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Indie authors learn how to create online bookstore Sept. 10
What does it mean to be an independent author? And how can independent authors set up their own online bookstores? Those questions will be addressed at the next meeting of the National Press Club's informal independent authors group at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 10. Special guest speaker is Darcy Pattison, an author of numerous books, who operates her own publishing company, Mims House, and blogs on topics of interest to indie authors. Pattison writes award-winning fiction and non-fiction books for children. The Sept, 10 meeting, one informal member benefit maintained during the club's…
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An inside look at Ike's leadership style
President Dwight Eisenhower was in the White House during a transformational time, and his granddaughter says his goal was to unite the country with “middle road” ideas that would allow people to resolve their differences and compromise. Susan Eisenhower discusses her latest book, "How Ike Led," on Update-1, the National Press Club podcast. In the latest edition of Update-1, the National Press Club podcast, Club Broadcast Podcast Team member Irv Chapman talks to Susan Eisenhower about her latest book, "How Ike Led." She discusses how the president always listened to dissenting points of…
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An Inside Look At Ike's Leadership Style
President Dwight Eisenhower was in the White House during a transformational time, and his granddaughter says his goal was to unite the country with "middle road" ideas that would allow people to resolve their differences and compromise. In this edition of Update-1, NPC Broadcast Podcast team member Irv Chapman talks to Susan Eisenhower about her latest book, "How Ike Led." She discusses how the president always listened to dissenting points of view and took responsibility for his decisions. She also talks about the closeness of her family allowing her to get to know her grandfather very…
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Register now for virtual Pub Quiz
Pub Quiz returns next week, but virtually. The next quiz will take place via Zoom beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10. To join in, organize a team, come up with a clever name and register online. If you have a category or topic for the quiz, contact Quizmaster Marc Wojno at [email protected].
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Defense Issues
Mr. Sugar talked about current and future Defense Department needs, the military contracting process, and building platforms incorporating new technologies. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience.
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Author Max Brooks urges journalists to educate Americans
Author Max Brooks at a Club Newsmaker. Photo: Alan Kotok Max Brooks, author of the recently released Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre, implored journalists Thursday “to get away from the rants and the opinions” and teach American voters why institutions exist. “As a citizen, as a voter, as a taxpayer, when I turn on the news, I need to be told what I need to hear instead of just what want to hear,” Brooks said at a National Press Club Headliners Virtual Newsmaker. He said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., having her hair done in a salon is not news.…
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Former CBS News reporter Dan Raviv shares career anecdotes with Club members
Retired CBS Radio News anchor and reporter Dan Raviv quickly answered a question on his preference -- anchoring or field reporting? His choice: "on the scene" because "you can focus on one thing" and with field work on top stories, "you're part of history." Raviv, who has covered major events in more than two dozen countries, spoke to the National Press Club Broadcast and Podcast Team, of which he is a member, on Thursday. He shared anecdotes from his career, including cracking jokes with competitor Brian Williams while the two were between live shots from the just toppled Berlin Wall, or…
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Commemorating Harry Truman and the end of World War II
Changing his glasses, putting on a hat and modifying his voice, Clifton Truman Daniel transformed himself into his famous grandfather, President Harry Truman, and told a Sept. 2 National Press Club audience, “I never saw myself as president. “I was just in the right place at the wrong damn time," he said. "Lots of folks could do a better job, but it became mine to do, and as long as you put me here, you will get the best I’ve got. I’ve always considered myself an ordinary man. I don’t have any special personal endowments. I don’t waste my time worrying about what I don’t have. I just try to…
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Club partners with Howard University Hospital to provide meals for frontline health care staff
The National Press Club has joined Howard University Hospital to provide meals for health care workers who are at the forefront of the coronavirus pandemic battle. The two organizations recently launched Help the Heroes, an initiative that will deliver 300 meals daily to nurses and other medical personnel as they depart the Howard facility after work. The prepared food is meant to give frontline staff a boost and ease self-care challenges following often exhausting shifts. National Press Club Executive Director Bill McCarren (right) and House Operations Manager Miguel Dominguez (center)…
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Runners, supporters needed for Foley Freedom Run Oct. 17
The National Press Club is recruiting runners and walkers to join the Club team to raise money to support the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation. The Sixth Annual Foley Freedom Run will take place take place virtually this year at a venue of your choosing beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17. Registration is $40, which includes a T-shirt. Proceeds go to the Club’s goal of raising $2,500 for the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation. The foundation helps advocate for the freedom of all Americans held hostage abroad and promotes the safety of journalists worldwide. Runners can sign up here. …
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