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NPC Headliners: Coffee & Conversation with David M. Rubenstein
General Public Tickets NPC Members: Please login for access to member tickets. David M. Rubenstein, philanthropist and Co-Founder and Co-Executive Chairman of The Carlyle Group, will discuss his recent book “The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians,” at a National Press Club Headliners event on Monday, February 24 at 9:00 a.m. Historical biographers spend years studying their subjects, acquiring an intimate understanding of who they were and what made them tick, in order to help current and future generations appreciate their significance in the longer arc of history. So when…
Type: Event
Fourth Estate winner, PBS Newshour anchor Jim Lehrer dies
Jim Lehrer was the 2011 Fourth Estate Winner. He is on the right. 2011 NPC President Mark Hamrick is on the left. Photo: Noel St. John Jim Lehrer was the 2011 Fourth Estate Winner. He is on the right. 2011 National Press Club President Mark Hamrick is on the left. Photo: Noel St. John National Press Club President Mike Freedman said in a statement that "America has lost a true reporter's reporter" when he learned of the death on Thursday of PBS Newshour founding anchor Jim Lehrer. Lehrer was the 2011 Fourth Estate Award honoree and he appeared at several Book Fairs over the years for…
Type: News
Smith Jackson Band to highight Presidential Dinner & Cocktails, tomorrow
The Smith Jackson Band, a local duo performing an eclectic mix of folk, rock, and bluegrass music, will entertain at the Presidential Dinner and Cocktails tomorrow evening, Thursday, Feb. 20, in the Reliable Source. Band members Steve Patterson and Louise Wise -- originally hail from Fort Smith, Ark., and Jackson, Miss, respectively -- entertain audiences with their close harmonies, banjo instrumentals and guitar music. The dinner, in celebration of Presidents' Day, starts at 5:30 p.m. The musicians begin at 6 p.m. Club members and guests are invited to sample drinks and enjoy dishes that…
Type: News
National Press Club Statement on the Passing of Jim Lehrer
WASHINGTON, January 23 – The following statement was issued today by National Press Club President Mike Freedman on the passing of 2011 National Press Club Fourth Estate Award Honoree Jim Lehrer. America has lost a true reporter’s reporter. Jim Lehrer exemplified all that is right and good in journalism. He set the high bar for fairness and integrity in reporting and earned the respect of both his peers and the public. We will miss his gentle, decent, yet strong and firm approach to his craft. Contact: Lindsay Underwood, 202-662-7561 for the National Press Club
Type: News
Debra Tice plans to announce 2nd 'Night Out,' Jan. 27
Journalist Austin Tice has been detained in Syria since 2012. Journalist Austin Tice has been detained in Syria since 2012. Debra Tice, the mother of detained journalist Austin Tice, plans to hold a news conference at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 27, at the National Press Club to provide an update and to be part of the announcement of the second annual Night Out For Austin Tice, a national awareness campaign. Unjustly detained in Syria since August 2012, Austin Tice is a freelance journalist who worked for both McClatchy and The Washington Post. Debra Tice, who spent 83 days in Syria looking…
Type: News
National Museum of the American Indian
Mr. West spoke about the National Museum of the American Indian and its mission, scheduled to open in its new location on the National Mall in two weeks. He described the Museum as critical to "the encouragement of a multi-cultural dialogue," and emphasized its philosophy that shows the history of the American Indian to be one of a "deep and wide cultural continuum." He acknowledged that Indians have often been relegated to the "shadows of American history," but added that the Museum helps to "add in a serious, rigorous, disciplined, and scholarly way the voices of native peoples themselves…
Type: Media
NPC Press Briefing: Debra Tice, mother of detained journalist Austin Tice
Debra Tice, the mother of detained journalist Austin Tice, will hold a news conference on Monday, Jan. 27 at 10:00 a.m. at the National Press Club to provide an update and to be part of the announcement of the second annual Night Out For Austin Tice, a national awareness campaign. Unjustly detained in Syria since August 2012, Austin Tice is a freelance journalist who worked for both McClatchy and The Washington Post. Debra Tice, who spent 83 days in Syria looking for her son, has been advocating for his release for more than 7 years. Austin is the only American journalist currently being held…
Type: Event
The Kalb Report - A News Hour with Jim Lehrer
He is a pioneer of public broadcasting, "dean of moderators," the doctor of civil discourse, and the next guest on The Kalb Report. Jim Lehrer has more than 50 years of journalistic experience and has moderated more presidential debates than anyone in history. On the next edition of The Kalb Report, legendary journalist Marvin Kalb sits down with PBS NewsHour's Jim Lehrer to celebrate his career contributions to journalism and discuss the state of democratic discourse in today's digital society.
Type: Media
NPR editor joins ‘Fixers & Journalism’ program
If you read an international news story today, it likely was reported with the aid of a fixer -- a local, on-the-ground guide who worked with American journalists abroad. On Thursday, Jan. 30 from 3-4:15p.m., join a discussion about the vast network of locally-based media employees who serve as guides to foreign journalists operating in unfamiliar terrain. Their intimate knowledge of local communities and relationships make fixers an essential part of the news-gathering process overseas. The event is free for members and $5 for non-members. Registration is open. Fixers take great risk to…
Type: News
Navy information chief plans Post 20 speech, Feb. 18
The National Press Club's American Legion Post 20 plans to host Navy Rear Admiral Charles Brown, chief of information, at a luncheon meeting at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 18, in the Reliable Source's McClendon Room. The speaker portion of the meeting is open to all Club members. Admiral Brown oversees the Navy's public affairs program; he plans to discuss public affairs priorities and challenges for the Navy. A 1994 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Admiral Brown has been a public affairs officer (PAO) for more than 20 years. He has served as PAO for the Pacific Fleet and the Third Fleet,…
Type: News