Member News
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America VP to speak at American Legion Post 20 meeting, Sept. 8
August 31, 2022
Tom Porter, executive vice president for Government Affairs at Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, will be the guest speaker at the National Press Club's American Legion Post 20 meeting on Thursday, Sept. 8, at noon in the McClendon Room. The event is open to all Club members. Porter will…
Read MoreReception on Sept. 7 to follow today's opening of the Club's annual photo exhibit, the biggest ever
August 30, 2022
The National Press Club's annual photo exhibit will open Thursday afternoon (Sept. 1) with more participants and more photos and images on display than ever before. This year's exhibit has 215 print photos and electronic images from 59 members, with more than one-third of exhibitors taking part for…
Read MoreClub marks 50th anniversary of women as members Sept. 16 at Fall Hoot
August 24, 2022
The National Press Club’s Silver Owls will mark the celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Club admitting women as members at their Fall Hoot Sept. 16. While the 50th anniversary was last year, this is the first Hoot since the coronavirus pandemic. Vivian Vahlberg, who in 1982 became the Club's…
Read MoreChicken tacos on Friday's menu at Reliable Source
August 18, 2022
Sauteed chicken will be on the menu at Taco Night this Friday in the Reliable Source. There will be two kinds of chicken, taco spiced and plain. Taco Night begins at 5:30 p.m. If tacos are not your thing, the Reliable Source menu also is available Friday evening. The Reliable Source is open Mondays…
Read MoreReception for members' photo exhibit to be held Sept. 7
August 17, 2022
A reception for the National Press Club's 23rd annual members photography exhibit is scheduled from 6:30-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7, in the First Amendment Lounge. The reception will feature many of the photographers whose work will be displayed at the Club during the month of September. The…
Read MoreWashington usually shuts down for August. Not the Reliable Source.
August 13, 2022
While the president and Congress flee Washington during August, the National Press Club's Reliable Source restaurant remains open for lunch weekdays from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Menu items include salmon, New York steak, burgers, salads and crab cakes. To view the menu, click here. Dinner will be…
Read MoreExercise in air-conditioned comfort in the Club's gym
August 13, 2022
You know the Press Club offers you working space and weekday lunch service plus dinner service on Thursdays and Fridays. Don't forget it also offers a gym with locker rooms and showers, open five days a week. Fitness center hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. There is no…
Read MoreLast call for photo exhibit entries. Reception set for Sept. 7
August 12, 2022
Living in Words: Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo from 2021 members photo exhibit by Harlowe Besset. Entries for the National Press Club's 23rd annual members photography exhibit are due tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 12. for print photos, and Saturday, Aug. 13, for electronic images. Members may enter up to two…
Read MoreClub member artist, poet to discuss their book on Metro riders, Aug. 17
August 9, 2022
National Press Club member Carol Morgan, along with local poet Gerry Hendershot, has published a book, "METRO Anthology," which features 12 pen and ink drawings of Washington Metro riders by her accompanied by 12 poems by Hendershot. The poems give the thoughts and concerns of persons riding…
Read MoreTom Young, author and combat flight veteran, takes command of Club's American Legion Post 20
August 7, 2022
Tom Young, left, Post 20 commander, receives congratulations from Jim Noone, previous commander. Photo: Rex Stucky Tom Young, author, commercial airline pilot and retired Air National Guard flight engineer, was elected commander of the National Press Club's American Legion Post 20 at its…
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