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Wilkins calls on Biden to bring detained journalists home
President Biden sent a note to Emily Wilkins congratulating her on becoming the 117th National Press Club president. But at her Feb. 9 inaugural gala, Wilkins said that wasn’t enough and pressed him for action to secure the release of unjustly imprisoned journalists. “And to President Biden: Thank you for the really lovely letter tonight, but I need more than a scrap of paper here,” Wilkins said in her inaugural address to a standing ovation. “I know it’s an election year, but some things are bigger than politics. On behalf of the Press Club, I call on you to bring all three detained American…
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Becerra: COVID remains dangerous, spurs health care change
Xavier Becerra, secretary of Health and Human Services, said that despite substantial progress in combatng the coronavirus, it remains dangerous. “COVID is still with us," Becerra said at a Feb. 8 National Press Club Headliners luncheon. "It’s still killing hundreds of people a day.” Becerra said he is concerned that because of congressional budget cuts, trials of new vaccines have been limited. The coronavirus “could mutate into something very dangerous at any time," he said. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told a National Press Club Headliners luncheon on Feb. 8 that…
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National Press Club Statement on Putin Comments on Evan Gershkovich
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 – Following is a statement by Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on Vladimir Putin’s comments about the case of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich during his Feb. 6 interview with Tucker Carlson. “Putin asserts that ‘(Evan) was working for the special services or some other agencies.’ At another point in the interview Putin says “I don’t know who he (Evan) worked for,” contradicting his earlier assertion. Let’s clear this up: Evan works for the Wall Street Journal and…
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Remembering when Toby Keith spoke at 2009 National Press Club Luncheon
When the death of country singer-songwriter Toby Keith, 62, was announced on Feb. 6, former National Press Club President Donna Leindwand Leger recalled when he spoke to a packed Luncheon before a trip to Afghanistan with the United Services Organization, his eighth USO tour and his seventh to the Middle East. NPC President Donna Leinwand accepted country star Toby Keith’s donated guitar when he spoke at a National Press Club Luncheon on April 21, 2009. Photo by Christy Bowe "He bear-hugged me so hard he lifted me off the ground, the chef made chicken-fried steak and he donated a signed…
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Roundtable Dinner focuses on importance of openness, transparency, accountability
In the wake of the Boeing Company’s handling of its door-plug issue and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s delay in telling the president and others about his recent hospitalization, the National Press Club's Communicators Team’s Feb. 7 Communicator and Journalist Roundtable Dinner focused on the importance of openness, transparency and accountability for organizations facing a public information challenge. “By sharing concerns, ideas, approaches and strategies at these dinners, members help each other be more effective in our professional roles,” said Paul Minehart, who coordinates the…
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Valentine’s Day dinner at NPC’s Reliable Source includes roses, sparking wine, violin soloist
Are you looking for a Valentine’s Day date venue for Wednesday, Feb. 14 that would include receiving a rose, drinking a glass of sparkling wine and being entertained by a violin soloist while dining on your choice of swordfish, lambchop or eggplant? Look no further than the National Press Club’s Reliable Source. Reservations are encouraged for the fixed-price meal which costs $60 per Club member, not including additional beverage, tax and gratuity. The solo violinist DaVinci plans to entertain diners as part of the evening’s plans. The Reliable Source is open to members and their guests. The…
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