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Get your photos ready for NPC's Members' Photo Exhibit; deadline Aug. 11
It's time to start sorting through your collections to find the best images to display in this year's members' photo exhibit at the National Press Club. The exhibit is the Club's annual celebration of visual story telling among its members. It's not a contest; there's no judging or prizes awarded. Images will be on display in the Club's main lobby during the month of September. This year, the exhibit will feature both print and electronic displays. As before, members should enter photos that have not been previously displayed in Club or Photography Team exhibits. Images may be color or black…
Type: News
You don't want to miss the Summer Crab Feast, July 20; Reserve your spot now
Get ready to crack shells, pick crab meat and dip it in melted butter! The National Press Club's annual Crab Feast in the Reliable Source restaurant is almost here. The popular crustaceans will be served along with a buffet of sides on Thursday, July 20, starting at 5:30 p.m. It's great way to celebrate summer. The Crab Feast buffet costs $33 per person for Club members and $38 for nonmembers, plus tax and gratuity. To make a reservation contact the Reliable Source at [email protected] or at 202-662-7443. Reservations are encouraged because this event has sold out in the past. The Main event Hard…
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Club member's play explores St. Teresa of Avila
The Greenbelt Arts Center and the Seventh Street Playhouse present "Trees," a two-act dramedy, by National Press Club member Anthony E. Gallo and directed by Beatrix Whitehall. Agnostics, atheists and feminists are very welcome to a play that is mostly about sinners. Teresa has enemies and friends. Some say she has visions. Others say hallucinations. Two lusty friars, a hog farmer, an intrusive royal mistress, a confused novice and some spies present even more surprises. She becomes St. Teresa of Avila. Why do feminist scholars keep writing about her? Why is she such a Spanish icon?…
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Washington Post column highlights Club history with presidents
A recent National Press Club event that explored the Club's relationship with past presidents, among other historical high points, was captured this week in a Washington Post story. A metro columnist for the paper, John Kelly, was in the audience for the June 15 presentation at the Club, which involved Tom Risen, a member of the Club’s Young Members Team, interviewing Gil Klein, chairman of the Club's History and Heritage Team, about some of the key events that have shaped the Club’s 108-year history. With the help of Club archivist Jeff Schlosberg, Klein had put together more than 70 photos…
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Quebec Opposition
Mr. Parizeau talked about the state of politics in Canada and the future of the province of Quebec.
Type: Media
Former Census Director on Tuesday plans to explain why he left
John Thompson plans to explain his recent departure from the U.S. Census Bureau and what to expect from the bureau going forward at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Club’s conference rooms. This news conference is open to credentialed media and Club members, free of charge but advance registration is required. Please click here to register. Thompson left the Census Bureau leaderless just as preparations for the 2020 Census were ramping up. When he resigned, Thompson had just testified before Congress, seeking the spike in funding that the bureau…
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Attkisson brings ‘The Smear’ to Headliners Book Rap, Aug. 31
Former CBS News Correspondent Sharyl Attkisson, author of The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think and How You Vote, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Book Rap on Thursday, Aug. 31, at 6:30 p.m. in the Club’s conference rooms. Tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for the general public. Tickets and books are available by clicking here. The Book Rap is a fundraiser for the Club's National Journalism Institute so no outside books are allowed. Attkisson is The New York Times bestselling author of Stonewalled, a five-time Emmy…
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Headliners Newsmaker examines how to elect more independents in 2018, July 12
A panel of elected officials from across the country who were elected as independent candidates without the support of a political party plan to appear at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmakers event Wednesday, July 12, at 10 a.m. in the Club’s Bloomberg Room to examine whether electing more independents could break the current political gridlock. This Newsmaker event is open to credentialed media and Club members free of charge but advance registration is required. Click here to register. Alaska Gov. Bill Walker is expected to be joined by Iowa State Sen. David Johnson, Alaska State Rep…
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Inside look at Freedom Caucus at Headliners Luncheon Monday
Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C. chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, warned Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. that supporting the opponent of a Freedom Caucus Member in an upcoming special election in Alabama was not "prudent," The Hill reported July 13. Meadows is the featured speaker at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon Monday in the Holeman Lounge. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $25 for Club members (members may purchase two tickets at this rate) and $39 for all…
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NY Times reporter Peter Baker captures legacy moments of Obama presidency
In his new book about President Barack Obama's two terms in office, New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker isn't trying to draw a conclusion about whether Obama succeeded or failed, he's portraying the moments that defined his legacy. The book,“Obama: The Call of History,” is “not making an argument that he’s a great president or terrible president. It’s not a polemic,” Baker said at a June 29 National Press Club Headliners Book Rap. Rather, Baker offers readers a closer look into Obama’s life in office and the people and key events of his presidency. “You learn a little…
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