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Title: Press Club Rewind - April 2, 2012
Runtime: 3:10
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: the President of Hampton University calls on black colleges and churches to help guide youth away from violence; members of a trade reform panel decry the decline in U.S. manufacturing; a Quinnipiac poll shows Obama ahead in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania; Republican lawmakers denounce Pakistan's role in supplying the Taliban; and Rosie Rios launches the Treasury's "Ready. Save. Grow." program.

Title: Press Club Rewind - March 26, 2012
Runtime: 3:29
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Author Walter Isaacson sits down with Marvin Kalb to talk about Steve Jobs; Amr Mohamed, the winner of YouTube's Space Lab competition, outlines his plan to send jumping spiders into orbit; atheists discuss their persecution and lack of protection in today's society; Radwan Masmoudi prescribes measures to ensure a transition to a Islamic and democratic state in Tunisia; and Car2Go launches its new car sharing service in Washington, D.C.

Title: Press Club Rewind - March 19, 2012
Runtime: 3:25
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: George Clooney describes a rocket attack in Sudan; former Congressmen Patrick Kennedy & Jim Ramstad fight for the Mental Health Parity Act; Obamacare goes before the Supreme Court; experts outline issues in nuclear security; and faith-based organizations fight youth violence.

NPC Luncheon with Patrick Kennedy & Jim Ramstad

Title: NPC Luncheon with Patrick Kennedy & Jim Ramstad
Runtime: 59:09
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Former Reps. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Jim Ramstad (R-MN) discussed the Mental Health Parity Act at a National Press Club luncheon on March 14, 2012.

Authors of the legislation named after the late Sen. Paul Wellstone, they spoke about the challenges surrounding its implementation. The law prohibits health insurance companies from discriminating against those who have a mental illness.

Title: Press Club Rewind - March 12, 2012
Runtime: 3:39
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: U.S. Servicewomen file a lawsuit alleging widespread rape in the armed forces; Jack Abramoff campaigns against corruption in government; TSA head John Pistole reports on airline safety; and The American Cancer Society hosts a forum on the future of health care.

Title: Press Club Rewind - March 5, 2012
Runtime: 2:30
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Michael Whalen of the Job Creators Alliance blames over-regulation for the poor job market; the Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations talks about Islamophobia in the U.S.; experts call for more education about radiation on the anniversary of the Fukushima disaster; and Fourth Estate Chef Susan Delbert has a busy week.

Title: NPC Luncheon with John Pistole
Runtime: 57:47
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: John Pistole, head of the Transportation Security Administration, spoke at a March 5, 2012 National Press Club luncheon event. Pistole delivered a speech entitled "Counterterrorism, Risk-Based Security, and TSA's Vision for the Future of Aviation Security."

Title: Press Club Rewind - February 27, 2012
Runtime: 2:46
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Danica Patrick talks about her transition to NASCAR and embracing her differences; The ACLU condemns voter ID laws and proposes alternate solutions to combat voter fraud; The United Arab Emirates celebrates new daily flights between Washington, DC and Abu Dhabi; And 2008 Businesswoman of the Year Charlotte Sibley speaks on gender roles in the workplace.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Danica Patrick
Runtime: 59:16
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Danica Patrick, America's auto racing sweetheart, warned a National Press Club luncheon audience on Feb. 21, 2012 not to "set expectations too high" as she prepares for her first appearance in the Daytona 500 stock car race and debut in NASCAR's top-level Sprint Cup series.

Title: Press Club Rewind - February 20, 2012
Runtime: 2:34
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: A special NPC panel discusses freedom of expression in the Mideast; Pollsters predict a fighting chance for the GOP in this year's presidential election; Renewable energy receives bipartisan support at an NPC Newsmaker event; and couples celebrate Valentine's Day at The Fourth Estate restaurant.

NPC Newsmaker: America's New Focus on Asia

Title: NPC Newsmaker: America's New Focus on Asia
Runtime: 1:11:21
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Three scholars on the Asian region from the Center for Strategic and International Studies who discussed a wide range of timely issues including nuclear deterrence, balance of power, climate change and disaster response, with emphasis on China, India and Iran at an NPC Newsmaker event on Feb. 13, 2012.

Panelists included:

- Clark A. Murdock, senior adviser for the Defense and National Security Group at CSIS and director of the Project on Nuclear Issues.

- Ambassador Karl F. Inderfurth, Senior Adviser and Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies. He served as U.S. assistant secretary of state for South Asian affairs from 1997 to 2001.

- Ernest Bower, senior adviser and director of the CSIS Southeast Asia Program and Pacific Partners Initiative. He is recognized as a leading expert on Southeast Asia and is former president of the US-ASEAN Business Council.

The panel discussion was moderated by Myron Belkind, ch...

NPC Panel: Repression of Expression in the Mideast

Title: NPC Panel: Repression of Expression in the Mideast
Runtime: 1:25:32
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: The National Press Club's Press Freedom Committee hosted a panel on Feb 14, 2012 to examine the latest Mideast trends on repression of expression.

The panel was moderated by Frank Smyth, executive director of Global Journalist Security (journalistsecurity.net) and senior advisor for journalist security at the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Panelists included:

- Nada Alwadi, a Bahraini journalist;

- Abderrahim Foukara, Al Jazeera's Washington bureau chief;

- Jeff Ghannam, a lawyer, writer and former reporter who has contributed widely to the debate on social media and media development in the Arab region.

- Clare Morgana Gillis, a U.S.-based freelancer with Mideast experience who was jailed in Libya last year.

Co-sponsors of the event included: Freedom House, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Reporters Without Borders, the Committee to Protect Journalists and the N...

Title: Press Club Rewind - February 13, 2012
Runtime: 2:09
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Attorneys General from Massachusetts and Virginia square off on health care constitutionality; Religion & Ethics discusses Obama's contraception compromise; Ambassador Ron Lauder warns that Iran is serious about nukes; and Al Sharpton joins other civil rights leaders to call attention to voter suppression in the primaries.

Title: Press Club Rewind - February 6, 2012
Runtime: 2:59
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: DHS head Janet Napolitano ties the economy to national security; BET founder Robert L. Johnson mourns Don Cornelius and pushes for minority job creation; Former Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell calls for greater spending on infrastructure; and fitness guru Denise Austin works out in the NPC Studios.

Title: NPC Special Event: Chasing Aphrodite
Runtime: 1:31:18
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Jason Felch and Ralph Frammolino, investigative journalists and authors of "Chasing Aphrodite: The Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World's Richest Museum" join Gary Vikan, director of the Walters Art Museum and Arthur Houghton, a former curator at the Getty Museum, to discuss looted antiquities and transparency in American museums Jan. 24, 2012 at the National Press Club.

Title: Press Club Rewind - January 30, 2012
Runtime: 3:11
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Theresa Werner is sworn in as the 105th president of the National Press Club; Herman Cain delivers the Tea Party's response to the State of the Union address; and authors discuss their books on FDR and stolen antiquities.

Title: NPC Luncheon: Janet Napolitano
Runtime: 58:07
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano delivers the second annual 'State of America's Homeland Security' address at a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon, Monday, January 30, 2012.

Title: Press Club Rewind - January 23, 2012
Runtime: 3:29
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Abortion activist Merle Hoffman discusses the effect of the economy on abortion rates; the family of a hazing victim stands up against campus brutality; the club welcomes a new president as Theresa Werner receives the gavel from the outgoing Mark Hamrick; and much more.

Title: Press Club Rewind - January 18, 2012
Runtime: 3:10
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Suze Orman and Tavis Smiley challenge banks with their "People First" movement; Mark Isikoff hosts a special preview of the upcoming PBS documentary, "Clinton"; The Fourth Estate celebrates Restaurant Week; and Julie Mason hosts "Politics Straight Up" at The Reliable Source.

Title: NPC Preview: "Clinton"
Runtime: 1:02:19
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Mark Samels, executive producer of PBS's acclaimed American Experience, and Emmy and Peabody award-winning filmmaker Barak Goodman joined Pulitzer Prize winning Washington Post reporter David Maraniss and Michael Isikoff, national investigative correspondent for NBC News for a 30-minute sneak preview and discussion of the upcoming "Clinton," a four-hour, 2-part in-depth look at the Clinton presidency airing nationally on PBS on February 20-21.

Title: Mark Hamrick: A Year in Review
Runtime: 5:03
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: We asked 2011 NPC President Mark Hamrick to reminisce about his year in office and what he saw as the most memorable moments.

His personal highlights include hosting the Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke and the World Press Freedom Day.

Mark was also in the most enviable position to ask questions of Herman Cain at the luncheon soon after the news broke of alleged improprieties.

Presenting NPC awards to legendary broadcasters Jim Lehrer and Richard C Hottelet capped the president's year.

NPC Newsmaker: Suze Orman & Tavis Smiley

Title: NPC Newsmaker: Suze Orman & Tavis Smiley
Runtime: 46:38
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Suze Orman, widely perceived as America's leading authority on personal finance, spoke about her "People First" movement on behalf of consumers to fight banks and their fees at a National Press Club Newsmaker event on Jan. 12, 2012.

Tavis Smiley, the PBS broadcaster, joined Orman to highlight his efforts to restore the nation's prosperity as more and more Americans slip into poverty and unemployment.

Philosopher Cornel West also lent his voice to their cause.

Title: NPC Newsmaker: ICANN & gTLD
Runtime: 33:48
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: ICANN President and Chief Executive Officer Rod Beckstrom and Board Chair Dr. Stephen Crocker discuss the launch of hundreds of new generic top-level Internet domains (gTLDs) such as .hotel and .paris at a National Press Club Newsmaker event on Jan. 11, 2012.

ICANN's new gTLD program represents the most significant change to the Internet's naming system since 1998, when The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers was formed. For the first time generic TLDs can include words in non-Latin language scripts, such as Chinese or Arabic.

Title: Press Club Rewind - January 9, 2012
Runtime: 1:16
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Respected pollster John Zogby analyzes poll results for the field of GOP presidential candidates and offers some advice to Mitt Romney on how to improve his numbers.

Title: Press Club Rewind - December 19
Runtime: 3:31
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore confirms 2011 has been a record-setting year for weather; Religion and Ethics analyzes the role of the religious conservative in the 2012 elections; Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield (Ben & Jerry) talk about their support for the "Occupy" movement; and the Club honors deserving members at the 2011 Vivian Awards ceremony.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Jim Cantore
Runtime: 59:46
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Jim Cantore, on-camera meteorologist for The Weather Channel, shared highlights from his 25 years of covering severe weather during a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon on Dec. 14, 2011.

Title: Press Club Rewind - December 12
Runtime: 3:20
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: GOP presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman demands action be taken on the federal deficit; economic experts offer their views on the weak economy and the federal budget deficit; new research indicates post-secondary colleges are not providing the skills sought by employers; and Sesame Street promotes an initiative to encourage healthy eating habits in young children.

Title: NPC Newsmaker: Jon Huntsman
Runtime: 27:59
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Republican presidential hopeful and former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman discussed a reform package to address what he called the country's "economic and trust deficit" at a December 8, 2011 National Press Club Newsmakers news conference.

Title: Press Club Rewind - December 5
Runtime: 3:17
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is honored for his years of government service; a "Virtual Gualag" exhibit memorializes victims of communism; supporters of an East Coast energy project tout its economic and environmental benefits; and candidates for the NPC board of governors face off in debates leading up to club elections on Friday, December 9th.

Title: Press Club Rewind - November 28
Runtime: 2:42
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe calls on Congress for funding; Democratic military figures critique GOP presidential hopefuls on their national security stances; a CFA-CUNA survey anticipates anemic holiday spending in 2011; and educators and industry leaders speculate that the U.S. has ceded the lead in science and mathematics.

Title: NPC Special Event: Books and Bourbon
Runtime: 47:25
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Dennis J. Pogue, author of "Founding Spirits, George Washington and the Beginnings of the American Whiskey Industry" and head of preservation at Mount Vernon Estate, Museum & Gardens, presents a detailed portrayal of the origins of the American whiskey industry which includes George Washington's role as the entrepreneurial owner of one of the largest whiskey distilleries in 18th century America.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Patrick Donahoe
Runtime: 57:24
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: U.S. Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe revealed more details about his plans for fixing the U.S. Postal Services' financial troubles during a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon on November 21, 2011.

Title: Press Club Rewind - November 21
Runtime: 2:29
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal al-Sa'ud says Saudi Arabia will seek justice for the recent Iranian plot to assassinate its Ambassador, and nearly 100 authors gather to sign and sell books at the 34th annual NPC Book Fair & Authors' Night.

Title: Press Club Rewind - November 14
Runtime: 3:06
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: CBS News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Lara Logan talks with Marvin Kalb about the risks and rewards reporters face in covering the world's war zones, and Dennis J. Pogue, author of "Founding Spirits," visits the club for a whiskey tasting.

Title: Press Club Rewind - November 7
Runtime: 3:07
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain deflects sexual harassment allegations; former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw chastises reporters for not properly investigating presidential candidates; Prime Minister of the Central Tibetan Administration Lobsang Sangay expresses his desire to engage China in peaceful negotiations; French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen says she wants to see France depart NATO; and Sirius Radio hosts its 2-hour broadcast of "Politics on the Rocks" at the club.

Title: The Kalb Report - Lara Logan
Runtime: 1:15:48
Date posted: 15 years ago
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Title: NPC Luncheon with Tom Brokaw
Runtime: 59:58
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Former NBC anchor Tom Brokaw, author of the blockbuster "The Greatest Generation," discussed his new book, "The Time of Our Lives: Past, Present, Promise," at a National Press Club luncheon on November 3, 2011. The book takes a broad view of how American life has changed since the Great Depression and how to foster America's future.

Title: Press Club Rewind - October 31
Runtime: 3:55
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: TMZ's Harvey Levin shares dire predictions for mainstream media; Jim Lehrer is toasted (and roasted) for his career in news; Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour rails against taxes; Project Innocence targets misconduct amongst prosecutors; and Drew Carey kicks off the 36th Annual Marine Corps Marathon.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Herman Cain
Runtime: 1:00:27
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Herman Cain, candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, addressed a National Press Club luncheon on Monday, Oct. 31. Cain, the former chief executive of Godfather's Pizza, discussed why he thinks his skills as a businessman would make him the best choice for president.

Marine Corps Marathon - Press Conference and Luncheon

Title: Marine Corps Marathon - Press Conference and Luncheon
Runtime: 55:07
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) Race Director Rick Nealis was joined by celebrity MCM starter and first time marathoner Drew Carey; actor and Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran John Doman, who will start the wheelchair/hand cycle division; and featured runners, organizers and speakers at the pre-event press conference at the National Press Club.

The National Press Club Journalism Institute

Title: The National Press Club Journalism Institute
Runtime: 6:51
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Since its founding in 1908, The National Press Club has hosted the famous -- from presidents, potentates and politicians to pathfinders and path breakers. It remains today as it was always: an institution dedicated to the profession of journalism and the art of the trade.

With the journalism industry at a critical juncture, the importance of fostering the next generation of journalists is more important than ever. The Club's non-profit Journalism Institute is committed to training working journalists in a changing media environment, and encouraging future journalists who contribute to diversity in their profession through a competitive scholarship program.

Since 2000, the Institute has distributed nearly $700,000 to help bright young people attend journalism school and realize their full potential. Many of these students have gone on to work in some of our nation's top newsrooms, ensuring that reflect the communities they serve.

This vi...

Title: NPC Luncheon with Harvey Levin
Runtime: 59:47
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Harvey Levin, the creator of the celebrity news website TMZ.com and executive producer of the entertainment television news magazine TMZ-TV discussed the changing landscape in entertainment news coverage at a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon Monday, October 24.

Title: Press Club Rewind - October 24
Runtime: 3:30
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Natalie Cole champions the fight against hepatitis C; former NPC president Alan Bjerga talks about his new book; the Center for Science in the Public Interest promotes healthy eating; producers pull back the curtain on Warren Buffett's "Secret Millionaires Club"; and bourbon flows freely at The Fourth Estate Restaurant.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Natalie Cole
Runtime: 1:01:41
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Grammy Award-winning entertainer Natalie Cole, daughter of singing legend Nat King Cole, addressed a Press Club Speakers luncheon on Wednesday, Oct. 19.

Ms. Cole, diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C in 2008, lends her voice to the American Liver Foundation's national public health initiative, "Tune In to Hep C."

Title: Press Club Rewind - October 17
Runtime: 2:49
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood pushes President Obama's jobs bill; Craigslist founder Craig Newmark invests in Mideast stability; FTC chief Jon Leibowitz warns consumers to protect their personal information online; and former Colorado Governor Bill Ritter champions clean energy as a means to economic growth.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Ray LaHood
Runtime: 1:01:16
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said passage of President Barack Obama's jobs bill is a "no brainer" in his Oct. 13, 2011 luncheon speech at the National Press Club. The jobs bill would create thousands of new jobs and allocate $50 billion for roads, bridges and transportation and $10 billion for an infrastructure bank, LaHood said.

Title: Press Club Rewind - October 10
Runtime: 3:19
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: the October General Membership Meeting; GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul questions the constitutionality of drone attacks; Senator Dick Durbin attempts to curb anti-immigrant sentiment; Senator Susan Collins defends the potato; science reporters question the Obama administration's commitment to openness; and documentarian Ken Burns weighs in on Prohibition, alcoholism, and his own "research" on those subjects.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Ron Paul
Runtime: 59:19
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), candidate for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination, discussed his strategies to deal with many of the nation's problems at a National Press Club luncheon on Oct. 5, 2011.

Access Denied: Science News and Government Transparency

Title: Access Denied: Science News and Government Transparency
Runtime: 2:03:20
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Has the Obama administration lived up to its promise to make science more transparent and accessible to the public? An investigation in the September/October 2011 issue of Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) finds that despite President Obama's early promise to create an open government, the nation's science reporters feel there has been little to no progress since the Bush administration.

On Monday Oct. 3, 2011, the National Press Club hosted a panel of journalists and invited administration officials to critique what journalists and the government are (or aren't) doing to change that.

The moderator was Seth Borenstein, science reporter for The Associated Press.

Speakers include:

- Curtis Brainard, CJR's science editor
- Joseph Davis, Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ)
- Felice Freyer, Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ)
- Darren Samuelsohn, Politico's senior energy and environment reporter...

Title: Press Club Rewind - October 3
Runtime: 2:54
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: The Family Research Council critiques the 2012 presidential candidates; Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels talks about why he's not in the running; Syrian Americans speak out against the regime in their homeland; fashion designer Mark Ecko tries to get kids interested in science and math; SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reveals plans for a vertical take-off and landing spacecraft; and lobster is served at The Fourth Estate restaurant.

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