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The Environment
Australian explorer and environmentalist Sir Edmund Hillary, head of the first recorded expedition to climb Mt. Everest, discussed the state of the earth's environment following the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, otherwise known as the Rio Earth Summit. Following his prepared remarks, Sir Hillary responded to questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Books and Brunch to Discuss Hochschild's "Strangers In Their Own Land" on Saturday
Books and Brunch will host a discussion of "Strangers In Their Own Land," written by sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild, at noon Saturday in the Fourth Estate Restaurant. The event is open to all National Press Club members and their guests, and it is not necessary to read the book in order to participate in the talk. Lunch can be ordered off the menu. RSVPs are required by contacting Fay Iudicello at [email protected] or call 703-989-4503 before noon on Thursday. Hochschild told the PBS Newshour about her book: "I feel as if I had studied for four years the kindling, and then, when…
Type: News
Experience innovative interpretations of modern Indian cuisine at Rasika dinner, Sept. 25
Develop a deeper understanding of the nuances of modern Indian cuisine with the chef and restauranteur behind Washington’s highly acclaimed restaurant Rasika at a National Press Club cookbook dinner on Sept. 25. Diners will leave with a copy of “Rasika: Flavors of India,” a cookbook by restauranteur Ashok Bajaj and James Beard award-winning chef Vikram Sunderam. Bajaj and Sunderam have reinvented the classics of modern Indian cuisine with local, seasonal ingredients. Rasika and Rasika West End are repeatedly cited among the top restaurants in the United States. The dinner begins with a…
Type: News
Karaoke returns to the Club on Friday
Karaoke is back at the National Press Club. It begin Friday at 6 p.m. in the Cosgrove Lounge, just a short walk away from Taco Night in the Reliable Source. Can't make it this week? Karaoke will take place again next Friday, Aug. 17, as well.
Type: News
Emily's List president to discuss 2018 elections at Headliners Luncheon, Sept. 18
With a record number of women running for public office this year, Stephanie Schriock, president of Emily's List, will appear at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Tuesday, Sept. 18. She will review the field of Democratic women who support abortion rights and explain why she believes this new wave of female candidates has the power to shift the balance of power in Washington. Founded in 1985 by Ellen Malcolm, Emily's List raises money from donors for female Democrats who support abortion rights. The acronym stands for Early Money Is Like Yeast -- it makes the dough rise -- and is…
Type: News
This week in Club history: Speaking to the Club – remotely
While thousands of people have spoken at National Press Club luncheons, only one so far has appeared in a two-way electronic connection that allowed him to appear in the ballroom without actually being there. The U.S. government would not allow Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to visit Washington. His views on eradicating Israel, his support for terrorists throughout the Middle East and his threat to create nuclear weapons made him anathema to Americans. Many inside and out of the government warned that war with Iran could be inevitable. That made him news. For three months in 2007, Club…
Type: News
A first-hand account of covering the Trump administration
On the latest edition of Update-1, the National Press Club's podcast, Bloomberg News White House correspondent Margaret Talev discusses how to do your job when the president of the United States disses the news media while his fans at rallies scream at the reporters in the press row. Talev, who just completed a year as president of the White House Correspondents Association, describes life in the White House's cramped press center and how she deals with correcting misstatements from high places. Talev reported for newspapers from Florida to California before joining the McClatchy…
Type: News
Pub Quiz is off for August, but will return Sept. 13
The National Press Club’s Pub Quiz is off for the month of August, but will resume on Thursday, Sept. 13. So get your trivia game in shape during the next few weeks of summer.
Type: News
Books and Brunch to Discuss Hochschild's "Strangers In Their Own Land" Aug. 18
"Strangers In Their Own Land" by Arlie Russell Hochschild, one of the most influential sociologists of her generation, will be the topic of discussion at the next National Press Club Books and Brunch meeting at noon Saturday, Aug. 18, in the Fourth Estate Restaurant. The Economist calls the book "an astute study of America's culture war drawn from the prospective of the white conservatives who feel they are losing it." Hochschild told the PBS Newshour: "I feel as if I had studied for four years the kindling, and then, when I went to see Donald Trump at his primary rally in New Orleans, I saw…
Type: News
Entries now open for Club's annual photo exhibit
National Press Club members can enter their print photos and electronic images for the 19th annual photo exhibit from now through Friday, Aug. 24. Members can submit up to six high-quality pictures for display: two print photos and four electronic images. All pictures must be the member's original work, taken only by the member, and not displayed in previous Club exhibits. Full guidelines, including deadlines, can be found online. This is not a contest and no prizes will be awarded. It is a chance for members to display captured moments of events, places, and people. Print photos should be…
Type: News