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NPC Luncheon with Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock, musician and 10-time Grammy Award- winner, came to the Press Club on September 18, 2006 to share his experiences with jazz music. He discussed the global impact of jazz music and performed musical exerpts from some of his compositions.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Scott Bakula
Scott Bakula, American actor, visited the Press Club on April 19, 2006 to discuss his performance in "Shenandoah," a Civil-War musical at Ford's Theatre. In the musical, Bakula plays the main character, Charlie Anderson, who is a patriarch burdened with the safety of his family during the war.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Pat Robertson
Pat Roberston, television evangelist and occasional Presidential nominee, spoke about the role of Christian values in American society when he came to the Press Club on February 15, 2005. Robertson also addressed the role of Christian morals in policy making.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Ted Forstmann
Ted Forstmann, senior partner for Forstmann Little Co. & Investments, came to the Press Club on April 3, 2001 to share his thoughts on getting parents involved in their children's educational experiences throughout America. He also talked about the inequalities in the American school system and the lack of competition within K-12 schools.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Joe Biden
Senator Joe Biden came to the Press Club on September 7, 2006 to discuss national security and foreign policy. Five years after September 11, Biden critiqued the Bush Administration and presented his own approaches to homeland security. Biden also criticized the Iraq War and shared his hopes for a remodel of homeland security policies.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Sam Nunn
Former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn came to the Press Club on March 29, 2001 to discuss the challenges that National Security officials were facing. Some of these challenges included terrorism threats and threats of nuclear and biological weapons.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile, American author, professor and political analyst, discussed her involvement in the 2000 election, election reform and levels of political participation at the Press Club on May 2, 2001.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with King Abdullah of Jordan
King Abdullah of Jordan came to the Press Club on April 11, 2001 to discuss Jordan's relationship with the United States. He spoke to issues such as the process of establishing peace in the Middle East and the global efforts to do so. He also commented on the economic situation in the Middle East.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with John Hendricks
John Hendricks, founder and chairman of Discovery Communications, visited the Press Club on April 13, 2001 to discuss the cable industry's involvement in the formation of the Women's United Soccer Association. He talked about the challenges the league and the cable industry both face in the upcoming formation.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with David Walker
David Walker, former U.S. Comptroller General, came to the Press Club on April 23, 2001 to talk about the role of the general accounting office. Among the topics, Walker discussed the roles and responsibilities of the office in all areas of government finance and strategic planning, including the federal budget, the U.S. Postal Service, Social Security and Medicare.
Type: Media