This Week In National Press Club History: Documentary celebrates the club's first hundred years

January 2, 1980: The National Press Club begins its affiliation with the newly formed C-SPAN cable network with coverage of economist Paul Volcker’s luncheon address. C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb calls this “a rare opportunity in society on a national basis for an individual to get up and give a full speech on their terms—not anyone else’s terms.”

January 3, 1984: Democratic candidate Walter Mondale speaks at a Club luncheon at the Capital Hilton because of extensive renovations in the Club’s ballroom. The former vice president expresses his concerns over the Reagan administration’s freeze in arms negotiations with the Soviet Union and the threat of nuclear war.

January 4, 2008: A new documentary covering the National Press Club’s first hundred years is viewed at a gala event.

This Week In National Press Club History is brought to you by the History & Heritage Committee, which preserves and revitalizes the Club’s history through lobby displays, panel discussions, events and an extensive oral history project now containing over two hundred interviews with key Club officers, members and personnel.

For more information on the Committee’s activities or to join it, contact chair Gilbert Klein at [email protected].