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Press Club Rewind - 9.5.2011
Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Teamsters President James Hoffa accuses corporations of hoarding billions of dollars in offshore accounts; Labor Secretary Hilda Solis says the President has ideas on how to put Americans back to work; and experts analyze security in the U.S. a decade after 9/11, but Sen. Joseph Lieberman says Al Qaeda is still recruiting terrorists.
Type: Media
NPC Interview with Hilda Solis
U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis sat down with NPC President Mark Hamrick for an hour-long interview on Aug. 30, 2011 to discuss the employment situation and job creation in the U.S. ahead of Labor Day and the election season.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Morgan Freeman
Actor Morgan Freeman visited the Press Club on December 18, 2007 to discuss the enormous impacts that severe tropical storms in the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea have on coastal residents. He spoke about his organization Planet Now's growing mission to inform these citizens of these effects and to assist them in protecting themselves and their homes, businesses and communities.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with John Kerry
During a Press Club Luncheon on June 6, 2007, Senator John Kerry discussed global climate change. Senator Kerry talked about possible legislation to remedy climate change and the book that he wrote with his wife. He also discussed topics such as greenhouse gases, the United States' dependence on oil, conservation of fossil fuels and incentive for alternative energy sources.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Jeff Bridges
Academy Award Winner Jeff Bridges announced his support for the No Kid Hungry campaign at the National Press Club on November 10, 2010. This campaign is a fight to end child hunger in the United States.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Hillary Clinton
Then-Senator and future Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the Press Club on May 23, 2006 to discuss energy issues. Clinton said the U.S. should not be dependent on foreign oil and she proposed 8 million barrels a day could be cut by 2025 if the U.S. used more ethanol-based fuel.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon: Gerald R. Ford Journalism Awards 2001
Former President Gerald R. Ford came to the Press Club to present his Foundation's Journalism Awards to correspondents from the Washington Post on June 4, 2001. He spoke briefly after handing out the awards on issues such as balance of power in the Senate and the Congressional agenda.
Type: Media
NPC Newsmaker: George Clooney and Barack Obama
Senator and Future President Barack Obama joined actor George Clooney in rallying to save Darfur at the Press Club on April 27, 2006.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with George Warrington
George Warrington, Executive Director of New Jersey Transit, expressed his support of federal funding for high-speed intercity rail travel at the Press Club on May 24, 2001. Among other topics, he talked about the increase in air and highway congestion and the demand for intermodal transportation funding and cooperation.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Joseph Leonard
Joseph Leonard, CEO and Chairman of AirTran Airways, talked about the airline industry from the perspective of a low-fare carrier at the Press Club on May 23, 2001. He discussed variation in fares by region, the condition of competition in the airline industry, and the role that the federal government plays in the airline industry.
Type: Media