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NPC Luncheon with Carly Fiorina
Rules and regulations emanating from Washington are choking America's potential entrepreneurs, Carly Fiorina, former chairman of Hewlett Packard, said at a July 1, 2013 National Press Club luncheon.
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Press Club Rewind - 7.1.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at The National Press Club. In this week's edition: Discovery Channel founder John Hendricks talks with Paula Zahn about his new book; outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood gives his farewell remarks; lobbyists urge Obama to maintain commitment to AIDS/HIV aid while others urge him to limit military intervention in Africa; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s son marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington; Stephen Groff of the Asian Development Bank evaluates Myanmar’s economic future; a panel weighs the effects of the Koch brothers'…
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Press Club Rewind - Special Edition: Gary Pruitt & Barbara Walters
In the wake of the Department of Justice seizing phone data of reporters, CEO of the Associated Press Gary Pruitt asks for new guidelines and a federal shield law to protect journalists at a June 19, 2013 NPC luncheon. Also: The American News Women's Club honored Barbara Walters with its Excellence in Journalism Award on June 21, 2013 at The National Press Club. Network news colleagues toasted her, friends roasted her retirement announcement, and the pioneering legend herself reflected on her career.
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NPC Newsmaker: Goodwill Industries
Goodwill Industries will help 3,000 female vets nationwide find jobs over the next two years, Goodwill President and CEO Jim Gibbons said at a June 25, 2013 National Press Club Newsmaker media event. The move expands a program developed in 2012 and encouraged by First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden to hire 1,800 veterans, according to Gibbons.
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Press Club Rewind - 6.24.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at The National Press Club. In this week's edition: supporters advocate for the Marketplace Fairness Act; Mariel Hemingway speaks on challenges healthcare providers face in preventing suicide; activists launch social media campaign to oppose the Keystone XL pipeline; Goodwill Industries launches new program to help female veterans find jobs; and scientists outline plans for building the largest radio telescope in history.
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NPC Luncheon with AP CEO Gary Pruitt
The Department of Justice's seizure of Associated Press phone records has made it tougher for reporters to do their jobs, AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt said June 19, 2013 at a National Press Club luncheon.
Type: Media
Press Club Rewind - 6.17.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at The National Press Club. In this week's edition: Latino American business owners push for immigration reform; The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs discusses the implications of a nuclear Iran; The Lumina Foundation decries the nation's student finance system; retired military leaders discuss how America's failing education system affects military readiness; and constitutional lawyer Floyd Abrams discusses his new book.
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Press Club Rewind - 6.10.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at The National Press Club. In this week's edition: Former White House aide David Gergen speaks on the importance of good reporting; Chilean President Sebastián Piñera talks about the challenges his country faces on the international stage; Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack sounds the alarm on climate change; Bill Nye "The Science Guy" honors young scientists; and Jazz Night combines great music and food at the club's Fourth Estate Restaurant.
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NPC Luncheon with Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack described the effects of climate change on agriculture and detailed three new steps his department is taking to mitigate them at a National Press Club luncheon June 5, 2013.
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NPC Luncheon with President Sebastián Piñera of Chile
Once the poorest of Spain's colonies, Chile aims to be "the first Latin American developed country without poverty," declared Chilean President Sebastián Piñera at a June 4, 2013 National Press Club luncheon.
Type: Media