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Marvin Kalb on Current Challenges to the Freedom of the Press
On Thursday evening, March 30, 2017, legendary journalist Marvin Kalb delivered a commentary on the threats to our democracy being posed by the Trump administration. The talk was sponsored by the Press Freedom Committee of the National Press Club Journalism Institute. Mr. Kalb was introduced by National Press Club Board of Governors member Michael Freedman.
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Jason Rezaian Congratulates Jeffrey Ballou
Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian's message of congratulations to Jeffrey Ballou on the occasion of Ballou's inauguration as the 110th president of the National Press Club.
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NPC Luncheon with Pfizer CEO Ian Read
Pfizer Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Ian Read discussed a number of important issues including healthcare reform, access to innovative healthcare solutions and the crucial role played by the pharmaceutical industry at a National Press Club luncheon on March 23, 2017.
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NPC Newsmaker: Nancy Pelosi & Chuck Schumer
A day before President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer offered a prebuttal to the President’s speech at a National Press Club Newsmaker on February 27, 2016. Pelosi has led the House Democrats since 2003 and was the first woman elected to be Speaker of the House; Schumer became Democratic leader in January with the retirement of Sen. Harry Reid. The two top Democrats have supported an independent investigation of the intelligence community’s findings that Russia intervened in the U.S.…
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Bob Schieffer on the Importance of a Free Press
This video interview with Bob Schieffer of CBS News was conducted in 2008 and part of it appeared in the Club's centennial film that year. Please listen to his remarks about the role of a free press in a democratic society. Of course this view contrasts with the idea recently offered by the President that the press is the enemy of the American people.
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Jeff Ballou Inaugural Speech
Jeff Ballou, the 110th National Press Club president, pledged in his Jan. 14, 2017 inaugural address to bring his hometown “Pittsburgh values” and their “winning tradition” to Washington, focusing on strengthening the Club for the future, enhancing the membership experience, and going the extra mile when the craft of journalism is threatened.
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NPC Luncheon: Mary Tyler Moore
Mary Tyler Moore, actress and International Chairman for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), discussed research and finding a cure for diabetes at a NPC Luncheon on May 28, 2009. Having just launched her new book, Growing Up Again: Life, Loves, and Oh Yeah, Diabetes, Moore also shared her personal story of living with type 1 diabetes for almost 40 years.
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NPC Newsmaker: Sec. Ernest Moniz
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz spoke at a National Press Club newsmaker and took questions on January 11, 2016. In one of his final public speaking appearances in Washington, Moniz discussed how an increased focus on science and research and development has informed better policymaking and technology solutions, and how to protect the independence and integrity of scientists at the Department of Energy and its 17 National Labs. Secretary Moniz also unveiled a new report on the work of the laboratories and policies that will encourage and empower scientists to continue to innovate new energy…
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NPC Luncheon with HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell discussed consequences of potential Affordable Care Act repeal at a National Press Club luncheon on January 9, 2017.
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The Kalb Report - Democracy in Action: The 2016 Presidential Debates
The Commission on Presidential Debates once again brought the candidates together in 2016 to face tough questions on critical issues while providing a level of substance, dignity and decorum to the presidential campaign. Did it work? On this edition of The Kalb Report, debate moderators Martha Raddatz and Chris Wallace, as well as Commission co-chairs Frank Fahrenkopf and Mike McCurry join Marvin Kalb to review the remarkable 2016 events that rocked America and the world. The Kalb Report series is produced jointly by The National Press Club Journalism Institute, the George Washington…
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