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Club member John McCormick relaunching science fiction magazine
Club member John McCormick, former Newsbytes News Network bureau chief and Government Computer News columnist, is helping to relaunch Perihelion, a science/science fiction magazine from 40 years ago. McCormick is an adviser to the publisher and a writer for the publication. Perihelionsf.com features science fiction stories, science features from scientists and engineers, and graphic novels. The site is free. Perihelion is looking for freelance contributors to submit articles, stories and reviewss. Details are on the site under "submissions." The publisher pays in advance of publication.
Type: News
Here's what to look forward to at the Club in early 2013
With 2012 fast drawing to a close, here's a peek at some of the Club events taking place early in the new year. Jan. 21 -- Presidential inauguration. Executive Chef Susan Delbert is preparing special dishes for members and their guests in the Reliable Source, where extra TV sets are being set up to watch the festivities. Reserve at 202-662-7443 or [email protected] Jan. 26 -- Club presidential inauguration. "Game On: A Black Tie Tailgate" will celebrate incoming Club President Angela Greiling Keane, transportation reporter for Bloomberg News, fan of the Green Bay Packers and Girl Scout Gold Award…
Type: News
This week In National Press Club history
Dec. 25, 1991: President Mikhail Gorbachev steps down, bringing an end to the Soviet Union. A series of speeches at the National Press Club between 1988 and 1991 forecast the end of the Cold War. In July 1988, Soviet Marshal Sergei Akhromeyev announces that Hungary and Poland are free to leave the Soviet Bloc. In November 1989, Polish Solidarity leader Lech Walesa declares the Iron Curtain “is no more.” And Russia’s first elected president, Boris Yeltsin, in June 1991 speaks for only five minutes, but answers many questions ranging from his personal religions views to the Soviet Union’s…
Type: News
Club member Simeon Booker writes book on his 65 years as a journalist
Club member Simeon Booker's book on his 65 years as a journalist, "Shocking the Conscience: A Reporter's Account of the Civil Rights Movement," is now available as an e-book. The hard copy will be published in April. Booker spent more than 50 years as Jet/Ebony's Washington bureau chief and White House correspondent, covering 10 U.S. presidents. He and his wife Carol McCabe Booker began writing the book after he retired at age 88 in 2007.
Type: News
Angela Greiling Keane to be inaugurated Jan. 26
Just five days after President Barack Obama, newly elected Club President Angela Greiling Keane will have her own inauguration. The theme will be “Game On: A Black Tie Tailgate," and the celebration is set for Saturday, Jan. 26. The event will pay homage to Greiling Keane’s love of football, especially the Green Bay Packers, and her years as a Girl Scout. A transportation reporter for Bloomberg News, Greiling Keane is a Girl Scout Gold Award recipient and co-leader of herdaughter’s Brownie troop. Food and wine inspired by her native state of Minnesota will be served and other surprises are in…
Type: News
Celebrate Inauguration Day at the Reliable Source
Celebrate Presidential Inauguration Day at the National Press Club. Executive Chef Susan Delbert will be preparing special dishes on Monday, Jan. 21 for lunch and dinner in the Reliable Source, and a big screen TV will be set up so members and their guests can watch all the festivities. Please make your reservation by calling 202-662-7443 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Type: News
Senator Conrad calls for solution to fiscal cliff and budget deficits
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad told a Newsmaker Dec. 19 that he wanted a long-term budget agreement to avoid the more than $600 billion in tax increases and spending cuts scheduled to take effect beginning next month, but expected a smaller deal in the new year. "The country needs a fiscal plan to bring us back from the brink," he said. Even so, government spending helped bail out U.S. banks and President Barack Obama's stimulus package created millions of jobs and avoided a 16-percent unemployment rate, he said. “Now we are facing the consequences'' of that spending, however,…
Type: News
Club members get discount at Shakespeare Theater
The Shakespeare Theater is offering Club members a special deal by making seats available for 29 percent to 48 percent less than standard prices for the purchase of a three-play package. Choose from A Midsummer Night's Dream; Eugene O'Neill's Hughie, featuring Emmy Award winner Richard Schiff; Wallenstein, directed by Michael Kahn; Shakespeare's tragedy Coriolanus, directed by David Muse; or The Winter's Tale, directed by Rebecca Bayla Taichman. Call 202-608-6347 from 3 pm to 9 pm Mondays through Fridays or from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm Saturdays. This is a limited time offer and is only available…
Type: News
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Type: Media
Pub Quiz tonight
The last Pub Quiz of 2012 takes place beginning at 7 pm in the Truman Lounge. Enjoy cold beer and the Reliable Source's signature menu while you show off your smarts. Each team needs to include at least one National Press Club member. Round prizes will be awarded as well as the evening’s grand prize --$50 off the winning team’s tab at the Reliable Source. No reservation is necessary and guests are welcome.
Type: News