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Fourth Estate Award Dinner
Christiane Amanpour received the National Press Club's 36th annual Fourth Estate Award for achieving distinction for a lifetime of contributions to American journalism. Wolf Blitzer, Madeleine Albright, and Richard Cohen spoke in tirubte. Video tributes from CNN and Barbara Walters were shown.
Type: Media
Tribute to Hunter S. Thompson
The National Press Club hosted a special tribute to the late Hunter S. Thompson. Colleagues and friends of the counter-culture author and journalist who died earlier in the year discussed Thompson's impact on journalism, culture and politics. They talked about how they met Hunter Thompson and worked with him and about his lifestyle. Will Durst moderated the discussion. Corey Seymour was Hunter Thompson's editorial assistant at Rolling Stone magazine and co-editor of the magazine's tribute issue to Hunter Thompson. Frank Mankeiwicz was manager of George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign.…
Type: Media
Jimmy Dolittle Award
Mr. Augustine received the annual Jimmy Dolittle Award, named after the former Air Force general. The award is presented to persons for contributions to national defense through scientific research.
Type: Media