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Dinner At The Press Club With The Iraqi Ambassador To The United States
Iraq's ambassador to the U.S. says Iraqi forces could not have defeated the Islamic State group without help from the U.S.-led coalition and paramilitary troops. In this edition of Update-1, Fareed Yasseen tells Press Club President Jeff Ballou that the battle with ISIS militants has been a transformative experience that has given the country a new spirit. He also describes the press as the "great equalizer" in the struggle to bring democracy to areas where it doesn't exist much, if at all. The ambassador requested the inclusion of this post-event fact correction: Where he said the surge…
Type: Media
Memorial 1 pm Nov. 13 for Charles McDowell
A memorial service for Charles Rice McDowell Jr., a Fourth Estate Award winner and longtime Club member, will be at the Club at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13. He died Nov. 5 at his home in Virginia Beach, Va., of complications from a stroke. He was 84. A political columnist who spent his entire 49-year career at the Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch, Mr. McDowell also was a panelist of PBS’s Washington Week in Review, an inductee into the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame and a narrator of Ken Burns’ “Civil War” documentary. He won the Fourth Estate Award in 1996 and was an NPC member since 1986…
Type: News
Nomination Deadline Nov. 10 for Club Elections
The deadline for filing nominating petitions for Club officers and the Board of Governors is close of business Wednesday, Nov. 10. The election is Friday, Dec. 10. The nominating petitions for president must be signed by at least 25 Journalist members; at least 15 Journalist members must sign petitions for candidates for vice president, secretary, treasurer and membership secretary and the two Board of Governors' positions elected by Journalist members, and at least 15 Communicator members for the one Governor position elected by those in the Communicator membership category. The nominating…
Type: News
3-Course Dinner at Fourth Estate on New Year's Eve, $65
A three-course dinner with a complementary glass of champagne will be served on New Year's Eve at the Fourth Estate Restaurant on Friday, Dec. 31. The price is $65 for members and $80 for non-members inclusive of tax and gratuity. There will be offering two seatings - at 6:30 p.m. and at 8:30 p.m. Reservations can be made at 202-662-7638, [email protected], or on OpenTable.com. Diners will chose one option from each course. Starters Shrimp cocktail with horseradish sauce Virginia oysters on the half shell, raw or grilled, cocktail sauce or mignonette Organic greens, manchego cheese,…
Type: News
'Country Editor' Loaned to Brooklyn Museum for Exhibit
The NPC’s Rockwell painting, “Norman Rockwell Visits a Country Editor,” is on its way to the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the second venue of the highly popular exhibit, “Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera,” sponsored by the Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass. “Country Editor” appeared in the May 25, 1946, Saturday Evening Post and depicts the Monroe County Appeal, a weekly that has been published continuously in Paris, Mo., since 1867. It will return to its permanent home outside the Reliable Source on May 1, 2011. -- Julie Schoo, [email protected]
Type: News
New Year's Eve Swing Dance Party, $125
Come to dance the night away at the New Year's Eve Swing featuring Doc Scantlin and His Imperial Palms Orchestra at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31. The cost is $125 for NPC members; $150 for non-members. The night includes an open bar, hors d'oeuvres, party favors, midnight champagne toast and a $15 discount on New Year's Eve dinner at the Fourth Estate Restaurant. If you would like to have dinner in the Fourth Estate before, it’s only $50 more for three courses and a glass of champagne See the menu here - http://press.org/restaurants/fourth-estate/new-years-eve. For discount codes, contact Josh…
Type: News
Energy Scientist Recommends Reliance on All Sources
The United States could reach its long-term energy goals by adopting a mix of energy sources (one-third fossil fuel, one-third renewables and one-third nuclear) by 2040 at a cost of more than $60 trillion, according to a report released at the Club Nov. 3. Jim Conca, a scientist at Eastern New Mexico University, was commissioned by the Department of Energy to provide long-term sustainable solution to U.S. energy challenges. Conca said the energy dilemma is increased by the magnitude of humanity’s energy needs. He added it requires not a single new source, but a multitude of various sources…
Type: News
How to Access Members-Only Content
Did you know … that as a NPC member, you can access the members-only section of the Club's website at http://press.org/membership/member-content? The site can be accessed for first-time users by entering your membership number in the username field. (If your number is fewer than six digits, enter zeros for the first digits.) In the password field, enter your last name. That field is case-sensitive, so remember to capitalize your last name. After you log on for the first time, you'll have the option to change your username and password. Information posted in the members-only section of press.…
Type: News
Actor Jeff Bridges at Nov. 10 Luncheon
Just 30 tickets remain for the Wednesday, Nov. 10, NPC luncheon with Oscar-winner Jeff Bridges. He won the Best Actor Award for his role as an alcoholic country singer in “Crazy Heart.” In a televised preview of his upcoming address, Bridges will appear on “Larry King Live” Friday, Nov. 5, to discuss his Press Club launch of a national Share Our Strength “No Kid Hungry” campaign to end hunger in the United States by 2015. To reserve, please call 202-662-7501 or email [email protected]. Admission is $17 for National Press Club members, $28 for their guests. To submit a question in…
Type: News
House Historian Discusses Institutional History, 6:30 pm Nov. 16
Fred W. Beuttler, historian of the House of Representatives, will discuss the preservation of institutional history at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, in the Bloomberg classroom adjacent to the Library. The meeting of the History and Heritage Committee is open to all; there is no charge for attendance. Beuttler's office organizes and maintains a history of the House by collecting documents and artifacts and by conducting oral history interviews of members of the House. Prior to assuming this position, he was an historian for the University of Illinois, where he directed the oral history project…
Type: News