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Popular cooking celebrity Dorie Greenspan to debut her newest cookbook the Fourth Estate, Oct. 23
Award-winning cookbook author and National Press Club favorite Dorie Greenspan is back at the Fourth Estate restaurant for a sumptuous wine dinner on Tuesday, Oct. 23. The dinner marks the debut of Greenspan's latest cookbook "Everyday Dorie: The Way I Cook," 368 pages of practical recipes sure to become instant classics. The dinner is the third Club appearance by Greenspan, an inductee of the James Beard Foundation’s Who’s Who of Food and Beverage in America and the author of two James Beard award-winning cookbooks. Her previous appearances have sold out quickly so be sure to secure your…
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NPC in History: The Club press conference that launched a campaign icon
This iconic 2008 Obama campaign poster started life at the National Press Club in June 2006. Actor George Clooney held a press conference to talk about the war in Darfur, where he and his father, journalist Nick Clooney, had recently visited. Then-Sen. Barrack Obama took part, and photos of Clooney and Obama together are in three places in the Club. They rank among the Club’s most memorable photos. But that’s not what this image is about. At the same press conference, an Associated Press freelance photographer by the name of Mannie Garcia captured this pose, Obama’s head tilted at just the…
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National Guard public affairs chief discusses hurricane response, other challenges
The major issue of the moment for the National Guard Bureau, which oversees administration of Army and Air Force National Guard units nationwide, is the potential destructive impact of Hurricane Florence as it barrels toward the Southeast coast of the United States. Jon Anderson, acting director of Public Affairs for the National Guard Bureau, was guest speaker at the Sept. 11 meeting of American Legion Post 20, long associated with the National Press Club. He said Army and Air National Guard units in East Coast states are on alert to render assistance as needed during and after the storm…
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Political Satire
Mr. Russell, described as a piano playing political pundit, made satirical comments on many issues including the Washington Redskins, the National Democratic Convention, Perot's withdraw from the presidential race, and Bush's campaign. His performance included many satirical melodies which he accompanied with piano. Mr. Russell also responded to questions from the audience.
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Young Members' "Piano Talk" features Brian Karem, Tuesday
The next National Press Club Young Members' "Piano Talk" will feature Brian Karem this Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. Karem is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author. For the past 12 years he has served as the executive editor of The Sentinel Newspapers in Prince Georges and Montgomery counties, Maryland. He is currently the White House correspondent for Playboy magazine, and is also a political analyst for CNN. A former producer and television correspondent for "America’s Most Wanted," Karem has traveled the world, covering wars, international terrorism, natural disasters and…
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Mark Leibovich Plans to Discuss NFL book "Big Game" at NPC Book Rap, Oct. 9
Mark Leibovich plans to discuss his book “Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times” at a National Press Club Headliners Book Rap at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9. Tickets are $5 for Club members; $10 public. This event is a fundraiser for the nonprofit NPC Journalism Institute. No outside books or memorabilia are permitted. Tickets for the event may be purchased by clicking here: Leibovich is The New York Times Magazine's chief national correspondent. His previous books include “This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral-Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking!-in America's Gilded Capital” and “Citizens of the Green…
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Another educational Civil War tour for Club members in the books
Forty-seven National Press Club members and guests enjoyed an educational and entertaining tour Saturday, Sept. 8, of Antietam National Battlefield, the Maryland site of the bloodiest one-day engagement in U.S. military history, in the 14th annual trip hosted for the Club by the Civil War/American Battlefield Trust. Garry Adelman, the Trust's Director of History and Education, joined the busload of visitors from Washington at the National Park Service's battlefield visitor's center near Sharpsburg, Md., for a colorful five-hour excursion through what on Sept. 17, 1862, was the site of a 12-…
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Pub Quiz is back! Eat, drink, win prizes, 7 pm Sept. 13
Let’s face it…summer is over. The two-week vacations are now memories relegated to buried social media posts; school’s in session; work is piling up and commute times have doubled (tripled in some 'burbs). How can anyone have a good time during this stressful, problematic month of September? Well, the National Press Club has a solution. Yes, Pub Quiz is back from summer break and highly energized with new, colorful prizes and packed with fun-filled trivia questions that will get you thinking and laughing. Why struggle with countless other commuters when you can enjoy an evening of merriment…
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Education reporters happy hour set for TONIGHT Wednesday, Sept. 12
The National Press Club and the Education Writers Association have teamed up for a networking event at the Club. Think of it as our version of a back-to-school night! Whether you cover K-12 or college curriculum, federal policy or anything related to education -- join us for an informal happy hour to get to know other reporters and sources on the beat. The networking will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, in the Cosgrove Lounge. Please register for the event by clicking here so we can have a proper headcount.
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Books and Brunch to Discuss Hochschild's "Strangers In Their Own Land," Sept. 15
Please join Books and Brunch for a lively discussion of "Strangers In Their Own Land" by Arlie Russell Hochschild, one of the most influential sociologists of her generation, at noon on Saturday, Sept. 15, in the National Press Club's Fourth Estate Restaurant. The Economist calls it "An astute study of America's culture war drawn from the prospective of the white conservatives who feel they are losing it. ... A bildungsroman: one woman's journey across the political divide to an empathy with those on the other side." In a recent interview on "PBS NewsHour," Hochschild said "I feel as if I…
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