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Boogie woogie with Werner, Jan. 28
January 16, 2012
Boogie woogie into the night with The Daryl Davis Band at the National Press Club President's Inaugural Ball in honor of President-elect Theresa Werner. The inaugural dinner, roast and dance will be held Saturday, Jan. 28 in the Club ballroom. The extraordinary evening begins with a cocktail…
Read MorePresident Johnson gives farewell news conference at Club, 1969
January 16, 2012
This Week In National Press Club History January 17, 1969: President Lyndon B. Johnson gives a farewell news conference at the National Press Club shortly before leaving office, saying that he thought ”it would not be right for me to leave Washington without coming here to my old club that I have…
Read MoreBooks & Brunch to discuss "The Finkler Question" Saturday, Jan. 21; next meeting, Feb. 18
January 16, 2012
The National Press Club’s Books & Brunch group will meet at noon, Saturday, Jan. 21, in the Fourth Estate Restaurant to discuss “The Finkler Question” by Howard Jacobson and enjoy a delicious a la carte brunch. We will also vote on the non-fiction book to be discussed at our March 18 meeting.…
Read MoreWitness the gavel transfer at General Membership Meeting, noon Jan. 20
January 11, 2012
National Press Club President Mark Hamrick will end an extraordinary term Jan. 20 when he hands the gavel to President-elect Theresa Werner at the General Membership Meeting. Join Hamrick, Werner and other Club officers, new and old, for a buffet lunch of soup and sandwiches. The meeting is an…
Read More$5,000 prize for top political reporting; deadline Jan. 14
January 10, 2012
Entries for the $5,000 Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting 2011 are now being accepted by the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. The Toner Prize recognizes outstanding political reporting in a tribute to Robin Toner, the late national political…
Read MoreHave some politics with your tacos; SiriusXM P.O.T.U.S. to air live from the Truman Lounge
January 10, 2012
SiriusXM radio's P.O.T.U.S. – Politics of the United States, SiriusXM 124, will broadcast live Friday night from the Truman Lounge of of the National Press Club. Join host and NPC member Julie Mason as Washington's best reporters talk shop on "Politics Straight Up" from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. There's…
Read MoreNPC member seeking musicians for museum opening
January 9, 2012
NPC member Janice Law is seeking a local music group or musician who could play music at the opening of the American Women Writers National Museum. Law, who founded the museum, will host the museum's grand opening on Monday, Feb. 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at a storefront a few blocks from NPC.…
Read MoreThis Week in National Press Club History
January 9, 2012
Jan. 10, 1955: The National Press Club Board of Governors votes 6 to 4, with one abstention, to admit the first black journalist, Louis Lautier of the Atlanta Daily World and the Negro Press Association, and on Feb. 4, 1955, the Club membership agrees, 377 to 281, in the largest turnout for a…
Read MoreClub member seeking energy, oil and gas reporters, analysts for expert interviews
January 6, 2012
Club member Michael Stanat and his company are seeking journalists and analysts experienced in international energy, oil and gas industries for "thought leadership" interviews. The experts or analysts should be familiar with the oil and gas sector in Europe and internationally. The thought…
Read MoreThis Week in National Press Club History: A world without C-Span?
January 3, 2012
Jan. 2, 1980: Fledging cable network C-Span covers its first NPC luncheon, which featured Paul Volcker, Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Twenty-two years later, in 2002, C-Span founder Brian Lamb receives the Club’s Fourth Estate Award for his lifetime of contributions to journalism. Jan. 6, 1926…
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