Houdini Appears, and Vanishes, at Club in 1912

This Week In Press Club History

February 13, 1984: Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole is the first speaker in the Club’s newly renovated ballroom.

February 14, 1912: Magician and escape artist Harry Houdini visits the Club.

February 16, 1961: Actor Jimmy Stewart has a casual dinner at the Club.

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].

-- Elizabeth Smith Brownstein, [email protected]