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Want to join Headliners Team? Learn more at happy hour, Jan. 23
The National Press Club’s Headliners Team, which is responsible for bringing Luncheon, Newsmaker and Book Rap speakers to the Club, will host a Happy Hour in the Club’s Cosgrove Lounge on Tuesday, Jan. 23, at 6:30 p.m. for Club members who are interested in learning more about joining the team for 2018. While membership on the team is by invitation only, all Club members are encouraged to express their interest if they are willing to volunteer their time and talents to this committee. The 2018 Headliners Team will be co-chaired by Betsy Fischer Martin and Lisa Matthews and will include sub…
Type: News
Tax Cut Legislation
Senator Bentsen is chairman of the Senate Finance Committee which held a hearing yesterday on a proposal for tax cuts and economic growth legislation. He spoke to the Press Club on this proposed legislation and efforts to revive the U.S. economy.
Type: Media
Reliable Source 'Kids Night' to feature appearance by Pooh Bear, Thursday
To celebrate author A. A. Milne’s birthday, the Reliable Source will host a "Kids Night,: honoring Winnie the Pooh Day, with buffet fit for the Hundred Acre Wood - including an appearance by Pooh Bear himself -- this Thursday. The buffet will be open from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Pooh will be visist from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. A photographer will be present to pose for pictures with children. Member tickets are $24; non-members $28. The cost for children 10 years old and younger is $10. However, any child 10 years old or younger who comes to the dinner with a stuffed Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Eeyore…
Type: News
Edney to be installed as Club president at General Membership Meeting, Friday noon
Andrea Snyder Edney, a breaking news editor at Bloomberg News, will officially take over the president’s gavel from current National Press Club President Jeff Ballou of Al Jazeera at the General Membership Meeting to take place at 12 noon this Friday, Jan. 19, in the Murrow, White and Lisagor rooms. Lunch will be served and all current members are invited to attend. Club members elected Edney as the Club's 111th president on Dec. 8. She promised that the Club would help “strengthen our journalism community” to respond to an “unprecedented time” in the profession during her acceptance remarks…
Type: News
Author plans to share history of Watergate complex at Headliners Book Rap, Feb. 21
Joseph Rodota, author of The Watergate: Inside America’s Most Infamous Address, plans to take attendees on a deep dive into the shadowy past and the most intriguing inhabitants of the Watergate office/hotel/apartment complex at a National Press Club Headliners Book Rap on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 6:30 p.m. Rodota plans to describe that history at the Book Rap, which will take place in the Club’s Conference Rooms. The event will feature a discussion with the author, an audience question-and-answer session and a book signing. Tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for the general public. Reserve…
Type: News
All Club members invited to next Communications Roundtable Dinner, Jan. 31
The National Press Club Communicators Team invites all Club members -- both journalists and professional communicators -- to the next Communications Roundtable Dinner on Wednesday, Jan. 31. The dinner, latest in a quarterly series, will be held in the Winners’ Room at the Club. A three-course dinner with wine is served for $58 per person with a cash bar at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. This event is open to National Press Club members first. While guests may be invited, please let Paul Minehart ([email protected]) know in advance if you plan to bring one. Guests will be on a…
Type: News
Don’t wait! Get your tickets now for President Andrea Edney’s Inauguration on Feb. 10
Andrea Edney, an editor at Bloomberg News, plans to celebrate her inauguration as the 111th president of the National Press Club at a gala dinner at the Club on Saturday, Feb. 10. Edney, a longtime member of the Club, has served on the Board of Governors and as chair of the Scholarship Committee. She officially assumed the presidency at the Club's General Membership meeting on Jan. 19. The Inaugural Gala begins with a reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m. and an after-party with dancing in the Holeman Lounge. Tickets are $110 per person for Club members, who may purchase two…
Type: News
Coast Guard public affairs director plans to address American Legion Post 20, Jan. 30
Rear Admiral Peter Gautier, director of governmental and public affairs for the U.S. Coast Guard, will be guest speaker at a luncheon meeting of American Legion Post 20, which is associated with the National Press Club, at noon on Tuesday, Jan. 30, in the Club's McClendon Room in the Reliable Source. Gautier is responsible for engagement with Congress, the media and intergovernmental entities. He plans to discuss Coast Guard public affairs priorities and challenges, as well as its responses to the Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico hurricanes. All Club members are welcome to attend the speaker…
Type: News
Pooh Bear to show at Kids Night at Reliable Source, Jan. 18
National Press Club members and their guests -- and especially their kids --are invited to attend the Club's Kids Night next on Thursday, Jan. 18, at the Reliable Source at 5:30 p.m. The event will feature an appearance by Pooh Bear -- every kid knows him -- from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. to pose for pictures with kids. A photographer will be present. Reservations are recommended. To book space, contact the Reliable Source at [email protected] or call 202-662-744.Any child 10 years old or younger who comes to the dinner with a stuffed Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Eeyore, Rabbit, Owl or Tigger --or in costume…
Type: News
Ex-Philadelphia Mayor Nutter plans to review career at Headliners Book Rap, Feb. 15
Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter plans to appear at a National Press Club Headliners Book Rap at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb.15, to discuss his new biography, Mayor: The Best Job in Politics. This event features a discussion with the author, an audience question-and-answer session, and a book signing. Tickets are $5 for Press Club members and $10 for the general public. Tickets can be purchased online. When purchasing tickets, you'll have the option of buying copies of the book during the online check-out process. Books also will be available for purchase at the event. Proceeds…
Type: News