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NPC Luncheon with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad talked by videolink from New York City to journalists at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. After his presentation he responded to questions submitted by the journalists. Among the issues he addressed were Iranian nuclear development, Middle East issues, his political future, and his anticipated remarks the United Nations General Assembly the next day. This was the first National Press Club Luncheon conducted by videoconference.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Sen. Max Baucus and Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Senator Baucus and Representative Pelosi debated the China Most Favored Nation question and the possibility of revoking the MFN status. The two members of Congress discussed their opposing positions, China's increasing commercialization, and human rights violations in China. Senator Baucus, chair of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Trade, favors the extension of MFN, while Representative Pelosi, a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, favors revoking MFN. They responded to questions submitted by audience members.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Anson Chan
Anson Chan spoke at a National Press Club Luncheon on April 25, 1994 about former British colony Hong Kong. She was the first Chinese and first female to hold the position of Chief Secretary. Chan was responsible for many government policies and reforms in Hong Kong.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Bill Mauldin
Bill Mauldin spoke about his tenure as a WWII cartoonist and working for Stars and Stripes at a National Press Club Luncheon on April 26, 1994.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Margaret Richardson
On April 15th, 1994, former insurance tax lawyer Margaret Richardson, then Commissioner of the IRS, discussed the changes she made to the IRS and the way in which it processed taxes.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Chris Matthews and The Gerald R. Ford Journalism Prizes
Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC's Hardball With Chris Matthews and the weekly Chris Matthews Show, was the featured speaker at the 25th annual Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation journalism awards luncheon, hosted by the National Press Club on June 4, 2012.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Anna Maria Chávez
The chief executive officer of the Girl Scouts of America, Anna Maria Chávez, said at a May 30, 2012 NPC luncheon that the century-old organization is working with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to address any concerns. "We’re working with the Conference of Bishops to answer some questions they have," Chávez said during a luncheon Wednesday. "We do not take positions on some of these issues that we’re being alleged to take positions on."
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Billie Jean King
Tennis legend Billie Jean King urged more tennis to combat American children's obesity at a May 9, 2012 club luncheon. King won 12 grand slam singles titles and 16 grand slam doubles titles. She once was ranked the number one tennis player in the world, after defeating tennis great Bobby Riggs in "The Battle of the Sexes" in 1973. She said more than 800,000 Americans are on the courts today but it is urgent to get more children there.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Mike Rizzo
Washington Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo offered this tip during a speakers' luncheon on May 4, 2012: Buy your tickets now. Nationals Park, he said, is "going to be the place to be and the ticket to have."
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Alec Baldwin
Actor-activist Alec Baldwin, famously candid and notoriously outspoken, was relatively serious and subdued at his National Press Club luncheon appearance April 16, 2012, as he discussed his own cultural growth and stressed the importance of more federal funding for the an arts — even in the current struggling economy.
Type: Media