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Politics in the Classroom
Ms. Cheney talked about her work at the National Endowment for the Humanities. She also talked about the problem of university professors using the classroom as a forum to present their political views.
Type: Media
Reliable Source upgrades wine menu
The Reliable Source at the National Press Club recently upgraded its wine menu. These wines are available to Club members and their guests by both the glass and the bottle every day for lunch, dinner and at the bar. White Wines Albarino, Licia, Galicia, Spain, 2014 Chardonnay, Domain Des Valange, Macon-Davaye, 2015 Chardonnay, National Press Club, California, N/V Pinot Grigio, National Press Club, California, NV Pinot Grigio, Zenato, Veneto, Italy, 2014 Sancerre, Domaine Reverdy Ducroux Beau Roy 2015 Sauvignon Blanc, Coopers Creek, New Zealand Marlborough, 2015 Red Wines…
Type: News
Institute teams with Press Foundation to brain storm on defending First Amendment
The National Press Club's Journalism Institute is partnering with the National Press Foundation to host a brainstorming session for the working press on April 19 from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. in the Club's Murrow Room. Register here to participate. Why? Journalists have a problem. Journalism does not thrive in the spotlight. Reporters don’t generally like to call attention to themselves on the job: It gets in the way of the stories and cultivating sources, and a penchant for journalistic objectivity and dispassion makes it almost impossible to advocate for themselves. So how does the news…
Type: News
Memorial for Peter Hickman Set for Thursday, April 13, at 6 p.m. in Club Ballroom
Friends and associates of Peter J. Hickman, the National Press Club's long-time "ambassador to embassies" and Newsmaker organizer, are invited to attend a memorial service from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, April 13, in the Club Ballroom. Hickman died of heart failure on April 2 at the age of 85. Michael Hickman, Peter's son, plans to lead the memorial service and invite Peter's friends to join in reminiscing about his father's 28-year association with the Press Club. Peter was a retired foreign-service officer who arranged for hundreds of Newsmaker press events, most of them with a foreign-policy…
Type: News
Journalism Institute hosts sixth annual golf tournament on May 31 at Woodmore
Pull out your golf clubs and hit the driving range to limber up for the National Press Club Journalism Institute's Sixth Annual Golf Invitational Tournament. The Journalism Institute plans to host the event on Wednesday, May 31, at 8:45 a.m. at the Country Club at Woodmore in Mitchellville, Md. The cost is $125 for Press Club members, $150 for individuals or $500 for a foursome. Press Club members must log in to receive the member promotion. Register online. Members must be signed into the site to receive the discount. The outing, a fundraiser for the non-profit Institute, begins with…
Type: News
National Press Club, Journalism Institute call for release of Mexican journalist
The National Press Club and its Journalism Institute are calling on the Department of Homeland Security to release Martín Méndez Pineda, a Mexican journalist who has been imprisoned for the last two months after seeking asylum in the United States. “The jailing of this brave reporter amounts to punishing someone for having followed all of our immigration rules,” said Club President Jeff Ballou. Méndez recently turned 26 in an El Paso, Texas, detention facility. For the previous three years, he had been a reporter covering official corruption for Novedades Acapulco, an Acapulco daily. In the…
Type: News
Art Wiese Speaks: Kissinger delivers farewell address
"Kissinger's Farewell: Henry Kissinger, secretary of State in both the Nixon and Ford administrations, delivered his farewell address at the National Press Club in January 1977. After reviewing the prospects for peace in the Mideast, Kissinger was surprised -- and visibly pleased -- when a belly dancer suddenly appeared before the podium and began her act. It was the Press Club's own humorous goodbye to one of the 20th Century's most famous diplomats. It happened at the Club -- where news (sometimes fun) happens in the nation's capital." This snippet is one of many put together by the late…
Type: News
Members may qualify for new life-insurance services
Affinity Group Underwriters (AGU), the National Press Club’s partner for health insurance for more than a decade, has arranged a new simplified underwriting life-insurance service for Club members. As a member, you may qualify to apply for up to $500,000 of coverage with just one no-obligation phone call. You won’t have to meet with an agent or take a physical exam. Spouses of members are eligible too. For more information, go to the member-benefits website or call AGU at 804-273-9797, Weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern.
Type: News
National Cherry Blossom Festival Pub Quiz, April 13 – Still On!
Pub Quiz is not postponed! Join the National Press Club's Events Team for a special National Cherry Blossom Festival-themed Pub Quiz on Thursday, April 13, at 7 p.m. in the Truman Lounge with spring-themed cocktails and prizes from the National Cherry Blossom Festival store. A technical error in the “This Week at the National Press Club” listed it as postponed. Gather a team of four (at least one teammate must be a Club member) and be part of this special event. Space fills up quickly, so be sure to arrive early to grab a table. Don’t have a team? No worries. Even if you arrive by yourself,…
Type: News
Weather photographer Kevin Ambrose to speak to NPC photo team, April 19
Noted weather photographer, storm chaser, and member of the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang, Kevin Ambrose, plans to give an illustrated talk to the National Press Club's Photography Team, on Wednesday, April 19, at noon in the McClendon Room. Lunch will be available from the Reliable Source buffet. The program will begin at 12:30 p.m. The meeting is open to all Press Club members and their guests. No RSVP is necessary. Ambrose is the author of the Post's annual "Seasons of Washington" calendar and several books, including Washington Weather, Blizzards and Snowstorms of Washington,…
Type: News