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Wife of Chinese rights lawyer calls on U.S. to help husband
The wife of a well-known Chinese human rights lawyer asked President Barack Obama to work to bring her husband, Gao Zhisheng, to the U.S. to reunite with his family and receive needed medical treatment. Geng He, Gao’s wife, and her lawyer, Jared Genser, began several days of meetings in Washington with an address to the Club Sept. 8. “I stand here today to make an earnest plea to President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry: I hope you will express publicly your concern for Gao Zhisheng." she said. "It would be the most candid and the most direct support for human rights in China. Your voices…
Type: News
Master interviewer Charlie Rose honored with Fourth Estate Award at National Press Club
Charlie Rose, the affable North Carolinian known for his thoughtful, low-key interview style, was awarded the National Press Club’s Fourth Estate Award for a lifetime of achievement. Rose, who accepted the award Saturday, Sept. 13, at a gala dinner, dedicated it to those journalists who “give their lives for the story,” and noted the dramatic courage and sacrifice of American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff, murdered recently by the Islamic State group. Rose also acknowledged British aid worker David Cawthorne Haines,whose apparent death at the hands of the same group had been…
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Veterans' history project is subject of American Legion Post meeting
The Club's American Legion Post 20 is to hear frm Bob Patrick, director of the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress, at its next meeting, beginning at noon Thursday, Sept. 18, in the McClendon Room. Speaker portions of Post meetings are open to all Club members. Congress created the Veterans History Project to collect, preserve and make accessible the first-person accounts of American's wartime veterans. Close to 100,000 veterans have submitted their personal recollections, making this the largest such collection in American history. Patrick, a retired Army colonel, manages a…
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Where Was the White House during S&L Crisis?
This program is part of a series of three panel discussions entitled "Where Were the Watchdogs when the Savings & Loans were Robbed?"
Type: Media
Happy hour for new members on Sept. 17
Mingle with Club Governors, committee members, and fellow new members beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, in the Truman Lounge for a new members' happy hour. Light refreshments and drinks will be available. There also will be a brief tour of the Club, and staff or Club officers will answer questions. Please register in advance. Contact Recruitment Manager Allyson Cannon at [email protected]
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Club to offer flu shots Oct. 15
The Club once again will offer flu shots this fall. The shots will be administered by INOVA Healthsource in the Bloomberg Room from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15. The cost is $25, and Medicare Part B will be accepted. Time slots are limited. Sign up at the Front Desk or Fitness Center. Questions? Contact Fitness Director Terry Davis at 202-662-7520.
Type: News
Women screenwriters featured at free event Sept. 17
Club member Janice Law invites Club members to a free panel featuring Monica Lee Bellais, Jane Barbara, Dr. Sabrina McCormick and Maureen Stack Sappey. The free event is scheduled for noon Wednesday, Sept. 17 in the McClendon Room, sponsored by American Women Writers National Museum and the Washington chapter of Women in Film and Video. Reservations are not required. For more information, contact [email protected] or see www.americanwomenwritersnationalmuseum.org.
Type: News
Club's podcasts this month to include Fourth Estate Award dinner
Update-1, the Club’s new podcast, will cover the Fourth Estate Award, the Ken Burns luncheon, human evolution, and politics in its next four shows. The podcast on the Sept. 13 Fourth Estate Award dinner honoring Charlie Rose will be published in mid-September, as will the podcast on the Sept. 15 Ken Burns luncheon. The podcast featuring Dr. Marlene Zuk on human behavior and evolution will be published in early October and the podcast on the political book, “Dog Whistles, Walk-Backs and Washington Handshakes: Decoding the Jargon, Slang and Bluster of American Political Speech,” will publish in…
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Julia Child's favorite baker, Dorie Greenspan, featured at brunch Nov. 22
A few tickets are still available for the multi-course brunch featuring award-winning cookbook author and Julia Child’s favorite baker, Dorie Greenspan, on Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Fourth Estate Restaurant. The brunch will run from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Greenspan, whose ground-breaking bestseller “Around My French Table” won top accolades, will introduce her newest cookbook, “Baking Chez Moi: Recipes from My Paris Home to Your Home Anywhere.” The book explores the universe of French desserts, drawing on seasonal ingredients and adapted for the home cook. Inducted into the James Beard…
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Did You Know? Spouse Memberships Are $10 a Month
Did you know your spouse or domestic partner can be a member of the National Press Club for just $10 a month? The membership is perfect for spouses and domestic partners who are journalists, communications professionals or those who enjoy attending Club events. The membership includes nearly all of the same privileges offered to other members including use of both restaurants, the fitness center, the library and the business center. In addition, spouse/partner members can serve on or chair any of the Club’s committees and attend events at the member price. The annual cost for the spouse/…
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