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Reliable Source to offer its version of Mardi Gras -- with New Orleans food, drink and jazz -- next Tuesday
February 23, 2017
Maybe you can't be in New Orleans when the city celebrates Mardi Gras next Tuesday (Feb. 28). But you need not miss out on the food, drink and jazz that mark the festival. It'll all be happening at the National Press Club's Reliable Source restaurant that evening. The popular Club hangout will…
Read MoreJob opportunity: Washington Institute for Near East Policy seeks multimedia editor
February 22, 2017
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, the world’s leading research organization devoted exclusively to the study of the Middle East, seeks an individual to create video and other multimedia content to advance our research program as well as our development efforts. The individual will…
Read MoreGet rid of 'ums' and 'uhs' at NPC's Toastmasters Club; next meeting is Monday
February 22, 2017
Is it a challenge for you to develop cogent responses to questions quickly? Is your message lost in a field of ums and ahs? Or are you already an adept speaker but aspire to give a TED talk? If so, you can get help from NPC's Toastmaster Club, which meets at the Club on the second and fourth…
Read MoreBill Murphy memorial service slated Friday, 3 p.m., in Triangle, Va.
February 22, 2017
A memorial service for Club member Bill Murphy, who died Feb. 2, will be held at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, in Triangle, Va., at 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24. The church is at 18825 Fuller Heights Road, Triangle. A reception will be held immediately after the service at the Dumfries-…
Read MoreCorrect date for Young Members Committee meeting: Monday, Feb. 27
February 22, 2017
The next meeting of the Young Members Committee is scheduled next Monday, Feb. 27, at 6:30 p.m. in the Cosgrove Lounge. An erroneous date (Feb. 23) was carried in the "This Week at the National Press Club" listing of events emailed to National Press Club members Tuesday.
Read MoreClub members invited to attend panel on cops and cameras during Sunshine Week
February 22, 2017
National Press Club members are invited to attend a free event on journalism and privacy issues associated with police officer-worn body cameras on Thursday, March 16. It's to be held during Sunshine Week, an effort by journalism, civic and other groups to promote open government. The Society of…
Read MoreGreat food, cool jazz: New Orleans comes to the Reliable Source Tuesday, Feb. 28
February 22, 2017
There’s no need to drive or fly 1,100 miles to New Orleans to find the best in food and jazz. You can enjoy both at the National Press Club’s Reliable Source restaurant next Tuesday, Feb. 28. The popular Club hangout will serve a special New Orleans-style/Mardi Gras food and drink menu starting at…
Read MoreA snippet from National Press Club history: Gerald Ford, the Club's best presidential friend?
February 21, 2017
"Our President Ford: Although he spent less than three years in the White House, Gerald Ford may have been the National Press Club's best presidential friend. He addressed a record 15 Club luncheons, beginning when he was the House minority leader, and he attended the inaugurations of Club…
Read MoreA new idea -- 'First Friday Taco Night' -- to start March 3
February 21, 2017
It's been this way for decades: If it’s Friday, it’s Taco Night at the National Press Club. This time-honored ritual has been the birthplace of friendships, story tips and many great conversations. To help newer Club members get acquainted with this tradition, as well as to remind veteran members…
Read MoreClub's American Legion post to host national commander at lunch tomorrow after his Newsmaker appearance
February 21, 2017
Charles E. Schmidt, National Commander of the American Legion, will join members of the National Press Cliub's American Legion Post 20 as the post's luncheon meeting guest following his morning Newsmaker press conference tomorrow (Wednesday, Feb. 22). Schmidt's 10 a.m. Newsmaker in the Bloomberg…
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