Club's 50th anniversary featured in live NBC program in 1958

This Week In National Press Club History

April 13, 1958: The National Press Club, celebrating its 50th anniversary, is featured on NBC’s “Wide Wide World” television series. The Club was profiled in a 90-minute nationwide live program titled “Headline City,” the story of Washington as the newsgathering capital of the world.

This Week in National Press Club History is brought to you by the History & Heritage Committee, which preserves and revitalizes the Club’s history through displays, panel discussions, lectures and the oral history project.

For more information on History & Heritage Committee activities or to join the committee, contact Bill Hickman at [email protected].