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Valentine's Day Dinner at The Fourth Estate Restaurant
The Fourth Estate will offer a special price fixe dinner menu to celebrate Valentine's Day on Friday, Feb. 14. The cost is $55 per person ($110/couple) for National Press Club members; $65 per person ($130/couple) for members of the public. The Fourth Estate is open to the public. Dinner will be served from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. A special selection of wines will be available for $25/bottle. Reservations are requested: 202.662.7638 or www.opentable.com. Here's the menu: First Course (choose one) French onion soup with Gruyere crouton Salad with heart-beets, oranges, herb goat cheese and toasted…
Type: Event
Countdown to Census 2020
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NPC Membership Team
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NPC House Team
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College Sports Issues
Coach Knight spoke about a number of sports issues, including problems with over-regulation in college athletics, the poor performance of the men's basketball team in the most recent Olympic games, and the timelessness of great athletes. Mt. Knight used personal recollections and anecdotes to articulate his points, and following his remarks he responded to audience questions.
Type: Media
Shakespeare Oxford Centennial Symposium
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the book that forever changed Shakespeare studies, the Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship will present a free symposium on Wednesday, March 4, 1:00 pm (doors open at 12:30pm), in the NPC’s Fourth Estate Room. This date marks the centennial of the modern discovery that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, was very likely the true genius behind the pseudonym “William Shakespeare.” At least as early as the 1590s, when the Shakespeare plays and poems first began to appear, indications of doubt about their author’s identity were published, including hints that…
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Photos: NPC Newsmaker with Sec. Robert Wilkie
Following President Trump’s 2020 State of the Union Address, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie spoke at a National Press Club Newsmaker at February 5 to announce new initiatives designed to better serve America’s veterans and their families.
Type: Media
CDC to provide update on coronavirus outbreak, Feb. 11
Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will provide an update on the novel coronavirus outbreak at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the National Press Club. As additional cases of the virus, first identified in China in the city of Wuhan, are confirmed in the United States, Dr. Schuchat will outline the CDC’s ongoing response. The press conference in the Club's First Amendment Room, "2019 Coronavirus: What We know, What We’re Doing," is open to credentialed media and Club members free of charge. Registration is required. Dr. Schuchat…
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Take your sweetheart to Fourth Estate for Valentine’s Day
The Fourth Estate will offer a special fixe price dinner menu to celebrate Valentine's Day on Friday, Feb. 14. The cost is $55 per person ($110/couple) for National Press Club members; $65 per person ($130/couple) for members of the public. The Fourth Estate is open to the public. Dinner will be served from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. A special selection of wines will be available for $25/bottle. Reservations are requested: 202.662.7638 or www.opentable.com. Here's the menu: First Course (choose one) --French onion soup with Gruyere crouton --Salad with heart-beets, oranges, herb goat cheese and…
Type: News
Tonight: Author, activist Andy Parker to describe 'son-of-a-bitching my way through life'
Andy Parker, author of “For Alison: The Murder of a Young Journalist and her Father’s Fight for Gun Safety”, will speak about “Son-of-a-Bitching My Way Through Life” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at National Press Club. When his daughter was killed on live television, Parker vowed to do whatever it takes and turned his anger and lifelong quick temper into outspoken activism and action. From branding the NRA a terrorist organization to publicly calling out legislators for their cowardice, to testifying before Congress about what he called Google’s sociopathic behavior, Parker is willing…
Type: News