. Read more about reciprocal club partnerships.
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BBQ brisket beckons at Reliable Source summer buffet, July 24
National Press Club members and their guests are invited to attend a Summer BBQ Buffet at 5:30 p.m. July 24 in the Reliable Source. The event will feature the return of the Greater U Street Jazz Collective, a group that performed at the Reliable Source Jazz Night earlier this month. They are back by popular demand of Club members and will perform in the Truman Lounge during the BBQ beginning at 6:30 p.m. The price of the buffet is $25 for Club Members and $35 for non-members. Tickets can be purchased by clicking here. The evening's menu is listed below. Domestic and imported beers and Club…
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This Week In National Press Club History; Yeltsin, Aristide
June 20, 1991: Boris Yeltsin, the first popularly elected president to head the soon-to-be Russian Republic, tells a National Press Club luncheon that the Soviet Union’s only president, Mikhail Gorbachev, was "too slow and half-hearted with economic and political reforms…because along that path the system will take revenge on us.” Electrifying the packed audience, Yeltsin declares that “there will be no turning back from the path Russia has chosen.” His speech is short, but his answers are long, ranging from questions about the future of the Soviet Union to his religious beliefs. Five years…
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