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People with disabilities can be election 'difference-maker,' Obama representative says
President Obama is poised to ensure in a second term that people with disabilities have an even better and more secure future, Jonathan Young, chairman of the National Council on Disability Policy, said at a September 11 National Press Club Newsmaker. "I am here today because the voice and vote of people with disabilities matter in this election," Young said. "It is time for the disability community to flex its muscles and be the difference-maker it can be." Young spoke as a representative of Obama. The Romney campaign declined to send a representative to speak on the subject. Young, a…
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Architects to discuss controversial design of proposed Eisenhower Memorial Sept. 18
Milton W. Grenfell, of Grenfell Architecture PLC and vice president of the National Civic Art Society, and Roger K. Lewis, Washington Post columnist and professor emeritus of architecture at the University of Maryland, will discuss the proposed Eisenhower Memorial at a Newsmaker on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 10 a.m. in the club's Zenger Room. The Memorial is supposed to be built south of the National Mall between Independence Avenue and the U.S. Department of Education.
Type: News
CNN legal expert to analyze Obama, Supreme Court tension, 6:30 pm Sept. 19
Jeffrey Toobin, senior CNN legal analyst and staff writer for The New Yorker, will discuss his new book, "The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court," at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the National Press Club. A book signing will follow the event, which is free for Club members and $5 for all guests and non-members. Purchase your tickets here: http://www.press.org/events/toobin. This event is a fundraiser for the NPC Journalism Institute. The author will only sign copies of the book purchased through the Club. No outside books or memorabilia are allowed. "The Oath" is an insider…
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NPC General Membership meeting to be held Oct. 5
National Press Club officers will report to the membership on the state of the Club at a General Membership Meeting on Friday, Oct. 5, at 12 noon in the Holeman Lounge. A buffet lunch will be served. Please RSVP to [email protected].
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Press Interview
Type: Media
London, New Mexico, other NPC Travel Committee trips to be detailed Sept. 18
The NPC Travel Committee will hold a reception on Tuesday, September 18th at 7:00 p.m. in the Murrow Room to discuss upcoming trips. There will also be an opportunity for attendees to hear presentations on the trips and to suggest activities they would like to have the Travel Committee explore. Details of upcoming trips to London and New Mexico, and to South Africa and Botswana, will be presented, among others. Informational literature will be available, and refreshments will be served.
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Give your campaign an edge with online research Sept. 21, 8:30 a.m.
Learn how research data can invigorate your communications effort at the “Get PR Smart” class September 21, 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the National Press Club Conference Rooms. Testing your campaign messaging or collecting data to support your cause costs much less than you think. In this panel discussion, experts weigh in on how conducting research using online tools is an investment that can maximize your campaign’s potential. Register here. The fee is $95 for NPC members and $125 for non-NPC members. NPC members should login to see the discount code. The "Get PR Smart" series is sponsored…
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Gen. Martin Dempsey, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, to speak at luncheon Oct. 10
Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on Wednesday, Oct. 10. Sworn in one year ago as the nation’s highest-ranking military officer, Dempsey is a former Army Chief of Staff who served two tours as a wartime commander in Iraq. Lunch will be served at noon, with remarks beginning at 12:30 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 1:30 p.m. Tickets cost $19 for Press Club members, $30 for guests of members, and $37 for general admission. To reserve tickets, please e-mail [email protected] or call 202-…
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Two head table seats available for members at Hoffa lunch Thursday
Please email Donna Leinwand Leger if you would like one of two complimentary seats at the head table for the National Press Club luncheon on Thursday, Sept. 13 featuring James Hoffa, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Members in good standing should email Donna at [email protected] with his or her name, title and a mobile phone number. The first two emails received will get the seats. Members who are selected must also submit two excellent questions for Hoffa.
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Authors to discuss 'Epic story of race and the American media'
Juan González, of New York Daily News and Democracy Now!, and Joseph Torres, of Free Press, will discuss the book "News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media," on Sept. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the National Press Club. "News for All the People" is an account of the class and racial conflicts in the American news media, from the first colonial newspaper to the Internet. The book reveals how racial segregation in the media distorted the news and unearths numerous examples of how publishers and broadcasters actually fomented racial violence through their coverage. González…
Type: News