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NPC Luncheon with Gary Sinise
Actor Gary Sinise announced the formation of The Gary Sinise Foundation at a National Press Club luncheon address on Thursday, June 30. The foundation serves the nation by honoring service members, veterans, first responders, their families, and those in need by supporting unique programs designed to entertain educate, inspire, strengthen, and build communities.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Sheila Bair
Outgoing Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Sheila Bair, making her final public appearance as head of the banking oversight agency, told a National Press Club luncheon on June 24, 2011 that pervasive short-term thinking led to the worst financial downturn since the Great Depression.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Brent Scowcroft and the Gerald R. Ford Journalism Awards
Gen. Brent Scowcroft, former National Security Advisor to President Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush, assessed the foreign policy challenges facing the Obama Administration during a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon on June 14, 2011. His speech followed the 24th annual Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation Journalism Awards presentations for distinguished reporting on the presidency and national defense.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Secretary Tom Vilsack
Thomas J. Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, spoke at a National Press Club luncheon on June 13, 2011, in advance of the G-20 Summit of Agricultural Ministers in Paris on June 23. Vilsack addressed the innovative efforts of U.S. scientists, farmers and policy-makers are essential to feeding a growing global population, mitigating the effects of climate change and meeting increasing energy demands. The secretary also talked about what he says are misconceptions about the production of U.S. biofuels and the impact of rising commodity and food prices.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Juan WIlliams
Political commentator and Fox News Contributor Juan Williams, who was fired by NPR in October 2010 after making controversial comments about Muslims, addressed a National Press Club luncheon on May 26, 2011. Williams voiced support for GOP efforts to strip his former employer of its federal funding.
Type: Media
National Press Club luncheon with Richard Trumka
Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, addressed the National Press Club at a luncheon on May 20, 2011. His topics included: Recent efforts to curb collective bargaining rights in several states, including Wisconsin and Ohio, the political outlook for the 2012 elections, and the impact of austerity budgets on local, state and federal workers.
Type: Media
National Press Club Luncheon with General James Jones
Former United States National Security Advisor Gen. James Jones spoke at a May 16, 2011 National Press Club Luncheon. The retired marine outlined how the killing of Osama bin Laden affected the U.S.'s relationship with Pakistan. He also discussed the strategic goals of the United States in the changing Middle East, especially in Libya, Iran, Egypt, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Northern Africa.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Scott Pelley
60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley has been a reporter for more than 45 years and has been an eyewitness to many of the historic events that have shaped our world as we know it today. Pelley shared his memoir, "TRUTH WORTH TELLING: A Reporter's Search for Meaning in the Stories of our Times," at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on May 22, 2019.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Dr. Scott Gottlieb
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, who earlier left his position as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, spoke at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on May 10, 2019 on his tenure at the agency. He focused on how he moved his agenda thorough the agency and where he believes FDA should turn its attention in the future.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Ron Shaich
On April 26, 2019 Panera Bread founder Ron Shaich delivered a speech at a National Press Club Headliners luncheon detailing why he believes Wall Street’s fixation on short-term profits has led to greater social instability and political polarization in American society, and why executives and policy-makers need to re-invest in America’s future.
Type: Media