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GM and Dominos executives to discuss self-driving cars
Former General Motors Chief Technology Officer Larry Burns and Executive Vice President Lynn Liddle of Domino's Pizza will discuss the future of autonomous vehicles and their implications for businesses and America’s economic security at a Newsmakers news conference on Wednesday Oct. 14, at 10 a.m. in the Bloomberg Room. Energy Security expert Robby Diamond, CEO of Securing America’s Future Energy, will join Burns and Liddle. Oil dependence is exacerbated by the myriad inefficiencies of the country’s transportation system. Vehicle autonomy – and the new opportunities for improved…
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Latvian president covers transatlantic waterfront at Luncheon
President Raimonds Vejonis of Latvia, noting Russian actions, told an Oct. 2 Luncheon audience that Latvia is thankful for the U.S.role in the Baltic states. Vejonis said the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) “has been at the heart of our transatlantic bond since the end of the Second World War” and “has served well in ensuring peace and security.” But he noted that “Russia’s readiness to change borders by force and increasing its military presence on our borders has undermined European security.” The key element in NATO’S success is deterrence, and Latvia is thankful for “the U.S.…
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States should do more, Washington less, Utah Gov. Herbert says at Oct. 2 Club luncheon
States and the federal government need to reset the balance of power by allowing states to do more and Washington to do less, Gov. Gary Herbert, chair of the National Governors Association, told a National Press Club luncheon audience on Oct. 2. The federal government does too much because the American people are demanding it, Herbert said. “I think in many cases, particularly here in this city in Washington, it is because we the people are asking them to do more than the Constitution ever understood them to do,” he said. “We are asking for Washington to do too many things for too many people…
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Club decides to sell Rockwell painting due to high valuation, insurance costs
A sharply rising valuation and related insurance costs led to a unanimous decision by the boards of the National Press Club and the NPC Journalism Institute to sell the Club's Norman Rockwell painting, "Norman Rockwell Visits a Country Editor," National Press Club President John Hughes said at the Club's general membership meeting on Oct. 2. In an earlier email and at the meeting, Hughes said that the appraised value of the painting had risen exponentially recently to between $10 and $15 million. Insurance and adequate security costs for such an art work would run in "six figures," he said.…
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Nominations open for Club officer, board elections
Nominations for this year's annual National Press Club elections for officers and board members are open and will run through Oct. 30. Candidates will place their nominating petitions on the tables outside the president's office for members to sign. (If you're facing the Reliable Source, the president's office is to the right). The nomination period will be followed by candidate vetting. Members will be able to vote online, by absentee ballot and in person. Members who prefer to vote in person will cast their ballots on Friday, Dec. 11. The election results will be announced that evening.
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Playwright to explore ongoing influence of author Edna Ferber, noon Oct. 7
Playwright Julie Gilbert, grand niece of Pulitzer Winner Edna Ferber, author of the novel “Giant” (1952), will discuss her Great Aunt Edna at noon Wednesday, Oct. 7, in the McLendon Room. National Press Club member Janice Law founded the nonprofit American Women Writers National Museum, which is sponsoring the free event that is open to Club members and the public. Gilbert will explore three aspects of her great aunt: Ferber’s 1924 Pulitzer novel “So Big,” the influence of Ferber’s literary work on “today’s changed values,” and the personal relationship of Gilbert and Ferber’s family. No…
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Updating Club profile increases chance to sit at luncheon head table
Did you know the Club has an online membership directory? The listing of general contact information for Club members on the members-only section of the website is a great way to connect with your colleagues. The directory also is a crucial tool for the Speakers Committee when it is seeking members to sit at the head tables of luncheons. If your current director directory listing is updated with your professional affiliation and beat or area of expertise, it will help the Speakers Committee find members who work in areas related to luncheon headliners. You may find yourself getting an…
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Author researches first ladies’ importance to White House
First ladies are an important asset to modern White House communications strategies, Lauren Wright told a National Press Club Book Rap May 12, as she promoted her new book, "Presidential Spouses and White House Communications Strategy Today." “There is no doubt that presidential spouses are media superstars,” Wright said, noting that Michelle Obama’s 2012 convention speech had more views than any of the speeches at the Republican National Convention. The book is an academic, political-science study so Wright only went back as far 1992, when all of the speeches made by the first ladies started…
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Rights advocates raise alarm at over voter suppression
The nation faces an unprecedented threat to voter turnout in this fall’s elections, according to civil rights advocates speaking at a Newsmaker on Friday. “This is the first presidential election cycle to be conducted without the full protection of the Voting Rights Act of 1965,” said Kristen Clarke, president of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. “The heart of it is pre-clearance for voting rights changes in states with a long history of voter suppression.” She and others allege that the Supreme Court’s 2013 5-4 decision in Shelby County v. Holder that voided the law has made…
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Panel: Journalists must make an effort to include female sources in coverage
Before moderating the “Women as Sources, Women in Journalism” panel at the National Press Club Thursday evening, Bloomberg News White House correspondent Angela Greiling Keane made a point to include a female source in a story she filed. If she hadn’t, “I couldn’t live with myself,” the former NPC President said with a laugh. While making sure to feature a woman’s voice in an article is a simple act, it’s one that the panelists said traditional media often don’t consider. Kate McCarthy, director of the Women's Media Center's SheSource, noted that even in stories about issues mostly…
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