Member News
Club softball team starts 2-0 with timely hitting, slick fielding
May 2, 2011
The National Press Club softball team is 2-0 after the opening weekend of the Metropolitan Media Softball League’s 2011 season. Big Blue swept USA Today 10-5 and Gazette 4-2, with a combination of timely hitting and slick fielding. The Club pulled away from an always-tough USA Today squad thanks to…
Read MorePress Club Rewind features Turner, Pickens, new Haitian president
April 27, 2011
This week's edition of Press Club Rewind features the April 19 luncheon starring Ted Turner and T. Boone Pickens; the North American Libyan conference; the newly elected Haitian oresident; Afghanistan opposition figure Dr. Abdullah Abdullah; and a performance by the Society of American Magicians.…
Read MoreIsrael, Berlin, Dresden highlight fall travel
April 26, 2011
Two great trips are coming up in the fall for National Press Club members and their guests. Sign up so you won't be left behind! September 11-20 are the dates for the trip to Israel, featuring five nights in Jerusalem with sightseeing around the city, plus a trip to Masada. The group will stay in…
Read MoreClub holds general membership meeting, noon May 13
April 26, 2011
A General Membership Meeting of the National Press Club will be held at noon Friday, May 13, in the Holeman Lounge. Officers will report on the Club’s operations since the last meeting. In addition, changes in the Articles of Incorporation to reflect that retired members serve on the Board of…
Read MoreSen. Barack Obama addresses Social Security in Club speech in 2006
April 26, 2011
This Week In National Press Club History April 26, 2006 -- Sen. Barack Obama addressed the National Press Club on the topic of Social Security and its future and thanks the Club for its work. April 29, 1993 -- The Dali Lama reports to a Club luncheon that conditions in Tibet are deteriorating…
Read MoreTickets available for Oct. 28 dinner honoring Jim Lehrer
April 26, 2011
Tickets are on sale for National Press Club members only for the Oct. 28 Fourth Estate Award dinner honoring Jim Lehrer, longtime host of the PBS NewsHour. Ticket prices are $125 for Club members. Every member can buy one guest ticket at the member price. Reserve at [email protected] or (202)…
Read MoreTurner, Pickens luncheon podcast now available
April 25, 2011
The "From the National Press Club" radio program featuring the April 19 luncheon on energy and climate change starring Ted Turner and T. Boone Pickens is now available at: http://www.press.org/news-multimedia/audio You also can find it iTunes for free download in the podcast section.
Read MoreSingh elected to board of Asian journalists association
April 25, 2011
National Press Club member Tejinder Singh was elected to the board of the Washington chapter of Asian American Journalists Association. Singh will serve as vice president for print for 2011-12. Former chair of the Club's Newsmakers Committee, Singh is currently a member of the Newsmakers Committee…
Read MoreFormer NPC President Art Wiese honored for lifetime achievement
April 25, 2011
Arthur Wiese, who served as National Press Club president in 1979, is being honored April 30 with a lifetime achievement award from the communications school at one of his alma maters, Sam Houston State University in Texas. Wiese, a retired former journalist and public relations executive, earned a…
Read MoreMemorial service for Richard Lawrence, 2 pm May 7
April 25, 2011
A memorial service will be held for longtime National Press Club member Richard Lawrence at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church in Bethesda, Md. A much admired international trade reporter for The Journal of Commerce, Lawrence died in December. The church is located at 6601…
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