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NPC Luncheon with Mariska Hargitay
Emmy Award-winner Mariska Hargitay, who stars as Olivia Benson on television's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," spoke at a March 13, 2013 National Press Club Speakers Luncheon. Hargitay is also the founder of Joyful Heart Foundation, whose mission is of healing, educating and empowering survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse.
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NPC Luncheon: Chris Dodd
Regulating content is not the response to violence in films, said Christopher Dodd, chairman and chief executive officer of the Motion Picture Association of America in a Feb. 15, 2013 National Press Club Luncheon speech.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Leon Panetta
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta used a Dec. 18, 2012 National Press Club luncheon to urge Congress to "do the right thing" by avoiding the across-the-board spending cuts of the looming "fiscal cliff" and approving the defense strategy contained in the Defense Department’s budget proposal.
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NPC Luncheon with James Taylor
James Taylor, a self-described “unapologetic liberal,” told a Dec. 7, 2012 National Press Club Luncheon that a “reasonable dialogue” with conservatives is good for the country. Taylor, who raised nearly $10 million for the Obama presidential 2012 campaign, was in Washington for the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony. He said he named his talk “election reform” because he thought he needed a title but he admitted to know little about the topic.
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NPC Luncheon with Admiral Jonathan Greenert
The scandals that embroiled retired Army General David Petraeus and General John Allen left the upper echelons of the U.S. military feeling "introspective," Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert told a luncheon at the National Press Club on November 16, 2012.
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NPC Luncheon with Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend
Legendary vocalist Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend of The Who discussed the UCLA Daltrey/Townshend Teen & Young Adult Cancer Program, which serves teenagers and young adults with cancer at a luncheon event on November 12, 2012.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Rodney Erickson
Penn State President Rodney Erickson, who has presided over the university as it deals with the child sex abuse scandal, addressed the National Press Club at a November 2, 2012 Press Club Luncheon.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with General Martin Dempsey
Army General Martin Dempsey, 18th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke at a National Press Club luncheon on October 10, 2012. In a “Discussion with the Chairman,” he covered a large range of topics relevant to the modern military.
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NPC Luncheon with Arne Duncan
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan urged Congress not to reduce funding for early childhood education at a National Press Club luncheon on Oct. 2, 2012. "Candidly speaking, however, it's a challenge in the current climate," Duncan told a sold-out Club ballroom. "If some members of the House have their way, programs like Head Start, Title I and IDEA [Individuals With Disabilities Education Act] could take a big hit. So we need to continue to fight hard for these programs that protect children at risk."
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NPC Luncheon with Tony Perkins
Value issues will be salient at the polls in the November election, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins told a National Press Club audience Sept. 12, 2012. “The sanctity of life, the sacredness of marriage, the boundaries of sexual expression and the exercise of religious freedom” are issues that matter and “rank as fundamental,” Perkins said.
Type: Media