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NPC Luncheon with Dale Petroskey
Dale Petroskey, former Executive Vice President of Marketing for the Texas Rangers Baseball Club, visited the Press Club on April 25, 2001 to talk about the Baseball Hall of Fame located in Cooperstown, New York. Petroskey gave details of the Hall of Fame organization, describing its funding and telling stories of its players and visitors. He spoke of a planned traveling Hall of Fame exhibition and a book to go along with it, published by the National Geographic Society.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Angela Perez Baraquio
Miss America 2001 Angela Perez Baraquio came to the Press Club on April 27, 2001 to speak about America's need to develop an education system that builds character in youth. She touched on issues such as the lack of civility in American school systems, recent violent incidents in schools and programs that have been designed to promote good character in schools today.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Gregory Jaczko
Gregory Jaczko, Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, told a National Press Club luncheon audience July 18, 2011 that his agency should act within 90 days on regulatory changes recommended in response to Japan's nuclear power disaster.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Tim Armstrong & Arianna Huffington
AOL Chief Executive Tim Armstrong and Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington appear together to discuss the merger deal, its aftermath and the future of journalism at a National Press Club luncheon on July 15, 2011.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with John Bogle
John Bogle, founder and former CEO of The Vanguard Group, presented his thoughts about the future of private investment and its role in the American economy on March 21, 2001. Bogle shared with the audience his beliefs about exerts that predict investment returns.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon With Queen Noor of Jordan
When she visited the club on March 8, 2001, Queen Noor of Jordan brought her campaign to ban landmines to the Press Club. She discussed the dangers of landmines and international efforts to remove them from areas affected by war.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Ted Leonsis
For frustrated Washington sports fans who haven't experienced a championship by one of the city's professional sports franchises in two decades, an end to the long drought may be in sight, Washington Capitals principal owner Ted Leonsis told a National Press Club Luncheon July 13, 2011. Although he stopped short of predicting a championship in 2012, "our belief is that if we continue to make the playoffs, one of these days it'll be us" who wins the Stanley Cup, hockey's ultimate prize, Leonsis said.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Michael Kaiser
Michael Kaiser, president of the Kennedy Center, spoke about Kennedy Center Operations while he was at the Press Club on March 6, 2001. This included the following season's schedule and arts programs at the Kennedy Center. Kaiser also discussed the potential construction of a museum for the performing arts.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Bill Moyers
Bill Moyers, American journalist and public commentator, spoke at the National Press Club on March 22, 2001 about the possibility of industrial money and power influencing politics and political decisions. He talked about his personal experience in the fields of government and journalism and revealed his thoughts of those who choose to go into government and then journalism. He voiced his opinions concerning the presence of investigative journalism and how he believes it can uncover government corruption.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Charles F. Bolden & Mark Kelly
NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden Jr addressed a National Press Club luncheon on July 1, one week before the final scheduled space shuttle launch. He discussed America's continued commitment to leadership in human spaceflight, Bolden also spoke about NASA's plans to extend human presence beyond low-Earth orbit. Astronaut Mark Kelly, Commander of the last flight of the Endeavour shuttle and husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, also addressed the audience.
Type: Media