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A Celebration of Suffrage at The National Press Club
A gala National Press Club reception commemorating the 1913 march in Washington that led to voting rights for women. Featuring speeches by National Women’s History Museum president Joan Wages, ABC-7 anchor Maureen Bunyan and NPC president Angela Greiling Keane. Also includes a panel discussion moderated by Newsweek contributing editor and “McLaughlin Group” panelist Eleanor Clift, including Wages, radio personality Erika Falk, J.D. Zahniser, co-author of a book on suffragist Alice Paul, and Rosalyn Terborg-Penn, historian and author of "African American Women in the Struggle for the Vote:…
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Press Club Rewind - 2.25.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Former AIG CEO Maurice R. Greenberg denies any blame for the company's downfall; a first responder to the deadly night club fire in Rhode Island ten years ago lobbies for tax incentives that promote fire safety; a Migrant Workers Rights Organization argues for laws to protect workers in the fair and carnival industry; a panel examines the benefits of crowd sourcing and crowd funding for entrepreneurs; and Surgeon General Regina Benjamin articulates the importance of keeping kids away from…
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Press Club Rewind - 2.18.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: MPAA Chair Christopher Dodd speaks at an NPC luncheon event; Israeli special envoy Zalman Shoval expresses displeasure at the U.N.'s handling of Palestinian statehood; Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) delivers the Tea Party's response to the State of the Union address while Senator Amy Jean Klobuchar (D-MN) praises the mechanics of President's speech; and Whole Foods CEO John Mackey calls for "higher leadership" from our politicians.
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NPC Luncheon: Chris Dodd
Regulating content is not the response to violence in films, said Christopher Dodd, chairman and chief executive officer of the Motion Picture Association of America in a Feb. 15, 2013 National Press Club Luncheon speech.
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Press Club Rewind - 2.11.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Sen. Gerald Moran speaks of the need to fund entrepreneurial growth; a new Quinnipiac poll looks at attitudes on gun control; Bruce Babbitt attempts to balance the demand on public land for both energy and conservation; Sen. Mark Warner promotes a plan to increase energy production; and a new study outlines the difficulties for women seeking justice in developing countries.
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Press Club Rewind - 2.4.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: 2012 Presidential Debate moderators analyze their performance for The Kalb Report; conservative Latinos push for statehood for Puerto Rico; Irish Ambassador Michael Collins outlines plans for his country's E.U. Presidency; education researchers reveal how a charter school's success or failure is largely determined in its first three years; and humorist Dave Barry promotes his new novel, "Insane City."
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Press Club Rewind - 1.28.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Civil rights leaders from Alabama plan to honor victims on the 50th anniversary of the 1963 Birmingham church bombing; Human Rights Watch reports the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department mishandled sexual assault reports; a panel of energy industry leaders examines the role of traditional and alternative energy sources in the 21st century; and the American Hospital Association promotes hand washing as a simple and effective means to prevent the spread of infection.
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Press Club Rewind - 1.21.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa calls for immigration reform; the Presidential Inaugural Committee outlines their plans for a day of service; NPC member and author Paul Dickson presents his new book, "Words from the White House"; experts analyze social media's role in the 2012 elections; the Job Creators Alliance worries that Washington's tax reform policies will stifle small business; and highway safety advocates report an increase in motor vehicle crashes and deaths.
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NPC Luncheon with Leon Panetta
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta used a Dec. 18, 2012 National Press Club luncheon to urge Congress to "do the right thing" by avoiding the across-the-board spending cuts of the looming "fiscal cliff" and approving the defense strategy contained in the Defense Department’s budget proposal.
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South Africa Night at The National Press Club
South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool, former U.S. Ambassador Edward Perkins and the Taratibu Youth Association dance troupe headline a Nov 26, 2012 National Press Club event in celebration of the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela. Special thanks and credit to DC Hotspots and Adam Ishaeik and Asrate Asfaw Teferra for this video.
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