Member News
Club welcomes 24 new members
April 6, 2011
The Board of Governors approved the following applications for membership: Journalist: Laura Haim – Canal Plus, White House Correspondent – U.S. Bureau Chief; Paul Hughes – Bloomberg News; Barbara Cochran – University of Missouri, Professor; Alexander X. Mooney – The National Journalism Center,…
Read MoreMembers get discount for Washington Ballet
April 6, 2011
Club members can purchase premium orchestra seats for $50 each to The Washington Ballet’s production of Le Corsaire. This special price is $75 off face value. Le Corsaire (The Pirate), a swashbuckling adventure of pirates, pashas and slave girls, opens Wednesday, April 6, and runs through Sunday,…
Read MoreActress Audrey Hepburn charms luncheon crowd in 1989
April 4, 2011
This Week In National Press Club History April 7, 1989: Actress Audrey Hepburn discusses her recent trips to Africa as UNICEF goodwill ambassador at a sold-out luncheon, and answers questions from an adoring crowd with wit and charm. This Week in National Press Club History is brought to you by…
Read MoreMembers can sign up for prescription drug savings
April 4, 2011
National Press Club members who do not have health insurance or who pay for their own prescriptions under a high-deductible policy may want to consider a MedRxSave for Affinity Groups, a new pharmacy savings plan from the Club’s health insurance advisor, Affinity Group Underwriters. Members pay a…
Read MoreNew house rule limits payment delays
April 4, 2011
When using National Press Club facilities, Club members have two choices: Pay in cash or charge purchases to a house account. In the past, members have been considered “current” as long as the balance in their house account has not exceeded $250. Some members have “gamed the system,” maintaining a…
Read MoreAmerican News Women's Club honors Diane Rehm, April 7
April 4, 2011
National Press Club members are invited to join the American News Women's Club (ANWC) in saluting legendary NPR radio host and broadcasting pioneer Diane Rehm at the ANWC's 17th Benefit and Gala on Thursday, April 7, at the Club. Rehm will be recognized for her professional contributions to the…
Read MoreClub student member elected GW student body executive vice president
April 4, 2011
National Press Club student member Ted Costigan was elected executive vice president of the student body at the George Washington University last week. Costigan ran against four other candidates, garnering more than 53 percent of the vote in a run off election. Club member Dana Wright advised…
Read MoreMemorial remembrance for Gene Kramer, 6 p.m. Friday
March 31, 2011
The life and times of Gene Kramer, a correspondent for The Associated Press for 47 years and a member of the National Press Club since 1994, will be remembered at a get-together in the McClendon Room at 6pm Friday, April 1. The news of his passing on March 9 has generated many fond memories of his…
Read MoreFormer NPC member Arnold Smith, head of PR company, dies
March 30, 2011
Arnold Smith, a former NPC member, died March 24, in Washington. He was 81. Smith held a variety of posts over his long career, and for more than 30 years he headed Smith & Associates, a public relations company with domestic and foreign clients. Arnold will be buried in a graveside cemetery on…
Read MoreClub's 25th Anniversary featured opera singers, departed members
March 28, 2011
This Week in National Press Club History March 29, 1933: The National Press Club celebrates its 25th anniversary, with a skit called “Birth of a Nation’s Press Club,” which featured an accurate reproduction of the taproom in the Club’s earliest quarters over an F Street jewelry store. Members of…
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