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The Barefoot Lawyer: Memoirs of a Chinese political activist
Chen Guangcheng will discuss and sign copies of his memoir “The Barefoot Lawyer: A Blind Man’s Fight for Justice and Freedom in China” at a March 19 book rap scheduled for 6:30 p.m. in the NPC ballroom. Click here to register. Tickets are $5 for NPC members; $10 for the public. This event is a fundraiser for the nonprofit NPC Journalism Institute. After years of being under house arrest, Chinese political activist Chen Guangcheng - a blind, self-taught lawyer - climbed over the wall of his heavily guarded home and escaped. Days later, he turned up at the American embassy in Beijing, and…
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Democratic Party's Economic Philosophy
The complete title of Rep. Gephardt's speech is "Democratic Party's Economic and Fiscal Policy Blueprint for the Nation."
Type: Media
Former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino to discuss new memoir
Dana Perino, former White House Press Secretary for President George W. Bush and current co-host of The Five, will discuss and sign copies of her new book “And the Good News Is…:Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side” at an April 24 book rap scheduled for 6:30 p.m. in the ballroom. Register here. Tickets are $5 for NPC members; $10 public. This event is a fundraiser for the nonprofit NPC Journalism Institute. No outside books or memorabilia permitted. Books must be purchased through the National Press Club. All sales are final; no refunds will be issued. “And the Good News Is...” traces Dana…
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This week in National Press Club history
February 23, 1955: Female journalists, barred from the ballroom to cover luncheon speakers, are permitted to work from the balcony. Escorted from the front door at 1:00 to their places, “The Girls” (as the Washington Post headline put it that day) are taken back to the front desk and out the door at the end of the program. February 28, 1964: Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona appears at a Club luncheon three weeks after announcing his candidacy for the presidency, and says, “we must decide what sort of people we are and what sort of world we want.” This remark did not cause the stir raised by…
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Plan ahead: Books & Brunch to mull James McBride’s “The Good Lord Bird” on March 21
Books & Brunch will meet at noon March 21 in the Fourth Estate Restaurant to discuss “The Good Lord Bird” by James McBride. All Club members and their guests are welcome. The restaurant’s brunch menu is available for those who would like to enjoy pancakes, waffles and other treats as we discuss the book. Please contact Jack Williams at [email protected] for more information. About the book: (From Amazon) Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1857, when the region is a battleground between anti- and pro-slavery forces. When John Brown, the legendary…
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Arnaud de Borchgrave: Lovely Fun, Lovely Man
Arnaud de Borchgrave, who streaked into the journalistic firmament at the end of World War II, died Sunday. He was 88, and had been a National Press Club member since 2003. Born a Belgian count with a Jewish mother, a Rothschild, de Borchgrave thanked Britain's Royal Navy for saving his family by serving as an underage seaman during the war. The family had sailed, he told me, from Marseilles in a tramp steamer, but were betrayed by the captain -- who set off not for freedom, but for a Nazi-controlled port. The British Navy intervened and took them to England. In gratitude, de Borchgrave,…
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National Press Club to recognize best news photo and feature photo
The National Press Club’s journalism contest will present awards for excellence in news photography, and for the first time this year, best feature photography. The category will recognize excellence for an individual news photo and for a feature photo. The contest is limited to photos taken during 2014. The photo awards are intended to honor professional photojournalists who have produced outstanding work, either independently for news organizations or as employees of those news organizations. Non-traditional entrants are free to explain in supporting materials how they meet these…
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Special ticket offer for District Country concert at Club, Feb. 21
Members of the National Press Club can now purchase tickets to District Country, a great night of music at the Club, for a special rate of $25 per ticket. “We have some spaces left, so we want our members to have those tickets at a great price,” said Club Executive Director Bill McCarren. The concert takes place on Saturday, Feb. 21, in the Club ballroom. Doors open at 6 p.m. The special ticket includes access to the main concert with three bands (Love & Theft, The Cadillac Three, and Trailer Choir and solo act Tom Dixon). These bands have all had songs on the country music charts, and…
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Photo Committee to hold 'show and tell,' noon Feb. 25
The next meeting of the National Press Club Photography Committee will take place at noon, Wednesday, Feb. 25, in the McClendon Room. There will be no speaker. Instead, after lunch, the meeting will be devoted to a "show and tell" session in which everyone who attends will have the opportunity to show one or two photographs of which they are especially proud and receive comments from other attendees. The idea is to enjoy sharing your work with friends and colleagues and to receive feedback from photo enthusiasts on the committee, pros and amateurs alike. All Club members can attend. No…
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Club member Joe David's new book explores genocide through mother's eyes
National Press Club member Joe David has written a paced novel, "The Infidels." The book is about a genocide, perpetrated by the Muslim Turks against the Christians, that occurred exactly 100 years ago. This historically accurate story is a fictionalization of his mother’s experiences – and her success at surviving, what he often refers to as the unfinished war against the Christians. Learn more about the book, which is available for Kindle and in paperback on Amazon.
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