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Watch election results at Reliable Source, Nov. 8
The National Press Club’s Reliable Source will host an election watch party at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, in the Truman Lounge. See the results come in on widescreen TVs, as the nation chooses its next president. You can spend the evening at the Club by making a dinner reservation at the Reliable Source, which will begin serving dinner at 5:30 p.m. There will be a special food and beverage menu available. To make reservations, please contact us at 202-662-7443 or e-mail [email protected].
Type: News
Raasch's Civil War book illuminates heroism, rise of war correspondent
The first day of the Battle of Gettysburg was still raging when New York Times correspondent Sam Wilkeson arrived to learn that his oldest son, Lt. Bayard Wilkeson, had been seriously wounded. Suddenly, Wilkeson’s mission was changed: to find his son while covering the horror and confusion of what would become the Civil War’s pivotal battle. This is the centerpiece story of "Imperfect Union: A father’s search for his son in the aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg" by St. Louis Post-Dispatch Washington correspondent Chuck Raasch. Although the battle and the war ended more than 150 years ago…
Type: News
Silver Owls Oct. 29 Hoot canceled
The Silver Owls Fall Hoot on Saturday, Oct. 29, featuring Pulitzer Prize winner and former New York Times ombudsman Clark Hoyt, has been canceled. Refunds will be processed for those who had made reservations.
Type: News
Wall Street Journal reporter Jay Solomon discusses latest book, “The Iran Wars,” Nov. 29
Jay Solomon, chief foreign affairs correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, will discuss his latest book, "The Iran Wars: Spy Games, Bank Battles, and the Secret Deals That Reshaped the Middle East," at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, at the National Press Club. The event will feature an author discussion, audience Q&A and book signing. Tickets are $5 for Press Club members and $10 for non-members. Tickets and books can be purchased online or at the event. No outside books or memorabilia are permitted. Since 9/11, the United States has been engaged in a war with Iran as momentous as any…
Type: News
Cosgrove eulogized as 'bridge between founders, future' of National Press Club
With the blessing of his faith and the tribute of his country, John Patrick Cosgrove, the beloved oldest surviving president of the National Press Club and the president who gave President John F. Kennedy his Club membership, was given fond and final farewell Friday. The funeral mass was held in the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, the same sanctuary where Kennedy's funeral was held in 1963. Two years earlier, the two young presidents, both in their 40s, had taken part in the membership ceremony. Participants in the Oct. 21 funeral recalled that Cosgrove had insisted that Kennedy pay…
Type: News
Update-1 podcast interviews Cenk Uygur of the millennial-oriented online news network Young Turks
Millennials are the first generation of news consumers to receive most of their news content online. As legacy media organizations continue to adjust their platforms to effectively reach millennials, a news organization that solely targets this generation has grown into the largest online news organization in the world. The Young Turks began as the first show on Sirius Satellite Radio in 2002 and now boasts an online news network of more than 30 channels with more than 4 billion views on YouTube. National Press Club Broadcast/Podcast Committee member Shannon Fisher speaks to Young Turks…
Type: News
Toastmasters meets, 7 pm Oct. 24
Practice different speaking styles – extemporaneous and planned, humorous and serious – and develop your leadership skills at Toastmasters at the National Press Club. The next meeting is at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, and is open to Club members and the public. Toastmasters meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month. Toastmasters also serves as a platform to practice delivering a policy piece or other technical speech. You’ll be amazed at the things people do and know. Recent stories included advocating for cameras in the Supreme Court and a 9/11 account of traveling from downtown…
Type: News
Last chance to reserve! Fabulous French wines, creative food with James Beard Award winner Dorie Greenspan, Oct. 28
Award-winning cookbook author Dorie Greenspan, who wrote a baking bible with Julia Child, will host a winner dinner on Friday, Oct. 28 at the Fourth Estate featuring baked goods from her latest cookbook and savory dishes from her best-selling "Around My French Table." The Friday night fete celebrates the launch of Greenspan's newest cookie-centric cookbook, "Dorie's Cookies." The night begins at 6:30 p.m. with a selection of savory hors d’oeuvres. The dinner begins at 7 p.m. and guests will enjoy five courses with a French focus. Amazing French wines accompany each course. Check out the…
Type: News
Future of Democracy in Yugoslavia
Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, resident of Great Britain, successful businessman and former British soldier, addressed the National Press Club on changes in the political and social structure of Yugoslavia. Alexander's father fled Yugoslavia during the Nazi invasion in World War II, and Great Britain formally declared the British birthplace of Alexander as being part of Yugoslavia in order to establish Alexander's Yugoslavian citizenship. In his speech, Alexander argued change in Yugoslavia has been slow or nonexistent: elections have remained predetermined, the media is controlled by…
Type: Media
Top researchers to call on FDA to expedite immunotherapy cancer treatment, tomorrow, 10 a.m.
Dr. Gary Gilliland, president of Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and Dr. David Maloney, an immunotherapy researcher and physician, will announce at a Nov. 1 National Press Club Newsmaker press conference the first-of-its-kind immunotherapy treatment center, which will be housed in a new dedicated research-focused clinic at the Seattle facility. The event will be held at 10 a.m. in the Club's Zenger Room. The doctors will explore how immunotherapy is showing promise as a cure for many cancers that up to now have frustrated doctors and patients. They also will call for the U.S…
Type: News