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Renowned journalist Marvin Kalb warns of Trump’s challenge to America’s free press
By attacking a free press, President Trump is threatening to turn the American democracy into an authoritarian state, veteran newsman and National Press Club Fourth Estate Award-winner Marvin Kalb said in a special presentation to Club members Thursday. “It may be too dramatic to say that American democracy rests in the hands of a free, though at the moment, uncertain press, but I believe it does,” Kalb said. “I also believe that the press will ultimately prevail in this dangerous, running war the president has launched.” Kalb was the chief diplomatic correspondent for CBS News from the 1960s…
Type: News
Aukofer elected Head Hoot of Silver Owls
The Council of Wisest Owls has elected Frank A. Aukofer as the Head Hoot of the Silver Owls, an organization within the National Press Club for members with 25 years or more of membership. Aukofer had been filling in for Head Hoot Arthur E. F. Wiese, who was stricken with a brain aneurysm on election day in 2012 and died in April 2016. Wiese served as Club president in 1979. Aukofer, retired Washington bureau chief of the Milwaukee Journal and Journal Sentinel, was president in 1978. Together, they received the Order of the Owl in 2009 from the Silver Owls. The honor is awarded to “birds of…
Type: News
April 7: New 'First Friday Taco Night' – cake edition
As the National Press Club moves into its 109th year, we will celebrate with cake along with the usual Friday night taco bar for to members and their guests in the Reliable Source on April 7. If you have never been to Taco Night before, or if has been a few months or years between visits, “First Friday Taco Night” is designed to help newer Club members get acquainted with the decades-old tradition of Friday night tacos, as well as to remind veteran members that Taco Night is a great member benefit – and to introduce one another in the process. As a reminder, members and their guests can still…
Type: News
U.S. Relations With Angola
President Dos Santos spoke about relations between Angola and the United States. He expressed his desire to normalize relations between the two countries.
Type: Media
Ready, Set, Abracadabra on April 17
It’s not too late to reserve a seat to watch five close-up magicians entertain National Press Club members and guests at a free, family-friendly magic show beginning at 7 p.m. Monday, April 17, in the conference rooms. This show has been an annual favorite at the Club for years and is guaranteed to amaze the adults and captivate the youngsters, so bring the entire family. Stop by the Reliable Source for dinner before the show and a magician will perform magic right at your table. Admission is free, but please reserve at (202)662-7501. Call (202) 662-7443 make dinner reservations at the…
Type: News
DeGette optimistic about future of bipartisan health care talks
Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., minority chief deputy whip, said she optimistic about bipartisanship in remarks made at the National Press Club on Wednesday. “Democrats and Republicans can and should work together on solutions for our healthcare system,” she said just days after the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a Republican effort to replace the Affordable Care Act, was abruptly pulled from the floor of Congress due to lack of support. “Disease doesn’t just strike Democrats or Republicans,” she said. “It strikes everyone.” DeGette said she sees the universality of disease as a key driving…
Type: News
Art Wiese speaks: How American Legion Post 20 came to be
"American Legion: Since 1919, the year after World War I ended, the National Press Club has been home to American Legion Post 20, a veterans' organization with a rather illustrious pedigree. It originally had nicknames like "the Pershing Post" and the "Black Jack Post" in honor of a distinguished Club member, General John J. Pershing, who had commanded Allied forces in Europe in the Great War. The National Press Club -- where news (some of it patriotic) is made in the nation's capital." This snippet is one of many put together by the late Art Wiese, who served as Club president in 1979. He…
Type: News
Academy Awards snafu: A reporter’s firsthand account
It's considered the biggest snafu in Academy Award show history - a wrong envelope resulting in the wrong film being named "Best Picture" during this year's Oscars telecast. Vanity Fair Hollywood correspondent Rebecca Keegan talks to NPC Broadcast/Podcast team member Veronica Vaquer about what it was like to cover the unfolding story backstage. This was Keegan's 11th time covering the Oscars. She also discusses the reality of doing A-List celebrity profiles and what it's like to co-write a book with iconic film director, comedian, writer and actor Mel Brooks. Update-1 is produced by Mike…
Type: News
Sign up for next NPCJI workshop: Tracking Corporate Welfare in your City and State, April 3
Learn about the new government accounting standard at the NPC Journalism Institute’s next workshop, “Tracking Corporate Welfare in Your City and State: New Rule, New Tools” on April 3 at 9.30 a.m. The new standard, GASB Statement No. 77 on Tax Abatement Disclosures, will begin generating brand new data this spring for taxpayers. Greg LeRoy, with Good Jobs First, will share the how to read this new data and Good Job First’s resource on company-specific tax break records – a dynamic database called Subsidy Tracker. The event is open to members and the general public. Registration is required;…
Type: News
Superstar ballerina Misty Copeland plans to discuss her advice book, April 17, 8 a.m.
As many cling to New Year’s health resolutions and prep for beach-body season, America’s top ballerina has some advice to offer. Misty Copeland, the first African-American female principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre, will discuss her first health and fitness book, "Ballerina Body: Dancing and Eating Your Way to a Leaner, Stronger, and More Graceful You," as well as her roles as a ballerina and an activist, in a discussion at the National Press Club on Monday, April 17, at 8 a.m., in the Club's Holeman Lounge. A continental breakfast buffet will be available to registered…
Type: News