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Advance discounted ticket offer: The Nutcracker
The Warner Theatre is offering an exclusive deal to purchase discounted tickets for the upcoming production of The Nutcracker. The show opens Dec. 3 and will run thru Dec. 27. The advance ticket deal is for their Grand Suite seating. The regular price per ticket for the Grand Suites is $175.00 but with this offer, the early-bird pricing is actually $125.00 per ticket. Grand Suite amenities include private seating section, in-seat beverage service, plush velvet seating and a personalized welcome message. Contact Joy Sheppard at [email protected] or call 202-626-8255 to reserve your…
Type: News
Watch the GOP debate at NPC's Reliable Source, Aug. 6
Looking for the best place in town to watch Thursday's Republican presidential debate? Try the National Press Club’s historic Reliable Source restaurant. NPC members are invited to bring colleagues and non-members to have a drink and watch on one of the large screen TVs as Trump, Cruz, Bush and other GOP presidential candidates test each other in the first of many debates in Election 2016. While your guests are here, you can also let them know about the great opportunities and benefits of membership at the Club. The fun begins at 7 p.m. Food and Drink specials will be available. The event is…
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Newsmaker speakers urge tougher sanctions on Iran, oppose nuclear agreement
A former International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspector, an Iranian opposition leader and the former commander of the USS Cole called the recently negotiated nuclear agreement with Iran weak and mistaken at an August 3 Newsmakers event at the National Press Club. Kirk Lippold, who was the commanding officer of the USS Cole when it was attacked in Yemen by terrorists in 2000, and Alireza Jafarzadeh, deputy director of the U.S. office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, favored stiffer economic and trade sanctions to pressure Iran to give up its nuclear program rather than…
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Industry and the Environment
Mr. Smith's speech to the National Press Club coincided with the U.S. Senate's debate on clean air legislation. He addressed the conflict between industry and the environment and how General Motors had tried to resolve the conflicts without government intervention. He also summarized the past of the auto industry in this context. After his presentation Mr. Smith answered audience members' questions. Smith is stepping down as General Motors chairman.
Type: Media
UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Folt: To help the economy, help students graduate
Universities can act as ``catalysts'' to produce the skilled workers that the new Knowledge Economy requires, Carol Folt, Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said at a National Press Club luncheon Tuesday. Graduation must be an affordable, accessible opportunity for more students, because ``the new Knowledge Economy requires the skills of a college graduate,” she said. “You have to build universities that draw on the talents” of people of all incomes and backgrounds, Folt said. “You have to get them into the fields that contribute to the knowledge economy.”…
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Sept. 5 BEAT THE DEADLINE 5K only weeks away!
The National Press Club BEAT THE DEADLINE 5K is only weeks away on Sept. 5 at 7:30 am. Early bird deadline for registration ends on Aug. 17 and rates go up to $45 for all runners. Don’t forget Tony Horton, Creator of P90X, is back this year as honorary race marshal. Tony will be hosting a Boot Camp style workout on Sept. 3 in the ballroom. Why not consider spending the night before or after in luxury and get a special rate from the Donovan House. The Donovan House is offering a special rate of $159 for an overnight stay to all BEAT THE DEADLINE registrants until August 4. Click here for the…
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A push To free Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian
Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian has now been held in an Iranian prison for one year, and that's the focus of this edition of Update-1, the Press Club podcast. It was July 22 of last year when Iranian security forces swarmed Rezaian's home without warning and arrested him. Recently Ali Rezaian, Jason’s brother, and the Post's Executive Editor Marty Baron spoke at the club about the life Jason has lived since that day. Broadcast Committee member Ufuoma Otu is the host. All podcasts are available to the public and can be found on www.press.org under the Recent Multimedia section or…
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Nacchio, at NPC Newsmaker, warns of NSA overreach on phone records
Joseph P. Nacchio, the former chairman and CEO of Qwest Communications International and convicted felon on insider trading who spent 72 months in federal prison (and forfeited $62 million), warned that the newly passed USA Freedom Act doesn't go far enough to rein in National Security Agency scrutiny of Americans’ digital and phone records. At a July 29 National Press Club Newsmaker, Nacchio, the Brooklyn-born son of a longshoreman who earned an MBA from New York University and a master’s in engineering from MIT, charged that the USA Freedom Act does not adequately reform the Patriot Act.…
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Long-time member John McCormick publishes two more Kindle ebooks
Long time NPC member John A McCormick has published two more Kindle ebooks. Filled with pictures, “Sheep in the Rafters, the Story of Highland Ranch Sanctuary,” is the story of McCormick's ranch and animal rescue operation in central Pennsylvania, where he raised endangered horned St. Jacob Sheep, mini donkeys, mini horses, and one lonely emu, Harold. "The View From Highland Ranch" is a collection of his columns (co-authored by his lead jackass, Jack) in The Punxsutawney Spirit. Punxsutawney PA, the home of Groundhog Day, is the quintessential American small town. Some are funny, some…
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New NPC member Johnson to address race on Channel 9 show, Aug. 7
One of the Club’s newest members, veteran broadcaster Bruce Johnson, will lead an interesting and innovative program “Race: An Honest Conversation with Bruce Johnson,” a one-hour prime time special on Channel 9 on Friday Aug. 7 at 8 p.m. The hashtag for tweeting the event is #9TalksRace.The town hall style format will feature in-studio participants including journalists from the Washington Post, a partner in the production. “We really hope Press Club members will participate via social media,” said Johnson. “Media coverage, and people’s perception of media coverage can be a big part of the…
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