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President Kennedy's letter to Club President Cosgrove found
When the John F. Kennedy Library put together a joint program with the National Press Club last week, it sent something that the Club had not seen: A copy of President Kennedy’s letter to Club President John Cosgrove just after Kennedy attended Cosgrove’s inaugural party. That Kennedy stopped by Cosgrove’s party just two weeks after Kennedy’s inauguration in 1961 is a part of Club lore. The photo of the meeting is in the Cosgrove Lounge. Cosgrove, who was an active Club member right up to his death at the age of 98 last year, never tired of quipping: “Well I went to Kennedy’s inaugural, why…
Type: News
Society for Environmental Journalists seeks executive director
If you are driven by the value of environmental reporting and have fundraising know-how, you might be a good fit as the next executive director for the Society for Environmental Journalists (SEJ). SEJ, an educational non-profit with 1,300 members and a $1 million budget, educates and empowers journalists, educators, and students to advance the understanding of environmental issues. Responsibilities include: cultivating relationships with donors; managing a budget; overseeing membership systems, services and programs; and developing strategic plans and partnerships. Applicants need to have…
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Admiral tells NPC American Legion Post 20 Coast Guard needs more money
Rear Admiral Peter Gautier, director of governmental and public affairs for the U.S. Coast Guard, told a meeting of National Press Club American Legion Post 20 on Jan. 30 that the move from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Homeland Security in 2003 gave his branch of the service a much-needed boost in funding but the Coast Guard still faces budgetary challenges. Gautier, a 1987 graduate of the Coast Guard Academy, said constraints imposed on all of the services by a sequestration due to the inability of Congress to adopt new defense budgets has been "disrupting progress"…
Type: News
Alexander Hamilton ate this, and you can, too, at Fourth Estate cookbook dinner, Feb. 21
Step back in time to experience a Federalist feast with Laura Kumin, author of The Hamilton Cookbook, on Feb. 21 at the National Press Club's Fourth Estate Restaurant. Kumin, an attorney who writes a popular food blog, Mother Would Know, will guide diners through a meal that replicates the food Alexander Hamilton would have eaten and served to his fellow Founding Fathers and when he dined with them. Click here to reserve. "We know what George Washington and Thomas Jefferson served at dinners to which they invited Hamilton," Kumin writes in her book. "With a bit of imagination and the…
Type: News
National Press Club wants to recognize your excellent journalism
The National Press Club wants to see your best journalism from 2017 for the Club’s annual journalism contest. The best work in breaking news, political coverage, broadcast news, consumer news, online news techniques, foreign coverage and news photos are among the awards being offered. Many of the categories have cash prizes and some offer a year of free membership in the Press Club. Details on the prizes are here. The deadline for entries is April 1, 2018. Entrants are encouraged to use the online entry method, but if you prefer, the Club will accept entries mailed in the traditional way as…
Type: News
Longest-ever National Press Club member George B. Bookman dies at 103
George B. Bookman, the longest-ever member of the National Press Club at 79 years, died in his sleep on Jan. 24 in Seattle at the age of 103. He joined the Club on Nov. 1, 1938, while a reporter for the Washington Post, and maintained his membership during a career in journalism and public affairs that took him to Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe. Bookman was a native of New York City and moved to Seattle recently to be close to family. His first effort in journalism was writing a society column as a teenager for a New Jersey Shore newspaper in the 1920s. He was a Phi Beta Kappa…
Type: News
Floyd Abrams plans to speak at NPC President Andrea Edney’s Inauguration, Feb 10
Renowned first amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams is the confirmed keynote speaker for President Andrea Edney’s Inauguration on Feb 10. The Inaugural Gala will begin with a reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m. with the after-party in the Holeman Lounge. Tickets are $110 per person for Club members and $140 for non-members. Valet parking will be available for attendees. Click here to purchase tickets. Abrams is best known for successfully defending The New York Times from the Nixon administration’s attempt to block the printing of "The Pentagon Papers". He also represented the…
Type: News
Club member hosts 'Women Who Are Always Write' event on Tuesday, Feb. 6 at noon
National Press Club member Janice Law cordially invites all Club members to "Women Who Are Always Write", a presentation at noon Tuesday, Feb. 6, in the Reliable Source's McClendon Room. Margery Sinclair, a business protocol and social-etiquette expert, plans to profile four iconic American women writers who achieved international success in the rarefied niche of social and business protocol, etiquette writing: Emily Post (1872-1960), Amy Vanderbilt (1908-1974), Judith Martin, AKA Miss Manners (1938-present) and Pauline Phillips AKA Dear Abby (1918-2013). The free literary event is the sixth…
Type: News
Special drinks, appetizers available to members watching speech Tuesday
National Press Club members are invited to watch the State of the Union address on Tuesday, Jan. 30, starting at 8:30 p.m. in the Reliable Source, which is offering special drinks and appetizers. Appetizers: Buffalo wings $6 Assorted Quesadillas $12 Drink specials: Moscow mule $8 Negroni $8 Grand Sidecar $8
Type: News
The U.S. Economy
Secretary Brady addressed guests and reporters concerning the U.S. economy. Topics included the U.S. economy compared to that of other leading nations, the importance of increasing technology, the role of government in the economy, and possible government reforms to improve the economy.
Type: Media