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Air Force public affairs chief to address American Legion Post 20, June 19
Brigadier General Edward Thomas, director of public affairs for the Air Force, will be guest speaker at a meeting of American Legion Post 20, which is affiliated with the National Press Club, on Tuesday, June 19, at 12 noon in the Club's McClendon Room. The speaker portion of the meeting is open to all Club members. In addition to advising the Air Force secretary and chief of staff on public affairs matters, Thomas oversees the Air Force’s worldwide public affairs program. Last March the Air Force issued guidance restricting the release of certain operational information to the press…
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National Press Club award-winner Emilio Gutiérrez wins new asylum hearing
The U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) has ordered a new asylum hearing for Mexican journalist Emilio Gutiérrez-Soto, saying a judge needs to consider “additional evidence” supporting the National Press Club Freedom of the Press award winner’s case. The BIA ruling, handed down last week, means the jailed journalist is, for the moment, safe from deportation. Attorneys for the Gutiérrezes and the Press Club now plan to renew their request that Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities free Gutiérrez and his son, Oscar, from the Texas detention facility where they have been held…
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Tomorrow, 12:30 p.m.: Former Mexican President Vicente Fox to speak at Headliners Luncheon
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox will discuss globalization versus nationalism at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon tomorrow (Tuesday, May 22) at 12:30 p.m. in the Club Ballroom. As National Guard troops answer President Trump’s call and head for the U.S. southern border, Fox has called the Mexican border “under siege.” Tickets can be reserved here.
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Headliners Book Rap topic, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.: The populist coalition that's reshaping American politics
Salena Zito and Brad Todd, co-authors of “The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics,” will appear at a National Press Club Headliners Book Rap this Wednesday, May 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the Club’s Conference Rooms. Zito and Todd traveled more than 27,000 miles to interview more than 300 Trump voters across 10 swing counties to paint a picture of the new populist-conservative coalition: a complex mix of citizens from different economic classes with varying backgrounds and education levels. The authors use Zito’s reports from the field and Todd’s analysis of the…
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State of the World Report
U.N. Secretary General Boutros-Ghali addressed a luncheon of the National Press Club on the state of the world in 1992. He delivered a "balance sheet" of what the United Nations had achieved and not achieved since his inauguration as U.N. president 135 days earlier, and discussed areas of U.N. involvement including El Salvador, Yugoslavia, and Africa. Secretary General Boutros-Ghali responded to questions from reporters following his prepared remarks.
Type: Media
Like Spanish cuisine? Reliable Source is the place to be next Thursday, May 24
It's not practical to pop off on a moment's notice to Madrid, Barcelona, Seville or other Spanish cities for a fix of Spanish cuisine. But you can do the next best thing next Thursday night, May 24, at the National Press Club's Reliable Source restaurant. Club members their guests are invited to attend the restaurant's special Spanish dinner, featuring favorite dishes from Spain, at 5:30 p.m. Reservations are recommended. To reserve a space, please contact the Reliable Source at [email protected] or call 202-662-7443. Here is the menu: Appetizers/Bar snacks Choice: chicken or beef empanadas with…
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Club member Gregory, publisher off Epoch Times, invites fellow members to new office open house, June 1
National Press Club member Stephen Gregory, publisher of the Epoch Times, will celebrate the opening of its new Washington Bureau from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, June 1, in Suite 446 of the National Press Building. Club members are welcome to attend. In addition to opening the new office, Epoch Times will expand its U.S. print editions in New York, D.C., Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco from once a week to five times a week. Please RSVP to Senior Editor Jan Jekielek at [email protected] if you wish to attend.
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Small Business Administration leader McMahon touts impact of tax cuts
Small businesses already are seeing positive results from the recently passed tax cuts as well as regulatory reform, said Small Business Administration administrator Linda McMahon at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon May 17. Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act late last year to cut the tax rate for businesses and individuals, among other things. And at the luncheon, McMahon said she has heard from small businesses that they have more customers and more revenue because of the cuts, and as a result now are able to expand and hire more employees. "Small businesses are absolutely…
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Barbara and John Cochran feted at Club's Broadcast/Podcast Team dinner
Broadcast journalists Barbara and John Cochran’s first meetings were straight from the history books: dual assignments to cover the Reagan-Gorbachev summits in Geneva (1985) and Reykjavik (1986). Three decades later, on May 15, the esteemed couple became the newest journalists to be honored through the National Press Club Broadcast/Podcast Team’s “Dinner with Legends” series at the Club. Barbara Cochran, whose hiring by Club member Sam Holt was pivotal to the successful launch of National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition,” said much has changed since her early-career days working in the “…
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Meet 'Madam Secretary' star Erich Bergen for cocktails, conversation and songs, tomorrow, 6 p.m.
Erich Bergen, who currently stars as Blake Moran on the CBS drama, "Madam Secretary," will discuss his role as a Washington insider on the television series as well as sing a few songs at the piano at a special National Press Club Headliners event at 6 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, May 22) in the Club's Fourth Estate restaurant. Tickets are $5 for Club members (members may purchase up to two tickets at this rate) and $10 for the general public. Attendees will be able to purchase cocktails from their tables. Tickets can be reserved here. In addition to his work in broadcast television, Bergen is…
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