This Week in Press Club History

May 11, 1921: President Herbert Hoover becomes a member of the National Press Club.

May 11, 1927: Charles Lindbergh holds a reception at the Club after returning to Washington from his historic solo flight across the Atlantic.

May 15, 1924: Composers John Philip Sousa and Victor Herbert provide the entertainment at a National Press Club show.

May 15, 1996: Journalist Helen Thomas commemorates 25 years of women’s membership in the National Press Club.

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, panel 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] .