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EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to address Club luncheon, Monday, Nov. 21
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on Monday, Nov. 21. Under McCarthy's leadership, the EPA helped penalize Volkswagen for cheating on diesel emissions, promoted a sweeping federal rule to cut carbon dioxide emission from power plants and played an active role in implementing international climate agreements. McCarthy also admitted that EPA placed too much trust in Michigan's Department of Environmental Quality, the main culprit for the Flint water crisis. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m…
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VFW leader to lay out veterans' agenda for next administration, Congress, Nov. 10, 10 a.m.
The day before Veterans’ Day, Brian Duffy, oommander-in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), will discuss the needs of the nation’s 20 million veterans and the plans of veterans’ groups to move promised benefits by the new president and the next Congress at a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference on Thursday, Nov. 10. Duffy will make his remarks at 10 a.m., in the club’s Bloomberg Room. Duffy, who represents some 1.7 million VFW and Auxiliary members in 6,600 VFW posts worldwide, will discuss such issues as suicide prevention, health-care delivery,…
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Get advance look at upcoming PBS series on recorded music, 'Soundbreaking,' at Club Nov. 9, 7 p.m.
The National Press Club will screen two parts of the upcoming PBS series, "Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music," on Wednesday evening, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. in the Club’s Ballroom. The screening, a Club Newsmaker event, will be followed by a panel discussion about the series. As with all Newsmaker events, this event is open to credentialed media, National Press Club members and invited guests, free of charge. Please RSVP for the screening by clicking here. The series explores the impact of recorded music on the modern world. The eight-part documentary will be broadcast…
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Did You Know? Wherever you wander in the Club, WiFi is there
Did you know that the entire Club is wireless? Go online anywhere in the Club whether you are working in the library, the business center or enjoying a beverage in the Truman Lounge. Simply choose the Club's high speed wireless network labeled MemberWifi. The wireless password is NPCwifi1908. This code is exclusively for use of members only. For more information about your membership benefits please send an email to [email protected].
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George McGovern's Views
George McGovern talked about the current state of American politics and the Democratic Party. In doing so, he announced he would not seek the 1992 Democratic presidential nomination, due to personal and political reasons. He stated he could best advance his political agenda without the distraction of personal ambition. Mr. McGovern called for a new agenda of issues to be addressed during the 1992 presidential elections besides the ACLU, Willie Horton, and the pledge of allegiance. He said U.S. economic policies should be reexamined in the face of reduced defense spending and the gaping…
Type: Media
Election Watch Party to feature special menu, drinks named after presidents who imbibed
The National Press Club's Reliable Source bar and grill will offer a special menu for its Election Watch Party starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, in the Truman Lounge. Club members and their guests are invited to enjoy the combat on widescreen plasma TVs. There will be special food and beverage, featuring drinks named for presidents and their favorite cocktails, available. You can make an evening of it by making a dinner reservation at the Reliable Source before the event. Call 202-662-7443 or e-mail [email protected]. ELECTION BUFFET MENU: Hors d’oeuvres, $6/$10South of the wall empanadasBreaded…
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Worldwide Poverty and Refugees
Ms. Andrews, who has traveled as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Fund for Women, spoke about worldwide poverty and refugee women and children. Director Capeling-Alakija of the Fund joined her in responding to questions submitted by audience members.
Type: Media
NPC indie authors to meet, Feb. 14
If you are an independent author, there's a group at the club that might be for you. Each month, a collection of National Press Club members who are independent authors meet to share marketing, publishing and distribution ideas. The group's next meeting takes place Thursday, Feb. 14, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the McClendon Room. Contact Club member Ed Barks at [email protected] to reserve your seat in advance. There is no cost to participate. If you have interest but are unable to attend, email Barks to be advised of future gatherings. February's agenda includes a discussion of the features…
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NPC in History: Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft drop in
The National Press Club’s home from 1909 to 1914 covered two stories above a drugstore facing 15th St. at the corner with F Street. At one time, one of the city’s great early landmarks, the Rhodes Tavern, occupied this building, and a historical plaque on the current edifice attests to the importance of both the Club and the tavern to the city’s social life. Major newsmakers of the time would just drop in. No formal speeches; they would sit around the fireplace in the Club’s common room to chat with members. Who discovered the North Pole? Both Frederick Cook and Robert E. Perry made their…
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Club members can buy tickets to the Gridiron Reprise, March 3
For 134 years, a great Washington tradition known as the Gridiron Show has skewered presidents and congressional leaders, political candidates and journalists. The Gridiron Club and Foundation first regales official Washington at a white-tie dinner on Saturday night with satire and songs. The next day, the club puts on another performance – known as the Gridiron Sunday Reprise -- for associations, alumni groups, friends and family. As a National Press Club member, you have been invited to take part in this event. The 2019 Sunday Reprise will be held Sunday, March 3, in the ballroom of the…
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