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Save the Date: Chef Edward Lee will bring his melting pot cuisine to a book dinner at the Fourth Estate, Dec. 17
James Beard Award-winning Chef Edward Lee will regale diners with his tales of America's melting pot cuisines at a five-course book and bourbon dinner at the Fourth Estate restaurant on Dec. 17. Lee won recognition from James Beard Foundation for his book, Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef’s Journey to Discover America’s New Melting Pot Cuisine. The book tells of his two-year, cross country journey to discover the culinary culture clashes that lead to exciting new American dishes. Interspersed with the narrative are 40 recipes that recreate the new dishes for the home cook. The Dec. 17 dinner…
Type: News
Yang outlines problems, solutions to deal with 'Fourth Industrial Revolution'
Democratic Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang lays out his plan for economic development and discusses how machines are replacing truck drivers and cashiers at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmakers event on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. Photos: Victoria Gaither Contending that the United States is in the midst of the “greatest economic transformation” in its history, Andrew Yang, an entrepreneur and Democratic presidential candidate on Monday outlined the problems caused by the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” and his proposed solutions. Addressing a National Press Club Newsmakers event, Yang…
Type: News
A 100% Clean Economy by 2050: How do we get there?
A 100% Clean Economy by 2050: How do we get there? Climate and Public Health Experts, Local and Business Leaders Join Environmental Defense Action Fund and the Sierra Club for a Breakfast Panel Discussion at the National Press Club Washington, D.C. - On Wednesday, October 30 Environmental Defense Action Fund and the Sierra Club will host a breakfast panel discussion at the National Press Club with climate and public health experts and local leaders. The panel will discuss transitioning to a 100 percent clean economy as a vital solution to addressing climate change, the role of the United…
Type: Event
NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Physician Organizations Call for Tighter Regulations on E-Cigarettes
Presidents and Presidents-elect of the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American College of Physicians will call for tighter regulation of e-cigarettes at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker event on Wednesday, October 30. The three Georgia doctors, Patrice Harris (AMA President-Atlanta); Sara Goza (AAP President-elect-Fayetteville); and Jacqueline Fincher (ACP President-elect-Thomson) will discuss the dangers of e-cigarettes to their patients, steps the federal government can take to meaningfully regulate these products and the way they are…
Type: Event
NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson
Marianne Williamson, who is seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. Ms. Williamson will outline in detail her proposal to create a cabinet-level U.S. Department of Peace, that she says will contain both domestic and international elements, and will be designed to create and enhance conflict resolution efforts on multiple levels. This news conference will take place in the Club’s Fourth Estate Room, and is open to credentialed media and members of the National Press Club; however, registration…
Type: Event
2004 Presidential Elections
Representative Cummings spoke about the importance of the 2004 general elections, African-American issues in the elections, and minority interests in politics. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Photos: Andrew Yang NPC Newsmaker Event
Democratic presidential candidate, author and entrepreneur Andrew Yang spoke at a National Press Club Newsmaker event on October 21, 2019. Yang talked about his “Humanity First” platform, including his flagship proposal, the Freedom Dividend, human-centered capitalism, and the mounting crisis of the automation of labor.
Type: Media
National Press Club honors Voice of America's Amanda Bennett with Fourth Estate Award
The National Press Club honored Amanda Bennett, who is capping an illustrious career in journalism as director of Voice of America (VOA), at an elegant dinner Thursday as the recipient of its 2019 Fourth Estate Award. Sandy Rowe, former editor of the Portland Oregonian, introducing Bennett, said she had ”a profound sense of story … (commitment to) demands of excellence … and of herself, not at all.” Bennett, she said, “elevates everything she touches” and “sees you as better than you are.” Bennett’s husband, Donald Graham, former publisher of the Washington Post, praised her “high amount of…
Type: News
2020 candidate Sen. Cory Booker to brief media at National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker, Oct. 23
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, who is seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 1 p.m. Booker was elected to the Senate from New Jersey in 2013 after serving as mayor of Newark, and was re-elected in 2014. He is up for re-election again in 2020 and a state law allows him to simultaneously run for president and the Senate. He will be the fifth Democratic presidential candidate to speak at the Club, following entrepreneur Andrew Yang, who is scheduled to speak at noon on Monday, Oct. 21; U.S. Sen. Amy…
Type: News
Faith in American Public Life
Type: Event