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EPA Administrator McCarthy to speak at Nov. 21 luncheon
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on 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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American Women Writers National Museum event features Marilyn Geewax, Oct. 20
National Press Club Member Janice Law will host Club member Marilyn Geewax at noon Thursday, Oct. 20, in the McLendon Room, sponsored by four-year-old American Women Writers National Museum, a non-profit that Law founded. Geewax, award-winning senior business editor for National Public Radio, will discuss her career and women writing about business. She is vice chair of the Club's board of governors. No reservations are required. The event is free and open to the public. AWWNM’s mission is to honor America’s premier women writers, historic and contemporary.
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Washington Metro GM Paul Wiedefeld to headline Nov. 30 luncheon
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) General Manager Paul Wiedefeld will address the state of Metro at a National Press Club luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 30. Wiedefeld is entering a challenging time as he fights off bankruptcy while responding to safety and service issues with sometimes hostile jurisdictional masters and a beleaguered governing structure. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. EDT with remarks beginning at 1:00 p.m., followed by a question and answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $24 for Club members, who may purchase two tickets at this rate, and $38…
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Farewell, Mr. Cosgrove
It is with a heavy heart that I report our friend and longtime National Press Club member John Cosgrove has passed away. He was 98 years old. Mr. Cosgrove, who served as president of the Club in 1961, was surrounded by family in his home when he passed Saturday morning. Club member Matt Schudel wrote Mr. Cosgrove's obituary in the Washington Post. Mr. Cosgrove was born Sept. 25, 1918 in Pittston, Pa., and served in the Navy during World War II. He became Press Club president in January 1961 with Chief Justice Earl Warren swearing him into the post and President John F. Kennedy in attendance…
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National Press Club President Thomas Burr criticizes Trump campaign for 'journalist intimidation'
For months The National Press Club has repeatedly expressed concern for U.S. Republican presidential nominee, Donald J. Trump's treatment of our colleagues reporting on the campaign. After lifting an ill-advised access ban on colleagues who wished to cover Mr. Trump during the primaries, as the Republican nominee he's backsliding into ugly territory. Following a series of stories from a range of news organizations detailing sexual allegations against him, he's attacked our colleagues either through legal or rhetorical intimidation. The anti-press campaign that he's taken up from the stump…
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Seats at the table with Education Secretary John King still available
Attention club members. There are still a few head table seats left for the Wednesday, Oct. 19 luncheon featuring Education Secretary John King. King will be discussing civic engagement as a cornerstone of democracy and the role of schools in preparing students to be active citizens. If you would like a seat at the table, contact Lisa Matthews [email protected] .
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Panel sees less transparent White House after election under either outcome
While it’s unlikely that the next president will have the power to greatly undermine First Amendment protections, the media climate will hardly be transparent under the new administration, according to a group of journalists and lawyers who spoke at a Press Club Journalism Institute event Oct.12 Following a video clip of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump slamming media reports that have portrayed him negatively, moderator Chuck Tobin, partner at Holland & Knight LLP, asked the panelists whether the candidate could really follow through on his threats against reporters and…
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Panel to describe Merriman Smith and the 'Glory Days' of UPI Thursday, Nov. 17
In the 1960s UPI and AP fought head to head for every second of every story. No one epitomized that competition more than Merriman Smith, who served as UPI’s White House correspondent from the Franklin Roosevelt administration through Richard Nixon. The National Press Club History and Heritage Committee will present a program on Smith and UPI’s "Glory Days" at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, in the Club’s conference rooms. Tickets are $5 for Club members, $10 for nonmembers and free for students. Reservations can be made online. Smith won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of President John…
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Navy Secretary Ray Mabus details progress with people, energy and shipbuilding in Obama era
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus told an Oct. 12 National Press Club Luncheon audience that the U.S Navy and Marine Corps have made great strides developing people, energy and shipbuilding during the Obama administration. Mabus said he helped lead the transition in allowing women to serve in combat roles starting in January, repealing 1993’s “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy, which prevented gays from openly serving in the military and returning ROTC programs to many colleges which hadn’t had it on campus for decades, including Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. “We’re doing this not as diversity for…
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Did you know that the Club is sponsoring Oktoberfest this Friday?
Did you know that the National Press Club hosts a number of special events for our members? Our next event is Oktoberfest on Friday, October 14 starting at 5:30 p.m. in the Reliable Source. The event will feature German beer and music of the Edelweiss. The price of the buffet is $24 for Club members and $28 for guests. To reserve a space please email [email protected] or call 202-662-7443. For more information about your membership benefits send an email to [email protected].
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