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Book Rap: Rick Beyer & Elizabeth Sayles "The Ghost Army of World War II"
Historian Rick Beyer and Elizabeth Sayles will discuss and sign copies of their latest book “The Ghost Army of World War II: How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery.” In the summer of 1944, a handpicked group of young GIs—including such future luminaries as Bill Blass, Ellsworth Kelly, Arthur Singer, Victor Dowd, Art Kane, and Jack Masey—landed in France to conduct a secret mission. Armed with truckloads of inflatable tanks, a massive collection of sound-effects records, and more than a few tricks up their sleeves, their job…
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Latvian Ambassador H.E. Andris Razans
Advanced Facebook: How to Make the World's Largest Social Media Network Work for You
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NPC Summit
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Pub Quiz
Gather a team of four (at least one teammate must be a National Press Club member) and come to the Reliable Source's Truman Lounge on Thursday, Feb. 12. The game starts at 7 p.m. and space fills up quickly, so be sure to arrive early to grab a table. Don’t have a team? No worries. Even if you arrive by yourself, we’ll team you up. Sponsored by the NPC's Events Committee, Pub Quiz is a great opportunity to gather with friends over food and drinks and to meet new friends and members. Veteran Pub Quiz emcee Marc Wojno plans to serve as quiz master.
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Interactive Digital Age
Mr. Pfeiffer spoke about the coming changes in the computer industry as digital replaces analog technology in more facets of everyday personal and business life. In order to allow the personal computer to become the foundation of a new digital age, he argued that three issues must be addressed: the ease of access to computers and the Internet, cooperation between all facets of the computer, electronic and telecommunications industries and new regulations which allow a convergence of information needs centered around computers to develop. After his prepared remarks, he took questions from the…
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NPC Book & Author Committee
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NPC Photography Committee
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NPC Young Members Committee
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Young Members Street Sense Session
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NPC Membership Committee
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