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Pub Quiz resumes tonight
The Club's monthly Pub Quiz takes place at 7 p.m. tonight in the Truman Lounge. Come form a team for food, drinks and trivia. Don’t have a team? We’ll team you up. For more information on Pub Quiz and other upcoming events, contact Mesfin Mekonen at [email protected].
Type: News
Clinton Campaign Management
Mr. Carville, the manager for the Clinton campaign, shared his memories of the 1992 presidential race. The speaker recalled many humorous experiences during the campaign.
Type: Media
Learn about Christian Science Monitor founder Mary Baker Eddy on Wednesday
Learn about Mary Baker Eddy, who founded the Christian Science Monitor at age 87, at a event from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, in the McClendon Room. Allison J. Rose-Sonnesyn, government and media liaison for the Church of Christ, Scientist in Washington. will speak about Eddy’s trailblazing life and writing career. Eddy, who published 15 books and in 1879 founded the church, was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 1995. The Women’s National Book Association selected her book “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures” as “one of 75 books by women whose words…
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Young Members Team to meet Tuesday
Join the Young Members Committee for their first meeting of the year at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12, in the Truman Lounge. Enjoy drinks and networking while learning about the committee, upcoming events, and how to get involved. This meeting is free and open to all members under 35. For more information, please contact Brennan Hoban at [email protected]
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Monday panel to focus on climate data
The National Press Club will mark Sunshine Week with a discussion on obtaining and reporting on climate data. The Club's Journalism Institute and Freedom of the Press Committee will host a panel of climate science journalists and climate policy researchers. The conversation will take place in the Murrow Room from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 11. Admission is free but registration is required. The panelists will discuss the quality government/academic/privately produced data sets available to reporters and how to use the data, how to analyze scientific data sets and what red flags…
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Don't expect a calmer hurricane season this year, NOAA expert says
This year's hurricane season is not expected to be any milder than the previous year’s, according to the lead seasonal hurricane forecaster for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). “We’re still in a high activity era,” Dr. Gerry Bell said at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmakers Tuesday. He said hurricane activity can generally be determined by looking at dominant climate patterns that can last for decades. “We’ve been averaging three to four major hurricanes a year since 1995 and as of last year, there’s no indication that that high activity period has ended,” he…
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New menu at the Reliable Source
The National Press Club's Reliable Source restaurant has a new menu and new choices for lunch or dinner. They begin with new items, prepared fresh daily by Executive Chef Susan Delbert and her staff, at the hot buffet and salad bar. New menu items include a spinach salad with chicken or roasted portabella, steak salad, coconut chicken fingers, crab cake platter, roast beef sandwich, creole shrimp and cheesy grits, pasta with Bolognese meat sauce or a vegan marinara sauce, and a Greek-style oregano grilled chicken breast. The “Hot off the Press” portion now usually will include rack of lamb or…
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House and Bar Team meets Monday
The National Press Club's House and Bar Team will meet at noon Monday, March 11, in the Cosgrove Lounge.
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American Legion Post 20 to hear about German U-boat attacks during World War I on March 14
Maritime archaeologist and diver Tane Casserley will be the guest speaker at an American Legion Post 20 meeting at noon Thursday, March 14, in the McClendon Room. The meeting is open to all National Press Club members. Casserley will discuss World War I German U-Boat attacks on U.S. Navy and American shipping vessels off the Atlantic Coast. A research coordinator with the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Newport News, Virginia, he will describe fierce U.S. Navy and Coast Guard engagements with the German submarines and NOAA's…
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Bobby Kennedy's daughter to discuss his legacy at the Club, April 10
Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend will discuss the legacy of her father, the late U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, at the National Press Club from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10. Townsend and her co-author, Rick Allen, will talk about their book, "RFK: His Words for Our Times," which has been edited and updated. They will share the senator’s ideas and words and apply them to 2019 and beyond. Tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for the general public. Books will be available for purchase. Since this is a fundraiser for the National Press Club Journalism Institute, no…
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