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Hear D.C. sportscaster, ex-DJ Johnny Holliday at 'Legends of Broadcasting' dinner, Nov. 21
Fresh off the Washington Nationals' post-season baseball run, in the middle of the University of Maryland football season and just ahead of the Terps' basketball season, Washington broadcast legend Johnny Holliday will join the National Press Club Broadcast Committee and guests for the committee's next "Legends of Broadcasting" dinner Monday, Nov. 21. Seating in the Winner's Room will be strictly limited to 30 people. A cash bar reception will begin at 6 p.m. with introductions and dinner following at 6:45 p.m. Holliday will make remarks and open the floor to an informal Q&A session to…
Type: News
Combine the Book Fair with buffet dinner at the Reliable Source, Nov. 18; menu announced
Here's another reason for attending the National Press Club's 39th annual Book Fair & Authors' Night, Friday, Nov. 18: You can precede it with a sumptious buffet dinner at the Club's Reliable Source bar and grill. The Reliable Source has announced its menu for the occasion (see below). Cost is $24 for National Press Club members and $28 for nonmembers, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are encouraged because this event has sold out in the past. To reserve, call 202-662-7443 or e-mail [email protected]. The buffet will replace the restaurant's usual Friday Taco Night. The tacos will be back…
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Author's Rap Session
Ms. Kelley was the guest at the National Press Club's Authors' Rap Session, one of the final stops on her publicity tour for her book, Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography. The scathing account of Nancy Reagan's life, which mentions drug use by the Reagans in California and a long-standing affair between Frank Sinatra and Nancy Reagan among other scandals, was a best-seller during the spring of 1991, and was featured in a front page article in the New York Times upon its release. Ms. Kelley described the book as being the story of how Nancy Reagan manipulated her husband and ran the White…
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Hear about Club's treasure trove of history from archivist Jeffrey Schlosberg, Nov. 16
Jeffrey Schlosberg, National Press Club archivist, will be the featured guest at the next luncheon meeting of the National Press Club's Photography Committee at noon Wednesday, Nov. 16, in the McClendon Room. All Club members and their guests are welcome to attend his presentation on the Club's Archives, which are described by the NPC website as a "treasure trove of archival materials." The Archives, according to the website, "collects, preserves, describes, exhibits and makes available to researchers materials related to the history and activities of the National Press Club and the history…
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Did You Know? Members get up front seats at Club luncheons
Did you know that the Club reserves the two, front tables for members and their guests to every Speakers luncheon? We want to provide members with the opportunity to be up close to all of our marquee speakers who visit the Club. The seats at these tables are on a first come, first serve basis -- so make sure you arrive early. The cost of each luncheon is $24 for National Press Club members. Each member is allowed one guest at the member price. The next luncheon features Gina McCarthy, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,on Monday, Nov. 21. Reserve your ticket online. The…
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Pulitzer winner George Condon added to Communicators' Summit lineup, Nov. 15, 8:30 a.m.
Pulitizer Prize winner George Condon, White House correspondent for the National Journal, has been added to the list of prominent participants, including former Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter, at the National Press Club’s Communicators' Summit, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:35 p.m. in the Conference Rooms. Topic of the summit, sponsored by the Club’s Communications and Marketing Committee, will be crisis communications. Registration is required. Admission is $75 for the general public and $50 for Club members. Register online. The summit consists of three sessions. The…
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Correction: Book Fair date is Friday, Nov. 18
The article, "Book Fair to draw over 100 noted authors, among them Ralph Nader, other writers of books on politics" published in yesterday's Wednesday, Nov. 9, edition of The Wire carried an incorrect date for the event. Correct date for the National Press Club's 39th annual Book Fair & Authors' Night is Friday, Nov. 18, in the Club's Ballroom. Admission to the fair is $5 for Club members, $10 for non-members. Tickets can be purchased online.
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Maureen Dowd discusses her book, election on current Update-1 podcast
Maureen Dowd, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the New York Times and best-selling author of "The Year of Voting Dangerously," a book about the 2016 presidential campaign, is the guest of the National Press Club's current Update-1 podcast. In the podcast, Art Swift, Gallup managing aditor and member of the Club's Broadcast/Podcast Committee,discusses with Dowd several anecdotes in her book, including personal dealings with Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. Swift and Dowd explore what may be in store after the election for both Trump and Clinton, along…
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Decompress from the election at Pub Quiz trivia night, tomorrow, 7 p.m.
The National Press Club’s monthly Pub Quiz trivia night will take place on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. in the newly-renovated Truman Lounge. By that time the thought of long voting lines, racy political ads and presidential candidates shouting “Vote for me!” will be a thing of the past. Decompress from all that political hoopla with your friends and colleagues over drinks, food, fun…and prizes when you can play Pub Quiz. What’s in store for this month’s quiz? Well, you’re going to have to find out when you drop by with your team of four and play for intellectual supremacy and prizes. And now…
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Hone your speaking skills at next meeting of Toastmasters, Nov. 14, 7 p.m.
Want to learn tips for public and professional speaking? You'll have an opportunity next Monday at the next meeting of the National Press Club's Toastmasters group next Monday evening, Nov, 14, at 7 p.m. in the McClendon Room. You'll get the chance to practice prepared deliveries, extemporaneous speaking and giving cogent answers to spontaneous questions. The session also will help develop your critical thinking skills and improve your confidence to better deliver your message. National Press Club Toastmasters meet on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 7 p.m. Admission is free…
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