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Showing Monday at the Club: Documentary Tells Story of WWII Unit that Duped Hitler’s Army With Illusions
The National Press Club will be previewing the full PBS documentary “The Ghost Army” on Monday, May 13, at 6:30 p.m. in the Conference Rooms. A meet and greet with the film’s director, Rick Beyer, and his wife, Marilyn Rea Beyer will start at 6 p.m. There will be free refreshments and popcorn. The screening is free for Club members and $5 for nonmembers. Please register here. War, deception and art come together in this documentary, the astonishing true story of American G.I.s -- many of whom would go on to have illustrious careers in art, design and fashion -- who tricked the enemy during…
Type: News
At Newsmaker DOD Says Politics Threaten US Security
“In a normal budgetary environment, an efficiencies- and strategy-driven approach to defense ... would be sufficient, but this budgetary environment is anything but normal,” said Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter at a National Press Club Newsmaker event on Tuesday. “What is tragic in all this, this damage to readiness and national security, is that it is not a result of economic emergency or recession in this country ... it’s purely a collateral damage of political gridlock,” he emphasized as he spoke about problems from the sequestration. Dr. Carter said the Army is canceling six…
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Richard Belzer of "Law and Order SVU" Discusses JFK Assassination Conspiracy Theories
Richard Belzer may be best known for his role as Detective John Munch on "Law and Order: Special Victim's Unit," but he has also co-authored two books with David Wayne. One is The New York Times bestseller "Dead Wrong" and the other is "Hit List" which he discussed May 6 at the National Press Club. Belzer opened the evening by introducing his good friend, Dick Gregory, with kind words and high praise about the comic turned activist who inspired him early in his career. He said that Gregory's jokes "told the truth, made you laugh, and made you think." Belzer went on to talk about "Hit List"…
Type: News
June 21 is New Date for ANWC Gala Luncheon Honoring Barbara Walters
NPC Members receive special price for gala luncheon honoring Barbara Walters on Friday, June 21. This is a new date for the event. Broadcast journalist Walters will receive the American News Women's Club Excellence in Journalism Award for 2013. She is being recognized for her lifetime of groundbreaking professional accomplishments. The luncheon at the National Press Club will raise money for scholarships for aspiring journalism students. Walters joins other icons in her field who have received this award, including Walter Cronkite, Helen Thomas, Bob Schieffer, Cokie Roberts, Judy Woodruff…
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Effective Messaging from a Network TV Anchor’s Perspective
Thalia Assuras has anchored TV newscasts at CBS and ABC, plus at CTV and Global TV in Canada. At the next Communicators Breakfast, she will provide her perspective on why it’s important for interview subjects to be prepared with effective messaging to tell their stories and get their point across, whether on TV or in other media. The event will be held in the Truman Lounge on Tuesday, May 14 at 8 a.m. Admission is free for NPC members, and the Club’s daily complimentary continental breakfast will be available. Please click here to RSVP When Assuras made the transition from broadcast…
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Communicators Dinner Wednesday With APCO's Margery Kraus
APCO Worldwide Founder and Chief Executive Officer Margery Kraus will share her perspective on the public relations industry and how technology, including social media, will influence its future, at an upcoming National Press Club Communicators Dinner. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, in the Winners Room of NPC's Fourth Estate Restaurant. Tickets are $50 for NPC members and $60 for non-member guests - click here to reserve a spot. Members should login to secure the discount. Kraus started APCO with a single office in Washington in 1984. Today, the firm has more than 30…
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Club Member Meeting Report: Membership, Reserves Growing
On a day when all major U.S. stock market averages punched through to new highs, National Press Club officers reported the Club was doing well financially but said they continued to worry about an unstable economy. Membership Secretary Marc Wojno reported 107 persons have applied for membership thus far this year, up from 79 last year. There's been a steady growth in the spouse and nonresident categories, and we have added members from The Washington Post, CNN, Fox News and NBC among other outlets. Discounted tickets are available to members to attend Wizards basketball and other sporting…
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This Week In National Press Club History
May 9, 2012: Tennis legend Billy Jean King, winner of twelve grand slam singles titles and sixteen grand slam doubles titles, and victor over Bobby Riggs in the famous 1973 “Battle of the Sexes,” tells a Club luncheon that children should play more tennis in the fight against obesity. She ends her talk by lobbing tennis balls into the audience. Arthur Ashe, who helped break the color barrier in U. S. professional tennis, appears twice at the Club, fist as a civil rights activist in 1974 and last in 1992, when he focuses on media invasions of personal privacy. Venus Williams, tennis…
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NPC Luncheon with Carly Fiorina, Chairman, Good360, July 1
Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, who currently serves as Chairman of Good360, will speak at a National Press Club Luncheon on Monday, July 1. Her speech is titled “American Innovation -- Leadership in the 21st Century.” The event begins at 12:30 p.m. Fiorina is best known as having been one of the most powerful women in American business, leading H-P, and was an executive with Lucent Technologies, the telecommunications equipment spin-off of AT&T. She is now Chairman of Good360, billed as the world’s largest product philanthropy organization. She ran unsuccessfully as a…
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Trade and Investment in Hong Kong
During his first visit to the U.S. since becoming governor of Hong Kong, Mr. Wilson discusses how pending trade legislation in the U.S. Congress might effect Hong Kong. Hong Kong is the 10th largest U.S. trade partner.
Type: Media