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Photos: NPC Newsmaker with Marianne Williamson
Marianne Williamson, seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, spoke at a National Press Club Newsmaker event on Oct. 24, 2019. Ms. Williamson outlined her proposal to create a cabinet-level U.S. Department of Peace, that she said would contain both domestic and international elements, and be designed to create and enhance conflict resolution efforts on multiple levels.
Type: Media
Democratic candidate Williamson seeks change in budget allocations, mindsets
Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson answers questions on Oct. 24th, 2019 at the National Press Club. Photos: Julie Ann Pixler Marianne Williamson, a Democratic candidate for president, advocated change in government budget allocations and mindsets at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker event Oct. 24. Asked about her lack of political experience, she responded, “Experienced politicians brought us here and created Donald Trump.” She said she is advocating for the people in order to end poverty, hunger and violence. She cited three million abused children and more…
Type: News
Cabinet Distributors Briefing
Type: Event
Toastmasters
Type: Event
NPC's Reliable Source announces November events
The Reliable Source at the National Press Club is announcing the following events for November: Friday, Nov. 1: Annual NPC Book & Author/Roast beef buffet dinner at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5: NPC Members Monthly Happy Hour from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14: NPC Pub Quiz Night at 7 p.m. in the Truman Lounge
Type: News
National Scholarship Month
Mr. Davis talked about scholarship programs and the importance of education. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience, most of which focused on his comic strip.
Type: Media
THANK YOU to all who ran, donated for Freedom Run
THANK YOU to all who ran and donated to the National Press Club’s team for the James W. Foley Freedom Run on Sunday, Oct. 20, and congrats to all Club members who ran and donated! It was a rainy day but nearly 200 people came out to show their support for press freedom. Thank you for helping us remember and honor the ultimate sacrifice Jim Foley and so many other reporters have paid for simply doing their jobs of telling important stories and speaking truth to power. The $2,500 we raised will ensure more journalists can safely do their jobs and help reporters currently being held hostage -…
Type: News
Newt Gingrich tells audience he wrote book because he was wrong about China
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich talks about his new book, “Trump vs China: Facing America’s Greatest Threat”, at a National Press Club Headliners Book Rap on Oct. 24. Photo: Ben Barber In conversation with National Press Club President Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak at the Club on Wednesday, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said he wrote Trump vs China: Facing America’s Greatest Threat because he was wrong thinking China would become a more open society through interaction with the democracies. Gingrich explained that China is expanding in the South China Sea, establishing control of…
Type: News
Mike McCurry plans to be speaker at NPC Communicators Summit on Oct. 31
The future of news, communicating with journalists, the science behind better communicating, and legal issues facing all communicators are all slated to be discussed at the National Press Club Communicators Annual Summit on Thursday, Oct. 31, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Ballroom. To view the full agenda and purchase tickets to attend, go to the event registration page. Morning speaker Richard Levick plans to discuss the implications for communicators when legal issues affecting the industry are in flux or evolving. How do we protect ourselves and do great work for our clients or…
Type: News
Veteran Broadcaster Irv Chapman On What We Have Learned From Vietnam
With a broadcast journalism career spanning over 50 years, Irv Chapman has reported for Radio Press International and ABC News and now is with Bloomberg News. During his time with ABC, Irv was assigned to cover the Vietnam War. In this edition of Update-1, NPC Broadcast/Podcast Committee member Lincoln Smith talks to Irv about his time in Vietnam and how what he reported on might apply to a current conflict, such as Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. They also discuss the differences between the media coverage of Vietnam and that of current wars and whether the United States learned anything…
Type: Media