Member News
Did you know? Spouses, partners can join Club for low fee
January 10, 2013
Your spouse or domestic partner can be a member of the National Press Club for $10 a month. The spouse/partner membership includes nearly all the same privileges offered to all the other categories of membership, including use of both restaurants, the fitness center, the library and the business…
Read MoreLast chance to raise your hand for the Speakers Committee
January 9, 2013
Today is the deadline to make your pitch to join the Speakers Committee. If you're interested in helping bring big stars, world leaders, sports legends and captains of industry to the National Press Club in 2013, let us know by the end of today. The Speakers Committee is looking for a few energetic…
Read MoreFord's Theater offers Club members discount on "Our Town" tickets
January 9, 2013
National Press Club members can receive a special discount on tickets to the Ford’s Theatre production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town.” This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, and performances will run from Jan. 25 thru Feb. 24. Members can purchase tickets at 20…
Read MoreClub membership meeting set, noon Jan. 18
January 7, 2013
National Press Club President Theresa Werner will make her final report to the Club membership at the Annual Membership Meeting at noon Jan. 18 in the Holeman Lounge. Other officers will also make their reports. A buffet lunch will be served, and the business session will begin at 12:15 p.m. Please…
Read MoreBelly dancer highlights Kissinger valedictory speech at Club, 1977
January 7, 2013
This Week In National Press Club History January 6, 1977: Secretary of State Henry Kissinger gives his valedictory address before a capacity crowd at a National Press Club luncheon. Without informing Kissinger's retinue, outgoing Club President Robert Alden had arranged for a well-known area belly…
Read MoreClub member John McCormick relaunching science fiction magazine
December 28, 2012
Club member John McCormick, former Newsbytes News Network bureau chief and Government Computer News columnist, is helping to relaunch Perihelion, a science/science fiction magazine from 40 years ago. McCormick is an adviser to the publisher and a writer for the publication. Perihelionsf.com…
Read MoreClub member Simeon Booker writes book on his 65 years as a journalist
December 27, 2012
Club member Simeon Booker's book on his 65 years as a journalist, "Shocking the Conscience: A Reporter's Account of the Civil Rights Movement," is now available as an e-book. The hard copy will be published in April. Booker spent more than 50 years as Jet/Ebony's Washington bureau chief and White…
Read MoreCelebrate Inauguration Day at the Reliable Source
December 26, 2012
Celebrate Presidential Inauguration Day at the National Press Club. Executive Chef Susan Delbert will be preparing special dishes on Monday, Jan. 21 for lunch and dinner in the Reliable Source, and a big screen TV will be set up so members and their guests can watch all the festivities. Please make…
Read MoreClub members get discount at Shakespeare Theater
December 20, 2012
The Shakespeare Theater is offering Club members a special deal by making seats available for 29 percent to 48 percent less than standard prices for the purchase of a three-play package. Choose from A Midsummer Night's Dream; Eugene O'Neill's Hughie, featuring Emmy Award winner Richard Schiff;…
Read MorePub Quiz tonight
December 20, 2012
The last Pub Quiz of 2012 takes place beginning at 7 pm in the Truman Lounge. Enjoy cold beer and the Reliable Source's signature menu while you show off your smarts. Each team needs to include at least one National Press Club member. Round prizes will be awarded as well as the evening’s grand…
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