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Podcast summarizes America’s wars and what sustains them
Although President Donald Trump called off military strikes on Iran last month, American troops are involved in conflicts around the world. In the latest episode of Update-1, National Press Club member Mike Hempen talks with Emily Manna, a policy analyst for Open the Government, a nonpartisan coalition that supports a stronger democracy and a more open, accountable and responsive government. They discuss America's hidden wars, what keeps them going and how public knowledge of what is happening on the battlefield has waned. Hempen, the co-vice chair of the Club's Broadcast/Podcast team,…
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Communicating to change behaviors is breakfast topic on July 17
Public relations pioneer Edward Bernays was infamous for his campaign in the late 1920s to increase cigarette smoking among women. A different organization, Truth Initiative, is dedicated to making tobacco use a thing of the past while using communications to affect behavioral change. The organization's managing director of communications, Sarah Shank, will make a breakfast presentation on how they do this from 8 to 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17, in the Cosgrove Lounge. The event, sponsored by the National Press Club Communicator Team, is free to members. Registration is required. Please make…
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NPC in History – H. Ross Perot
The death this week of H. Ross Perot, the billionaire businessman-turned-presidential hopeful, who may have led the way for Donald Trump’s political career, brings to mind his long association with the National Press Club. He spoke nine times at Club luncheons, according to the Club’s archives. The first was in 1970 when he was working independently to help free American prisoners of war in Vietnam. He said he would “support the devil himself” for the release of American POWs. “The treatment of our men in Vietnam reads like something out of a Medieval history,” he said. But his most important…
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Whiskey tasting will benefit Club's Journalism Institute
More than 100 craft distillers from around the country will hold a tasting event for whiskey and other distilled spirits at the National Press Club from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 23. The tasting is open to Club members, working journalists and the general public. The event is sponsored by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States and the American Craft Spirits Association to benefit the Club's Journalism Institute, which campaigns for press freedom issues and helps train journalists. The event will be hosted in the First Amendment and Holeman Lounges. Credentialed press will need to…
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Collector to discuss political memorabilia before second Democratic debate
Jerry Higgins will discuss political memorabilia and show off items from his own collection in the Truman Lounge before Democratic presidential candidates gather for their second debate on Wednesday, July 31. The second night of that debate will air on the televisions in the National Press Club lounge after Higgins speaks at 6:30 p.m. Higgins has spent decades collecting campaign artifacts and will discuss how candidates and their supporters wielded memorabilia to win over voters. His oldest token was made in 1841 for the inauguration of William Henry Harrison. “Back then the button was a…
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Sen. Sherrod Brown to unveil stock buyback legislation at Headliners Newsmaker, July 31
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker news conference at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 31, in the Holeman Lounge. Brown will unveil new legislation to curb stock buybacks and create a ‘worker dividend’ to ensure workers get a share of the profits that they help create. Click here to register. Large, publicly traded corporations often buy back their own stock to boost share value for their executives and investors. This practice has accelerated as a result of recent changes in tax law. This Headliners Newsmaker event is open to credentialed…
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Cheer the Press Club softball team in the medla league playoffs on Saturday
The National Press Club's coed softball team seeks the championship of the Metropolitan Media Softball League this weekend at Cabin John Regional Park in Bethesda, The team finished 9-5, good enough for the fifth seed in the 10-team tournament field, and will face three-time defending champion Bloomberg starting at 10 a.m. Saturday. If the team gets that far, the championship game will be played at the same park on Sunday. The park is near Montgomery Mall and admission is free. Come cheer the Club to victory.
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BBQ and jazz heading to Reliable Source, July 25
The Reliable Source restaurant will serve a special summer BBQ with a side order of jazz on Thursday, July 25 Dinner will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a music from the Greater U Street Jazz Collective to begin at 6 p,m. in the Truman Lounge. A special drink and food menu will follow soon. The price of the buffet is $32 for National Press Club members and $37 for nonmember plus tax and gratuity. Reservation are recommended at 202-662-7443 or [email protected].
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Books and Brunch to discuss 'Where the Crawdads Sing' on July 20
National Press Club Books and Brunch will discuss "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens at noon on Saturday, July 20, in the Fourth Estate Restaurant. Books and Brunch is open to all Club members and their guests. Lunch may be ordered off the restaurant's menu. If you are able to attend, please contact Fay Iudicello at [email protected] or call her at 703-989-4503 before noon Thursday, July 18. We want to assure adequate seating and service for all attendees.
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Club members get history lesson on Battle of Gettysburg on annual Civil War trip
Forty-five National Press Club members and guests enjoyed a fact-filled educational tour of Gettysburg National Military Park on Saturday, 156 years after the bloodiest battle of the Civil War raged over the park's sweeping fields and hills. It was the Club's 15th annual Civil War trip, hosted by the American Battlefield Trust. Tim Smith, a Gettysburg expert and licensed guide. took the Club group through the three days of horrendous fighting in the July 1-3, 1863, battle, which ebbed and flowed over 20 square miles. Smith said the Confederate Army arrived at Gettysburg before the Union…
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