Member News
Did you know spouses can join Club for $10 a month?
January 23, 2012
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 MoreBloomberg's Hughes to chair BOG; Kiplinger's Wojno is vice chair
January 23, 2012
The 2012 Board of Governors elected John Hughes of Bloomberg News to be its chairman and Marc Wojno of Kiplinger to be vice chairman. In other action, the board, which met briefly following the general membership meeting Friday, approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would require…
Read MoreMemorial service for Susan Wagner 4 p.m. Wednesday in the First Amendment Room
January 23, 2012
NPC Member Susan Wagner died on New Year's Day following a four-week battle with pancreatic cancer. Ms. Wagner's family will hold a memorial tribute with wine, snacks and music at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan 25 a First Amendment Room, National Press Building 13th Floor. Donations in her memory may be…
Read MoreClub achieves second-best profit in history; falls short of projections
January 23, 2012
Following is the text of the report given by Treasurer Myron Belkind at the National Press Club general membership meeting on Jan. 20: I stand before you to report on the Club¹s finances, and as you will appreciate often happens in our profession, there is good news and some not-so-good news but…
Read MoreWilliam Jennings Bryan makes first transatlantic call from Club, 1915
January 23, 2012
This Week In National Press Club History January 26, 1915: Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, famed orator and former presidential candidate, makes the first transatlantic telephone call from the National Press Club lounge for the Bell Telephone Company. January 26, 2007: Actor Gary Sinese…
Read MoreWerner assumes Club presidency, focuses on member retention
January 23, 2012
The National Press Club's new president Theresa Werner accepted recethe President's gavel from outgoing President Mark Hamrick on Jan. 20 at the Club's annual general membership meeting. Hamrick has left “very big shoes to fill," Werner told a standing-room only crowd in the Holeman Lounge. Werner…
Read MoreWerner takes gavel as Club president, noon Jan. 20
January 20, 2012
Outgoing National Press Club President Mark Hamrick will pass the gavel to his successor, Theresa Werner, at today's Annual Membership Meeting. The event gets under way at noon in the Holeman Lounge. The business portion will begin at about 12:15 p.m. Club officers will also report to the…
Read MoreMembership bills to arrive soon -- without dues increase
January 20, 2012
When you open your envelope from the National Press Club in the next few days and find the billing for your 2012 membership renewal, please be assured there is NO error in the 2012 dues. They are the same as the dues levied in 2011, following the Board of Governors’ decision to keep the rates at…
Read MoreOutgoing President Mark Hamrick thanks Club for opportunity
January 20, 2012
Outgoing National Press Club President Mark Hamrick expressed gratitude for the opportunity to lead the Club over the last year in his final blog post as president. "As we prepare to celebrate the beginning of our new president’s term, I wanted to take a moment to pass along my heartfelt thanks to…
Read MoreMartin Luther King Jr. addressed Club, July 19, 1962
January 19, 2012
Did you know Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at the National Press Club on July 19, 1962? He discussed non-violent resistance and freedom. You can read a draft of his speech here. Interestingly, the Club's president worried about inaccuracies in the transcript of the speech due to a "not-too-clear"…
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