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Ms. Dunlap talked about the importance of diversity and inclusiveness in a speech entitled, "United We Stand, Divided We Fall Behind". She also addressed the high cost of post-secondary education, and advocated increasing the amount of need-based financial aid available. Following prepared remarks, Ms. Dunlap responded to questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Tonight: Club member Michael Curley writes global thriller, plans Book Rap
Michael Curley plans to appear at the National Press Club at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, in the Cosgrove Lounge to discuss his new novel, The Calypso Virus. This Book Rap will include a discussion with the author, questions from the audience and then a signing session. It is presented by the Club's Book & Author Group. Attendees are encouraged to buy drinks and dinner from the Reliable Source. Reservations are necessary by emailing Heather Forsgren Weaver at [email protected]. The Calypso Virus is about a billionaire terrorist – and others – who are targeting the U.S.…
Type: News
NPC in History: A piece of the Berlin Wall
A piece of the Berlin Wall rests on a shelf in the National Press Club archives. Photo: National Press Club With the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, news accounts record where pieces of the infamous structure have ended up. I know where one is: On a shelf in the National Press Club’s archives. Herein lies the tale: Lothar de Maizier was the first and only popularly elected prime minister of East Germany when he visited with President George H.W. Bush on June 12, 1990, to talk about how to persuade the Soviet Union to accept a united Germany in NATO. The next day, after…
Type: News
Disinformation And The 2020 Presidential Election
How much of a factor will disinformation be in the 2020 presidential election? In this edition of Update-1, Paul Barrett, the deputy director of the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, talks to Broadcast/Podcast Committee member Irv Chapman about the spread of disinformation that already has occurred, the different forms of disinformation and some examples of how it has played out. Barrett also discusses what social media companies have done and still can do to limit the impact of disinformation, and offers some advice to social media users who encounter what they consider to be…
Type: Media
NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), will speak on the dangers of judicial activism and what he calls “the capture of Americans’ judiciary by corporate and partisan donor interests” at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker event at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4. Earlier that week, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Second Amendment case NEW YORK STATE RIFLE & PISTOL ASSOCIATION V. CITY OF NEW YORK. The case tests New York City’s now-defunct ordinance on the transportation of firearms outside of city limits. The Court’s refusal to dismiss the case after the City of New…
Type: Event
Need advice on writing a book? Club's independent authors group is ready to help
Are you seriously considering writing your first book? Would you like some assistance and guidance from experienced National Press Club members who have written and published their books? Members of the Club's independent authors group are available to serve as mentors for other Club members who are exploring their publishing options. The mentors can offer help on topics ranging from the marketing and promotion of books to the business aspects of running a publishing house -- and anything in between. Serious aspiring authors are invited to join the independent author's group at its next…
Type: News
Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III to discuss his vision for the museums at Headliners Book Event, Dec. 9
Lonnie G. Bunch III, the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian and the first African-American to hold the office in its nearly 175-year history, will discuss his vision for the institution and sign copies of his recent book, “A Fool’s Errand: Creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the Age of Bush, Obama and Trump,” at a National Press Club Headliners event at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 9. The event will take place in the Fourth Estate Restaurant. It will include a moderated discussion with the author, an audience question-and-answer session, and a book signing. Doors…
Type: News
A Veterans Day remembrance: Club's history closely linked to those who served
In famed photo, Vice President Harry Truman plays the piano for movie star Lauren Bacall during their impromptu performance at the Club’s canteen for servicemen during World War II. Veterans Day is a time to remember the hundreds of the National Press Club members who served in the nation's armed forces. Many prominent members were once citizen soldiers, including Club presidents who served in World War I and II and Vietnam. Others were on the front lines as war correspondents. Four of the Club's rooms are named for World War II veterans: Frank Holeman, John Cosgrove, Peter Lisagor, and …
Type: News
VA Secretary Wilkie eyes further steps to address mental health
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie said the agency will develolp new ways to address veterans' mental health issues at a Nov. 8 National Press Club Headliners luncheon. Photos: Cheriss May By next March, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will develop a fresh approach to tackling the various mental health issues that have long posed a threat to former service members, Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie told a National Press Club luncheon on Friday. “I have asked us to take a deep dive into mental health, into addiction and into homelessness —that tragic continuum that…
Type: News
Tonight: Pub Quiz promises good times, fun prizes
Looking for some fun talk at the dinner table this Thanksgiving instead of sitting in the middle of a political food fight? Come with your friends and colleagues to the Truman Lounge at 7 p.m. this Thursday, Nov. 14, for the National Press Club Pub Quiz. Learn a fact…or three…or four, and quiz your rowdy relatives on Turkey Day with your knowledge as they scoop up their second helping of stuffing. Emcee Marc Wojno hosts the game. Form a team of four to six, order food and drinks and play for prizes. Don’t have a team? Don’t worry. Come on up and we’ll put you on a team. Sponsored by the…
Type: News