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NPC Luncheon with NEA President Lily Eskelsen García
As more than 50 million public school students head back to classrooms across the country, National Education Association (NEA) President Lily Eskelsen García assessed the Trump education agenda and its potential impact on students and public schools at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon September 8, 2017. Eskelsen García’s address to the club came at a time when the U.S. Department of Education, under the leadership of Secretary Betsy DeVos, was seeking to expand efforts to privatize public education and roll back student protections. Eskelsen García offered not only a critique of the…
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NPC Luncheon with Derrick Johnson
New NAACP President Derrick Johnson addressed the future of the NAACP at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Aug. 29, 2017.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Gen Mark A. Milley
The Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army General Mark A. Milley spoke at a National Press Club Luncheon on July 27, 2017.
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NPC Luncheon with Rep. Mark Meadows
As the House and Senate negotiated the final version of legislation to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, House Freedom Caucus Chairman Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC-11) spoke at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on July 24, 2017.
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NPC Luncheon with Amtrak CEO Wick Moorman
The President and CEO of Amtrak, Charles W. "Wick" Moorman IV, discussed the challenges facing America’s passenger rail system and the changes to come at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on July 12, 2017. Moorman’s speech focused on the renovation of New York’s Penn Station and other needed infrastructure projects, as Congress considers President Trump’s pledge to invest $1 trillion in infrastructure.
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NPC Luncheon with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel discussed "Moving Forward in Chicago" including new initiatives for education and other programs at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on June 20th, 2017. Mayor Emanuel said he wants to guarantee the future success of students by requiring public high-school seniors to provide a college or trade school acceptance letter, proof of military enlistment or a job offer in order to graduate.
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NPC Luncheon with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph F. Dunford
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps General Joseph F. Dunford, spoke at a National Press Club Luncheon on June 19, 2017. General Dunford, the 19th Joint Chiefs chairman, discussed a number of important issues facing the U.S. military including the latest strategy for defeating the Islamic State and other terrorist groups, challenges from North Korea, cyber warfare, weapons acquisition, and recruiting and strengthening U.S. alliances.
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NPC Luncheon with FBI Director Robert Mueller III
Robert Mueller discussed the challenges of protecting the public's safety and civil rights, and the relations between the media and the FBI at a May 16, 2008 NPC luncheon event.
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NPC Luncheon with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka
Just beyond the halfway-mark in President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka gave a major address at a National Press Club Luncheon on April 4, 2017, assessing opportunities around trade and infrastructure that could create jobs, as well as possible threats to workers' rights. President Trumka spoke about the labor movement's strategy to create a unifying agenda for working families, and the importance it places on ensuring that all workers - union and non-union - have the right to bargain collectively for better wages and working conditions.
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NPC Luncheon with Pfizer CEO Ian Read
Pfizer Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Ian Read discussed a number of important issues including healthcare reform, access to innovative healthcare solutions and the crucial role played by the pharmaceutical industry at a National Press Club luncheon on March 23, 2017.
Type: Media