Member News
New Orleans jazz and Mardi Gras night is Tuesday, Feb. 28
February 16, 2017
The Reliable Source will feature New Orleans food and jazz on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Dinner service will begin at 5:30 p.m. and the U Street Collective Jazz will perform in the Truman Lounge beginning at 6 p.m. To reserve a space please contact the Reliable Source at [email protected] or 202-662-7443. A…
Read MoreMarshall Project seeks Washington reporter
February 16, 2017
The Marshall Project is adding a Washington-based reporter to its staff and is encouraging National Press Club members to apply. The Marshall Project is a nonprofit news organization with a mission to “create and sustain a sense of national urgency about the U.S. criminal justice system.”…
Read MoreTickets for March 5 reprise of Gridiron Club show available to Club members
February 14, 2017
National Press Club members can buy tickets to the reprise of the Gridiron Club and Foundation's annual show to be held Sunday, March 5 in the Washington Renaissance Hotel, 999 Ninth Street NW. The reception, which includes beer and wine, begins at 2 p.m. and the reprise at 3 p.m. The program will…
Read MoreArt's Club history: Snippet #14 - card carrying US presidents
February 12, 2017
"Card Carriers: Virtually every president of the United States has been an associate or honorary member of the National Press Club since its founding in 1908. But only one president was professionally qualified to be an active member. He was Warren Harding, former publisher of The Marion Star…
Read MoreValentine’s Day provides a mid-week love-in the Fourth Estate Restaurant
February 10, 2017
The Fourth Estate will offer a special fixed price dinner menu to celebrate Valentine’s Day Tuesday, Feb.14. Dinner is served in two seatings, at 5:30 p.m. or 8 p.m. for $110 per member couple. Choices include warm and comforting beef short ribs and the always fun whole lobster. Vegetarians can…
Read MoreReminder: "Meet the Teams" member happy hour on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m.
February 7, 2017
Here’s your chance to get to know other National Press Club members and find out how to get more involved. Meet the new team lead coordinators -- Club board member Lindsay Law Murphy and Club Secretary Jen Judson –- and other team leaders at a casual happy hour at 6 p.m on Wednesday, Feb. 8 in the…
Read MoreGet your trivia game on with Pub Quiz this Thursday, 7 p.m.
February 7, 2017
Football season is over, baseball season is still two months away and season two of Netflix’s Stranger Things won’t premier until Halloween. Even happy hours in the DMV, also known as District-Maryland-Virginia, these days don’t feel so happy. What’s one to do for fun in this town this week? Fear…
Read MoreSnippet # 13: Spelling Bee in Club history
February 5, 2017
"Spelling Bee: Newly elected President Woodrow Wilson was in the audience at the National Press Club in 1913 for a unique spelling bee showdown. Members of the Senate and the House composed one team while journalists made up the other. To Wilson's apparent delight, the newspaper reporters somehow…
Read MoreToastmasters meets Monday, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m.
February 4, 2017
Warren Buffet says that public speaking skills can increase a person’s value by 50 percent.He himself has gone from a shy speaker to someone everyone listens to. If you, too, want to improve your public and professional image, check out a Toastmasters meeting. The NPC’s Toastmasters club consists…
Read MoreNew Orleans jazz and Mardi Gras night is Tuesday, Feb. 28
February 4, 2017
The Reliable Source will feature New Orleans food and jazz on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Dinner will be served beginning at 5:30 p.m. and the U Street Collective Jazz will perform in the Truman Lounge beginning at 6 p.m. To reserve a space. Please contact the Reliable Source at [email protected] or 202-662-7443…
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