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NPC Professional Development Event - Seth Goldman, "Mission In a Bottle"
Seth Goldman, TeaEO of Honest Tea, discusses his book, "Mission in a Bottle: The Honest Guide to Doing Business Differently – and Succeeding." Gary Hirshberg, co-founder and chairman of the board of Stonyfield Farm, Inc., joined Goldman for an engaging discussion examining the challenges faced by mission-driven enterprises in a profit-driven world.
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Helen Thomas Memorial Service
Several hundred people attended the National Press Club on Oct. 5, 2013 to pay tribute to the late, groundbreaking journalist Helen Thomas. They were treated to humorous and poignant stories from a host of her prominent friends -- among them ABC News reporter Sam Donaldson, PBS "News Hour" anchor Judy Woodfuff, USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page, actress Diane Ladd and present "Dear Abby" columnist Jeanne Phillips.
Type: Media
2013 Fourth Estate Award Gala Honoring Andrea Mitchell
Andrea Mitchell, veteran NBC Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent and host of MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports, was honored as the 2013 recipient of the Fourth Estate Award, the National Press Club's most-honored prize at a gala dinner Friday, October 4. She is the 41st recipient of the Fourth Estate Award, which recognizes a journalist who has made significant contributions to the field through a lifetime of excellence.
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NPC Speakers Newsmaker with Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan discusses annual education priorities at a Sept. 30, 2013 National Press Club Speakers' event.
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Mayors Mitch Landrieu and Michael Nutter address National Press Club luncheon - Sept. 26, 2013
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter addressed the National Press Club at a September 26, 2013 luncheon. The big city leaders discussed their campaign to cut the nation's murder rates, reduce gun violence and address other issues affecting the urban community.
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NPC Speakers Breakfast with EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy
Gina McCarthy, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, addressed a National Press Club breakfast on Sept. 20, 2013.
Type: Media
2013 National Press Club Centennial Spelling Bee
Beltway politicians and reporters clashed onstage at The National Press Club's Centennial Spelling Bee on September 18, 2013. Marvel at the epiglottal dexterity of the contestants! Watch the press team take a circuitous path to victory! See Sen. Tim Kaine's nonpareil triumph over Politico's Rebecca Sinderbrand to win the trophy!
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NPC Luncheon with NAACP Chief Benjamin Jealous
If history is any guide, racial profiling is ineffective, inhumane and indefensible, Benjamin Jealous, president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), told an Aug. 29, 2013 National Press Club luncheon. The United States is a young country, so “we have no excuse not to know our own history,” Jealous said. “When we forget our history, we repeat it. And we do so at a great price.”
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NPC Luncheon with Gov. Mary Fallin of Oklahoma - Sept. 17, 2013
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, Chair of the National Governors Association, laid out her 2013/14 Chair’s Initiative, "America Works: Education and Training for Tomorrow’s Jobs" at a National Press Club Luncheon on Sept. 17, 2013. The yearlong initiative is set to spotlight improving education and workforce training systems and aligning those systems with the needs of individual state economies.
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NPC Spelling Bee: Pols vs. Press - Sept. 18, 2013
Lawmakers and journalists are getting ready to take the stage for that most American of showdowns: a spelling bee. And the public may not get another chance to see such a spectacle for a century. One hundred years ago, the National Press Club organized a similar spelling bee, pitting members of Congress against Beltway reporters. In 1913, President Wilson attended, a member of his Cabinet moderated and an Ohio congressman won. Now the lawmakers have a chance to solidify their supreme spelling skills; the journalists have a shot at redemption. On Sept. 18, 2013, the Press Club is reprising the…
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