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Obituary for Bimal Ghosh
Dr. Bimal Ghosh, a 32-year member of the National Press Club, who in 1985 was part of the team of doctors that operated on President Ronald Reagan for colon cancer, died Jan. 9. He was 79 and lived in River Forest, Ill. Dr. Ghosh received his medical degree from Calcutta National Medical College in 1977 and did surgical residencies at the University of Illinois College of Medicine and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He retired as professor of surgery at the Veterans Administration medical center in New York City. He held the rank of commander and was head of surgical oncology at…
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Newsmaker plans to examine president’s one trillion infrastructure proposal, March 7
City planners from Washington, New York City, and Philadelphia will name their priorities for using a trillion dollars proposed by President Donald Trump for spending on infrastructure improvements at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference March 7, at 10 a.m. in the Club’s Bloomberg Room. This news conference is open to credentialed media and Club members, free of charge. No advance registration is required. Panelists include Eric Shaw, director of the D.C. Office of Planning; Anne Fadullon, Philadelphia director of planning and development; and Carl Weisbrod, immediate past…
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Communicators Breakfast to showcase Club’s video services, March 10
National Press Club members and their guests can learn how the Club’s state-of-the-art Broadcast Operations Center may help meet their communications needs at the next Communicators Series Breakfast on Friday, March 10, at 8 a.m. in the Cosgrove Lounge. A presentation, followed by a tour of the television studio and production facilities on the National Press Building's fourth floor, is free to Club members. Guests are admitted for $10 per person and must be accompanied by a member. Register here. The Club employs a full-time professional staff of engineers, editors and videographers as…
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Open Government Summit, reception to mark Sunshine Week at Club March 14
Celebrating Sunshine Week 2017, the National Press Club Journalism Institute’s Freedom of the Press Committee will join with the D.C. Open Government Coalition to present the sixth annual D.C. Open Government Summit on Tuesday, March 14, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., in the Club's First Amendment Lounge. The event is free and open to all, but pre-registration is required here. A reception will follow the program. The 2017 D.C. Open Government Summit will focus on the state of government transparency in the District of Columbia. The event will again look at omnibus legislation designed to…
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Marvin Kalb to discuss Trump's danger to democracy March 14; screening of 'Good Night and Good Luck' to follow
Legendary journalist Marvin Kalb, the last correspondent personally hired at CBS News by Edward R. Murrow, will discuss the threats to democracy in the United States being posed by the Trump administration in a commentary at the National Press Club on Tuesday, March 14,at 6:30 p.m. in the Murrow Room. His remarks will be followed by a screening of the film “Good Night and Good Luck,” which chronicles Murrow’s epic rebuke of Sen. Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s. Registration is required here. The forum is free to members and students, and $10 for non-members. Sponsored by the National Press…
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Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dunford to speak at Club luncheon, April 21
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps General Joseph F. Dunford, plans to speak at a National Press Club luncheon on Friday, April 21. 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 National Press Club members (members may purchase two tickets at this rate) and $39 for all other non-member tickets. Purchase tickets here. For questions, please email [email protected] or call (202)662–7501. Tickets must be paid for at the time of purchase. General Dunford, the…
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Club, Newsy to host premiere of 'A Woman's Job' series, plus discussion, March 8, 6 p.m.
The National Press Club and the video news network Newsy will host a premiere event and panel discussion of “A Woman's Job” in celebration of International Women’s Day on Wednesday, March 8, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Holeman Lounge. “A Woman's Job” is a six-episode Newsy Original video series that profiles women who are redefining what it means to build a career in jobs that are traditionally male-dominated. The event is free, but reservations are required. Register here. A showing of the first two episodes of the series will be followed by a panel discussion with two women featured in…
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Reliable Source readies Irish menu, music for annual St. Patrick's Day buffet, March 17
Dig something green out of your closet. March 17 -- the day when everybody is Irish -- is nearing, and the National Press Club will celebrate it with its annual St. Patrick's buffet in the Reliable Source restaurant. The festive event is on a Friday this year. It will start at 5:30 p.m. with Irish-themed food. Music, by popular guitarist Matr Palombo, will begin at 6:30 p.m. Special drinks will be announced soon for the occasion. The price of the buffet is $24 for Club members, $27 for nonmembers, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are encouraged, for the event usually sells out. To book,…
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Have you reported on the elderly? The Club's journalism contest wants your entry
Journalists who have done outstanding work covering the problems of the elderly are encouraged to enter the National Press Club’s annual journalism contest. One of the contest's awards, The Joseph D. Ryle Award for Excellence in Writing on the Problems of Geriatrics, honors top reporting on aging. Named after Joseph D. Ryle, a longtime National Press Club member, the award carries a prize of $750 for the winner. Stories that have won in the past include looks at the use of anti-psychotic drugs in nursing homes, a series on hospice care and a hidden-camera investigation of insurance agents…
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Book Rap to feature Paul Dickson and his new book, "Leo Durocher, Baseball's Prodigal Son," March 22
National Press Club member and baseball historian Paul Dickson will discuss his latest book, "Leo Durocher, Baseball’s Prodigal Son," on Wednesday, March 22, at 6:30 p.m. in the Conference Rooms at the Club. Tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for the public. Tickets can be purchased online here. Books can be purchased online at the same time as tickets or at the event. No outside books or memorabilia are permitted. Durocher’s career covered several baseball eras beginning with Babe Ruth and continuing through the Vietnam War -- a period of 40 years. He served as manager of the…
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