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Father-Son Duo Bill and Willie Geist Talk About Their Relationship at June 5 Book Rap
The father-son team of Bill Geist (CBS News' "Sunday Morning") and Willie Geist (NBC News "Today" and MSNBC's "Morning Joe") will share stories of their relationship described their book, "Good Talk, Dad: The Birds and the Bees...and Other Conversations We Forgot to Have" at a Club Book Rap on Thursday, June 5, at 2 p.m. in the First Amendment Lounge. The book, written in a back-and-forth banter style, is an extended conversation on everything from music and sports to summer camp, driving lessons, family life and other topics. After Bill went public with his struggles with Parkinson's disease…
Type: News
Trump Says U.S. Brand Has Lost Its Luster
Real-estate mogul Donald Trump offered entrepreneurialism as a salve for what he said were America’s economic and diplomatic ills at a May 27 Club luncheon. “I love this country and I hate to see what’s happening,” Trump told a packed-to-the-rafters ballroom. In a speech on the power of branding, whether commercial or otherwise, Trump argued that the American brand has lost its luster in the last decade. As an example, he said Afghan President Hamid Karzai did not meet Barack Obama during the American president's trip to Afghanistan over the weekend. For Trump, who has repeatedly attracted…
Type: News
In Memoriam: Former Club President Andy Mollison
Andy Mollison, Club president in 1987 and a 31-year veteran of Cox Newspapers, died Wednesday, May 21, after battling lymphoma. An appreciation and details on a memorial will follow.
Type: News
Revitalizing the National Urban Agenda
The Phoenix mayor and newly elected president of the National League of Cities speaks on the league's urban agenda priorities to be presented to the President and Congress.
Type: Media
World Cup and Pub Quiz on Tap for Reliable Source in June
Here are some events on tap at the Reliable Source and Truman Lounge in June. Thursday, June 5 -- NPC Flix TBD – 7 p.m. Thursday, June 12 -- Special food and beverage for 2014 World Cup Kickoff opening event - 5 p.m. Thursday, June 19 -- Pub Quiz – 7 p.m. Special food and drinks will be available. Please watch the Wire for details of these events.
Type: News
Israeli Minister to Discuss Middle East Peace Prospects at Club Newsmaker
Israel Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon will discuss the future of Israeli-Palestinian relations and prospects for peace at a Club Newsmaker event on Thursday, May 29, at 10 a.m. in the Zenger Room. Other topics include Israel’s concerns over negotiations with Iran to prevent the Islamic Republican from developing nuclear weapons and the current state of US-Israeli relations. Like all Newsmakers events, this news conference is open to credentialed media and National Press Club members, free of charge. No advance registration is required. For more information, contact Herb Perone, NPC…
Type: News
Washington, D.C., 'Mayor for Life' Marion Barry to Appear at Book Rap June 19
Marion Barry, Jr., the four-time mayor of Washington, D.C., and current city council member representing Ward 8, will tell his life story at a Book Rap on Thursday, June 19, from 6:30 to 8 pm in the Conference Rooms. Barry will discuss his book,“Mayor for Life,” which details his early life in the cotton fields in Mississippi to the executive offices of one of the most powerful cities in the world. A book signing will follow the discussion. Tickets are $5 NPC members and $10 for the general public. To register, see http://www.press.org/events/marion-barry . Members who pre-order books can…
Type: News
Plight of South Africans Behind Bars Discussed at Newsmaker
Thousands of innocent South Africans have spent time in prison waiting for their trials, said the project coordinator of Wits Justice Project, Nooshin Erfani-Ghadimi, at a May 21 Newsmaker. The Wits Justice Project “looks to find stories of people who do not get the kind of press that Oscar Pistorius gets,” Erfani-Ghadimi said. She drew a parallel between the attention on the case of Oscar Pistorius, a paraplegic accused of murdering his girlfriend, and the lack of attention given to Ronnie Fakude, also a paraplegic who was only recently granted bail after 28 months awaiting trial on fraud…
Type: News
Media Organizations Wanted to Host Student Interns
The Institute on Political Journalism is looking for media organizations who would be willing to host an intern for the summer. Students are available for eight weeks from June 10 to July 30. Students will receive three hours of academic credit for their internship. For more information please contact Joe Starrs, director of the Institute on Political Journalism, at 202-986-0384 ext. 149 or [email protected]
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Did You Know? Club Members Travel Near and Far
Did you know that the Club sponsors and organizes many local and international trips at discounted rates for members and their guests? Information about all upcoming trips is on the Club’s website at http://www.press.org/membership/committees/travel-committee or located at the front desk. Upcoming travel locations for 2014 include a June 7 Civil War day tour to Fredericksburg; and trips to Amsterdam and France in September and Costa Rica in October. Send an email to [email protected] for more information. For more information about your membership, please contact us at [email protected].
Type: News