This Week in National Press Club History

May 16, 1916: President Woodrow Wilson warns the Club that US involvement in the war in Europe is imminent.

May 17, 1999: Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Colin Powell deflects questions about his presidential ambitions.

May 21, 1958: Vice President Richard M. Nixon tells of narrow escapes on his goodwill trip to Latin America. Mrs. Nixon attends, an exception to the usual custom of having only male guests.

May 22, 1937: Vice President John Nance Garner (“Cactus Jack”) gets a new hat “fit for a Texan” at a Club outing at Quantico. President Roosevelt attends.

This Week in National Press Club History is brought to you by the History and Heritage Committee, which preserves and revitalizes the Club’s history through displays, panels discussions, lectures and the oral history project.

For more information on History and Heritage Committee-sponsored events or to join the committee, contact Bill Hickman at [email protected]