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Marvin, Deborah Kalb explore Vietnam legacy, new book, 6 pm June 24
Marvin and Deborah Kalb, authors of Haunting Legacy: Vietnam and the American Presidency from Ford to Obama, will discuss their book at an event moderated by Ted Koppel at 6 p.m. Friday, June 24, in the ballroom. Please reserve at [email protected], or (202) 662-7523. The United States had never lost a war - that is, until 1975, when it was forced to flee Saigon and abandon South Vietnam to a victorious communist army. The legacy of this first defeat has haunted every president since, especially on the decision of whether to commit troops to war, according to the authors. In Haunting Legacy, the…
Type: News
Order photos from 5K, Tony Horton workout
National Press Club members, guests and the general public may order photographs from the Club’s recent Beat the Deadline 5K race and from the preceding workout with P90X creator Tony Horton. The images were shot by Club photographers Sam Hurd and Noel St. John. Photos from the June 9 workout with Tony Horton are available for purchase at http://photos.samuelhurd.com/NPC-Events/June-9th-2011-Tony-Horton/17484…. Cost is $20 per print or jpg digital downloads. Photos from the June 11 5K race with race marshals Tony Horton and CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux are available at http://noelstjohn.smugmug.…
Type: News
Rep. Scott Garrett to outline ways to avoid Aug. 2 default, 2 pm June 21
U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett, R-N.J., chairman of the House capital markets subcommittee, will discuss a bill that would give priority to repaying outstanding debt when the limit is reached at a Newsmaker press conference at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, in the Zenger Room. Garrett says U.S. debt-limit disruptions would be avoided if the Treasury Department was directed to spend the revenues that come in after Aug. 2 on repaying bond holders ahead of other obligations. He is the prime sponsor of H.R. 421, the Full Faith and Credit Act, which would put that policy in place. Garrett will discuss the…
Type: News
Scowcroft: Globalization erodes power of individual countries
Globalization is "reducing freedom of action of the nation state," former National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft told a National Press Club luncheon audience June 14 during the annual Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation journalism awards presentations. Scowcroft, the top security aide to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush, said that globalization in communications, economics and other fields is "eroding the power of nation states" that have been the framework for international relations since the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648. He cited the global economic crisis that began in…
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Free Press: Power To The People
The founding fathers of American democracy felt strongly about the need to hold the new government accountable and prevent tyranny. They embraced the free press as a watchdog to expose corruption and provide a safeguard to keep power in the hands of the people. Do Americans today still share those views, or has the evolution of technology left us vulnerable to malicious influence that has undermined those original ideals? The National Press Club's David Melendy reaches out to a broad spectrum of society to listen to the people and gives them a voice in this Update-1 podcast, "Free press:…
Type: Media
Ag Secy: Global food security requires innovation, accurate information
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack called for innovation and accurate market information to meet global food needs at a National Press Club luncheon June 13. "We must ensure that food makes it from farms to mouths," he said. "The solution to global food security lies in innovation, arising from research and development." The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that 925 million people were undernourished last year. Although an improvement over 2009, the number is still "unacceptably high," Vilsack said. Vilsack spoke in advance of the first meeting of G20 agriculture…
Type: News
Newsmakers Committee meets, 6 pm June 16
The Newsmakers Committee regular monthly meeting will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 16, on the mezzanine level of the Club.
Type: News
Softball team clinches division title
The National Press Club clinched its second division title in three seasons with a triple-header sweep over Energy Now, AP and Bloomberg on June 11. With three games left in the regular season, the Club remains in contention for the top seed in the playoffs. Trying to single out anyone for their performance this past Saturday would be futile. In the three wins, the Club put up a combined 49 runs. Everyone who showed up got to play, and everyone who played contributed. However, we will give a special shoutout to Jackie Lewandowski for being the top female finisher among Club members in the…
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Club 5K participants beat heat; race draws record number of entrants
Hundreds of participants in the National Press Club Beat the Deadline 5K endured hot, humid conditions on June 11, despite the race's 7:30 a.m. start time. The event drew a record number of entrants -- more than 800 -- and likely will produce the highest fundraising total in six years for the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library. But the cohort of runners and walkers was fewer than the total registered -- probably due to the warm temperature. "It shows how tough you people are," former Club President Alan Bjerga told a post-race awards breakfast crowd in the ballroom. "Thanks for…
Type: News
Explore 'hyperlocal' news at launch of 'Get It Online' series, 6:30 pm July 14
Is hyperlocal online media the new 5 o'clock news? This question will be posed at the National Press Club’s new series, “Get It Online,” at 6:30 p.m. July 14 in the First Amendment Lounge. Seats are limited, so please pre-register now at: http://press.org/events/hyperlocal Member discount code is NPCMembers. We will be live-tweeting the panel event, and a cash bar reception will follow. Admission is free for Club members and $10 for non-members. In a time when more Americans get their news from the Internet than from newspapers, highly customized neighborhood-centric reporting is on the…
Type: News