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NPC Newsmaker: AMA President Dr. Susan Bailey
January 14, 2021
American Medical Association President Dr. Susan Bailey called for President-elect Joe Biden to roll out a national strategy to help the U.S. recover from the COVID-19 pandemic during a National Press Club Headliners Virtual Newsmaker interview on Jan. 12, 2021.
Read MoreIt's a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play
January 1, 2021
The National Press Club closed 2020 by presenting a 'radio play' version of the classic story "It's a Wonderful Life" on New Year's Eve. The cast of the one hour radio play included former Club presidents Mark Hamrick, Angela Greiling Keane, Jeff Ballou and Gil Klein, along with Board of…
Read More2020 Fourth Estate Award Gala - Maria Ressa Aubuchon Press Freedom Award
November 19, 2020
Named for a former Club president who fervently advocated for press freedom, the John Aubuchon Press Freedom Awards are given each year to one journalist in the United States and one journalist overseas who bravely pushes to disclose the truth in trying circumstances. The 2020 International honoree…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: Sen. Bob Dole
November 11, 2020
Former Sen. Robert Dole, a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, headlined a National Press Club virtual Newsmaker event commemorating Veterans Day and the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II on Nov. 11, 2020.
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: Bob Costas
November 6, 2020
On November 6, 2020, broadcast legend Bob Costas joined National Press Club President Michael Freedman for an in-depth discussion on the state of American sports amidst the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the role that our teams and sports stars have played in tackling systemic…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: Dr. Francis S. Collins
October 23, 2020
Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., the 16th Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) made brief remarks and engaged in a virtual Q&A on the latest COVID-19 therapeutic and vaccine developments at a National Press Club Virtual Newsmaker event on October 23, 2020.
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: Garry Kasparov
October 9, 2020
Garry Kasparov, the former World Chess Champion turned writer and political activist, delivered an address on the state of human rights and press freedom in his native Russia, as well as the related crackdown ongoing in Belarus, at a National Press Club Virtual Newsmaker on October 9, 2020.
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: The Lincoln Project
September 24, 2020
Republican political strategists Steve Schmidt and Rick Wilson, co-founders of The Lincoln Project, gave a candid assessment of the state of the 2020 race and the Lincoln Project's strategy to defeat Donald Trump and the Republican senators who support him at a virtual Headliners Newsmaker on Sept…
Read MoreNPC Press Conference: Help the Heroes
September 24, 2020
The National Press Club held a news conference on September 24, 2020 to launch an innovative program called Help The Heroes which is designed to help front line medical workers at Howard University Hospital receive timely and convenient food assistance at the end of their shift. Speakers included…
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