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NPC Headliners Luncheon with NEA President Lily Eskelsen García
As more than 50 million public school students head back to classrooms across the country, National Education Association (NEA) President Lily Eskelsen García will assess the Trump education agenda and its potential impact on students and public schools at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon September 8. Eskelsen García’s address to the club comes at a time when the U.S. Department of Education, under the leadership of Secretary Betsy DeVos, is seeking to expand efforts to privatize public education and roll back student protections. Eskelsen García will offer not only a critique of…
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First Friday Taco Night– Fish Tacos and (Furniture!)
First Friday Taco Night– Fish Tacos and Furniture – Friday, Aug 4. By Suzanne Struglinski, director of member engagement First Friday Taco Night for August will feature Executive Chef Susan Delbert’s special fish tacos, a fresh summer fruit salad and coleslaw, along with some summer cocktails to bring a taste of a summer beach vacation to the Reliable Source. As an added bonus you can enjoy your treats while checking out the bar’s new chairs and bar stools – a win-win situation. “First Friday Taco Night” is designed to help newer Club members get acquainted with the Club’s decades-old…
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NPCJI Board of Directors Meeting
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Conversations with visiting Chinese journalism students
The NPC Young Members Team will host an informal gathering with nine students visiting Washington, DC from Tsinghua University, the Communications University of China and other prominent journalism schools to participate in the USA Summer Journalism Training Program. The two-week program, a combination of journalism skills training and public policy discussions, is led by Rick Dunham, a former National Press Club president who now is international director of the Global Business Journalism Program at Tsinghua University. The GBJ master’s program, created in 2007 by the International Center…
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Toastmasters
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Headliners Newsmaker with Alaska Gov. Walker and Iowa and Maine Officeholders to Discuss Movement to Elect More Independents to Public Office in 2018 and Beyond
WASHINGTON – On July 12, at 10 a.m., the National Press Club will feature a Newsmaker news conference with Alaska’s Governor Bill Walker and elected officials from Alaska, Iowa and Maine, who, like Walker, were elected as independent candidates without the support of a political party. Across the nation, 40 percent of the electorate identify as independent voters. Will a movement to elect more independent candidates break partisan gridlock or only add to the problems of dysfunction in statehouses and in the federal government? Joining Gov. Walker will be State Senator David Johnson (I-Iowa),…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon with Amtrak CEO Charles Moorman
The President and CEO of Amtrak, Charles W. "Wick" Moorman IV, will discuss the challenges facing America’s passenger rail system and the changes to come at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Wednesday, July 12. Moorman’s speech will focus on the renovation of New York’s Penn Station and other needed infrastructure projects, as Congress considers President Trump’s pledge to invest $1 trillion in infrastructure. Moorman became Amtrak’s president and chief executive officer effective Sept. 1, 2016. He is the tenth executive to lead America's Railroad since the company began…
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Preventing Teen Pregnancy
Ms. Fonda talked about her efforts to advise young people about the prevention of adolescent pregnancy. She talked about the problem of teenage pregnancy and describes how her organization helps educate adolescents in Georgia. Following her presentation, Ms. Fonda answered questions from the audience on a wide variety of topics. This program has a period of audio difficulty.
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NPC Senior Communicators Roundtable Dinner
The National Press Club Communications and Marketing Committee Cordially invites you to our ninth Senior Communicators Roundtable Dinner Wednesday, July 26, 2017 The Winners’ Room at The National Press Club 529 14th Street, N.W., 13th Floor, Washington, D.C. Join us for another lively discussion with fellow senior communications leaders on current topics that we all face in our function and profession. By sharing our concerns, ideas, approaches and strategies, we will help each other be more effective in our roles for our organizations. Three-course dinner with wine served for $55 per person…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon with House Freedom Caucus Chairman Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC-11)
As the House and Senate negotiate the final version of legislation to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, House Freedom Caucus Chairman Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC-11) will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Monday, July 24 in the Club’s Holeman Lounge. The Freedom Caucus was a major player during the House of Representative’s original consideration of healthcare legislation. Chairman Meadows will provide an inside look at the House Freedom Caucus discussing the inner-workings of the Caucus, its deliberations, philosophical approach to issues…
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