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NPC Luncheon with Arne Duncan
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan urged Congress not to reduce funding for early childhood education at a National Press Club luncheon on Oct. 2, 2012. "Candidly speaking, however, it's a challenge in the current climate," Duncan told a sold-out Club ballroom. "If some members of the House have their way, programs like Head Start, Title I and IDEA [Individuals With Disabilities Education Act] could take a big hit. So we need to continue to fight hard for these programs that protect children at risk."
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2012 Fourth Estate Award Honoring Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward accepted the Fourth Estate Award for lifetime achievement in journalism on September 21, 2012 - four decades after his investigative reporting on the Watergate scandal disrupted the first event honoring Walter Cronkite. Colleagues lined up to pay tribute to his life and work, including Donald Graham, David Maraniss, Katharine Weymouth and George Solomon. For more information, click here.
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Press Club Rewind - 10.1.2012
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this weeks' edition: SiriusXM's "Politics Straight Up" broadcasts live from the National Press Club; the University of Pennsylvania holds a forum on fact checking in the 2012 election; author John Perkins talks about his latest book, "Hoodwinked"; Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves reveals how and why his country has become a leader in e-government; Families USA outlines the differences in the presidential candidates' health care plans; and the National Cancer Institute reports a continuing decline in cancer…
Type: Media
Bob Woodward Fourth Estate Awards - Rewind Special Edition
The Washington Post's Bob Woodward was honored at The National Press Club's Fourth Estate Award dinner on September 21, 2012. Colleagues lined up to pay tribute to his life and work, including Donald Graham, David Maraniss, Katharine Weymouth and George Solomon.
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Press Club Rewind - 9.24.2012
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this weeks' edition: Bob Woodward is given the National Press Club's highest honor, the Fourth Estate Award; Denzel Washington and Michael Phelps champion the Boys & Girls Clubs of America; Newt Gingrich argues for oil production on federal lands; Juan Gonzalez promotes his new book; and the United Nations attempts to end child marriage.
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Press Club Rewind - 9.17.2012
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this weeks' edition: Libyan Ambassador Ali Aujal expresses regret over the slaying of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens; Newt Gingrich demands a debate on national security; Family Research Council chief Tony Perkins endorses Mitt Romney and Teamsters head James Hoffa does likewise for Barack Obama; a panel analyzes the role of Latino voters; and the Surgeon General reports on an alarming uptick in U.S. suicide rates.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Tony Perkins
Value issues will be salient at the polls in the November election, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins told a National Press Club audience Sept. 12, 2012. “The sanctity of life, the sacredness of marriage, the boundaries of sexual expression and the exercise of religious freedom” are issues that matter and “rank as fundamental,” Perkins said.
Type: Media
Press Club Rewind - 9.10.2012
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Actress Kathleen Turner advocates for women's rights and Redskins GM Bruce Allen promises Washington fans that they'll love new QB Robert Griffin III.
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NPC Luncheon with Bruce Allen
Forty-eight hours before the Washington Redskins' 2012 season kickoff in New Orleans, general manager Bruce Allen declined to predict how many games the team would win this year at a National Press Club luncheon. But he was quick to promise that Redskin fans would be captivated by the team's heralded new quarterback, Robert Griffin III.
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NPC Luncheon with Kathleen Turner
If Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is elected, it would spell disaster for Planned Parenthood, actress-activist Kathleen Turner told a predominantly female National Press Club luncheon audience Sept. 6, 2012.
Type: Media