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Title: NPC Luncheon with James Hoffa
Runtime: 58:00
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: James Hoffa, President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, spoke at the Press Club on May 15, 2001 about the future of the Teamsters union. Among the topics, Hoffa's efforts to strengthen the union, the need for its members to vote in local and federal elections, federal labor policy, and the possibility of adding UPS employees to its membership.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Michele Bachmann
Runtime: 1:00:13
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) addressed a National Press Club luncheon event on July 28, 2011. She spoke about the ongoing debt crisis and her candidacy for the 2012 Republican Presidential nomination.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Richard Moe
Runtime: 56:49
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: On May 4, 2001, Richard Moe, president of National Trust for Historic Preservation, spoke at the National Press Club about the role of the organization, including future plans and recent additions.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Cal Ripken, Jr.
Runtime: 59:47
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Cal Ripken, Jr., visited the National Press Club on April 13, 2007 to talk about his book, "Get in the Game: 8 Elements of Perseverance That Make the Difference". Mr. Ripken was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on January 9, 2007. He also answered questions from members of the audience.

NPC Luncheon with Terrance Jones and Mike Love

Title: NPC Luncheon with Terrance Jones and Mike Love
Runtime: 1:00:42
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Wolf Trap CEO Terrence Jones and Mike Love of The Beach Boys addressed a National Press Club luncheon event on March 26, 2007. They spoke about the arts and sustainable environmental practices. Mr. Jones also announced the 2007 Summer Filene Center Season at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Stefanie Powers
Runtime: 57:39
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Actress Stefanie Powers visited the Press Club on May 21, 2001 to discuss endangered species and the impact of illegal commercial hunting on these types of species.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Jim Webb
Runtime: 58:38
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Virginia Senator Jim Webb spoke at the Press Club on March 22, 2007, outlining the increase in economic division in America. He also gave his opinions concerning the Iraq War.

Title: Press Club Rewind - July 25
Runtime: 3:40
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Students issue a challenge to Washington to settle the debt crisis; Melody Barnes, Director of the President's Domestic Policy Council, outlines the White House's commitment to children; Gregory Jaczko, Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, talks about lessons learned from the tsunami and meltdown in Japan; Senator Diane Feinstein explains her opposition to the Defense of Marriage Act; Taiwanese Government Information Minister Dr. Philip Y.M. Yang insists his country will maintain its sovereignty; and The Center for Science in the Public Interest presents their 2011 Xtreme Eating Awards.

Hyperlocal Coverage: Neighborhood Blogs, Community Websites, and the Future of the News

Title: Hyperlocal Coverage: Neighborhood Blogs, Community Websites, and the Future of the News
Runtime: 1:07:18
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: The National Press Club presents the panel discussion "Up Next -- Hyperlocal Coverage: Neighborhood Blogs, Community Websites, and the Future of the News" as part of its "Get It Online" series. The event, held July 14, 2011, featured some of D.C.'s most popular hyperlocal reporters, including DCist Editor-in-Chief Aaron Morrissey, as well as the writers behind Borderstan, And Now, Anacostia, and Frozen Tropics. Brian Farnham, the Editor-in-Chief of the community-specific news and information platform, Patch, also participated. Kate Michael of K Street Kate, a Press Club member, moderated.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Gregory Jaczko
Runtime: 58:59
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Gregory Jaczko, Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, told a National Press Club luncheon audience July 18, 2011 that his agency should act within 90 days on regulatory changes recommended in response to Japan's nuclear power disaster.

Title: Press Club Rewind - July 18
Runtime: 3:25
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Arianna Huffington weighs in on Britain's "phone hacking" scandal, and her boss Tim Armstrong talks about a journalistic experiment at AOL; Washington sports mogul Ted Leonsis outlines his thoughts on job creation; Today show host Hoda Kotb and White House correspondents Jessica Yellin and Chuck Todd give advice to journalism students; The National Restaurant Association reveals new guidelines for children's menus; and Jack Daniels' master distiller guides members through a whiskey tasting.

Title: NPC Luncheon with John Hendricks
Runtime: 57:15
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: John Hendricks, founder and chairman of Discovery Communications, visited the Press Club on April 13, 2001 to discuss the cable industry's involvement in the formation of the Women's United Soccer Association. He talked about the challenges the league and the cable industry both face in the upcoming formation.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Dale Petroskey
Runtime: 57:50
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Dale Petroskey, former Executive Vice President of Marketing for the Texas Rangers Baseball Club, visited the Press Club on April 25, 2001 to talk about the Baseball Hall of Fame located in Cooperstown, New York. Petroskey gave details of the Hall of Fame organization, describing its funding and telling stories of its players and visitors. He spoke of a planned traveling Hall of Fame exhibition and a book to go along with it, published by the National Geographic Society.

Title: NPC Luncheon with David Walker
Runtime: 56:59
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: David Walker, former U.S. Comptroller General, came to the Press Club on April 23, 2001 to talk about the role of the general accounting office. Among the topics, Walker discussed the roles and responsibilities of the office in all areas of government finance and strategic planning, including the federal budget, the U.S. Postal Service, Social Security and Medicare.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Angela Perez Baraquio
Runtime: 57:09
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Miss America 2001 Angela Perez Baraquio came to the Press Club on April 27, 2001 to speak about America's need to develop an education system that builds character in youth. She touched on issues such as the lack of civility in American school systems, recent violent incidents in schools and programs that have been designed to promote good character in schools today.

NPC Luncheon with Tim Armstrong and Arianna Huffington

Title: NPC Luncheon with Tim Armstrong and Arianna Huffington
Runtime: 1:00:36
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: AOL Chief Executive Tim Armstrong and Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington appear together to discuss the merger deal, its aftermath and the future of journalism at a National Press Club luncheon on July 15, 2011.

NPC Luncheon with King Abdullah of Jordan

Title: NPC Luncheon with King Abdullah of Jordan
Runtime: 59:17
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: King Abdullah of Jordan came to the Press Club on April 11, 2001 to discuss Jordan's relationship with the United States. He spoke to issues such as the process of establishing peace in the Middle East and the global efforts to do so. He also commented on the economic situation in the Middle East.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Donna Brazile
Runtime: 58:01
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Donna Brazile, American author, professor and political analyst, discussed her involvement in the 2000 election, election reform and levels of political participation at the Press Club on May 2, 2001.

National Restaurant Association - New Children's Menu Initiative

Title: National Restaurant Association - New Children's Menu Initiative
Runtime: 45:50
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: The National Restaurant Association, in conjunction with Healthy Dining, launched Kids LiveWell, a first-of-its kind voluntary initiative by the restaurant industry to spur chains to offer and promote healthier kids-meal options.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Ted Leonsis
Runtime: 1:00:44
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: For frustrated Washington sports fans who haven't experienced a championship by one of the city's professional sports franchises in two decades, an end to the long drought may be in sight, Washington Capitals principal owner Ted Leonsis told a National Press Club Luncheon July 13, 2011. Although he stopped short of predicting a championship in 2012, "our belief is that if we continue to make the playoffs, one of these days it'll be us" who wins the Stanley Cup, hockey's ultimate prize, Leonsis said.

NPC Special Event: State of The First Amendment 2011

Title: NPC Special Event: State of The First Amendment 2011
Runtime: 36:55
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: The First Amendment Center, in partnership with the National Press Club, Freedom Forum and the American Society of News Editors, released results of its 2011 State of the First Amendment Survey on July 12, 2011 at the National Press Club.

The presentation was given by Ken Paulson, ASNE president and First Amendment Center chief executive officer. The authoritative survey, which has explored public perspectives on First Amendment freedoms for the past 14 years, focuses on public attitudes toward a free press, the credibility of various news media and the rights of student news organizations.

Title: Press Club Rewind - July 11
Runtime: 2:55
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Marvin and Deborah Kalb discuss their new book with Ted Koppel; Admiral Mike Mullen talks about Al Qaeda in Yemen; Suzanne Taylor questions the country's priorities in the face of growing homelessness; panelists discuss the changing role of journalists in the digital age; NPC Executive Chef Susan Delbert cooks at a charity event to benefit those living with AIDS; and member Ken Giglio wins the Dale Solly Award following the NPC softball team's winning season.

Title: NPC Newsmaker: Barney Frank
Runtime: 1:03:40
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: 7.11.11 - U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee provided a report on congressional challenges facing the proposed U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau slated to begin operating in August.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Bill Moyers
Runtime: 58:03
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Bill Moyers, American journalist and public commentator, spoke at the National Press Club on March 22, 2001 about the possibility of industrial money and power influencing politics and political decisions. He talked about his personal experience in the fields of government and journalism and revealed his thoughts of those who choose to go into government and then journalism. He voiced his opinions concerning the presence of investigative journalism and how he believes it can uncover government corruption.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Michael Kaiser
Runtime: 56:28
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Michael Kaiser, president of the Kennedy Center, spoke about Kennedy Center Operations while he was at the Press Club on March 6, 2001. This included the following season's schedule and arts programs at the Kennedy Center. Kaiser also discussed the potential construction of a museum for the performing arts.

Title: NPC Luncheon With Queen Noor of Jordan
Runtime: 59:50
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: When she visited the club on March 8, 2001, Queen Noor of Jordan brought her campaign to ban landmines to the Press Club. She discussed the dangers of landmines and international efforts to remove them from areas affected by war.

Title: NPC Luncheon with John Bogle
Runtime: 57:36
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: John Bogle, founder and former CEO of The Vanguard Group, presented his thoughts about the future of private investment and its role in the American economy on March 21, 2001. Bogle shared with the audience his beliefs about exerts that predict investment returns.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Sam Nunn
Runtime: 56:19
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn came to the Press Club on March 29, 2001 to discuss the challenges that National Security officials were facing. Some of these challenges included terrorism threats and threats of nuclear and biological weapons.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Joe Biden
Runtime: 1:00:16
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Senator Joe Biden came to the Press Club on September 7, 2006 to discuss national security and foreign policy. Five years after September 11, Biden critiqued the Bush Administration and presented his own approaches to homeland security. Biden also criticized the Iraq War and shared his hopes for a remodel of homeland security policies.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Ted Forstmann
Runtime: 57:25
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Ted Forstmann, senior partner for Forstmann Little Co. & Investments, came to the Press Club on April 3, 2001 to share his thoughts on getting parents involved in their children's educational experiences throughout America. He also talked about the inequalities in the American school system and the lack of competition within K-12 schools.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Pat Robertson
Runtime: 59:48
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Pat Roberston, television evangelist, spoke about the role of Christian values in American society when he came to the Press Club on February 15, 2005. Robertson also addressed the role of Christian morals in policy making.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Scott Bakula
Runtime: 1:01:07
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Scott Bakula, American actor, visited the Press Club on April 19, 2006 to discuss his performance in a Ford Theatre production Civil-War musical called "Shenandoah." In the musical, Bakula plays the main character, Charlie Anderson, who is a patriarch burdened with the safety of his family during the war.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Herbie Hancock
Runtime: 1:01:59
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Herbie Hancock, musician and 10-time Grammy Award- winner, came to the Press Club to share his experiences with jazz music. He discussed the global impact of jazz music and performed musical exerpts from some of his compositions.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Ernest Borgnine
Runtime: 1:00:07
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Ernest Borgnine, American film and television actor, came to the Press Club on October 15, 2004 for an actor perspective event. During the event, Borgnine reflected on his acting career.

Title: Press Club Rewind - July 4
Runtime: 2:38
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: "Space guys" Charles F. Bolden (NASA Administrator) and Mark Kelly (astronaut) discuss the future of manned spaceflight and political aspirations (or lack thereof); Actor and activist Gary Sinise announces his foundation tasked with aiding vets and first responders; and lawyer Paul Smith explains his successful argument in the Supreme Court against a California law ostensibly designed to prevent the sale of violent video games to minors.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Charles F. Bolden
Runtime: 58:08
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden Jr addressed a National Press Club luncheon on July 1, one week before the final scheduled space shuttle launch. He discussed America's continued commitment to leadership in human spaceflight, Bolden also spoke about NASA's plans to extend human presence beyond low-Earth orbit. Astronaut Mark Kelly, Commander of the last flight of the Endeavour shuttle and husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, also addressed the audience.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Gary Sinise
Runtime: 1:00:33
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Gary Sinise, who stars in the CBS television series "CSI: New York," announced the formation of The Gary Sinise Foundation at a National Press Club luncheon address on Thursday, June 30.
The Gary Sinise Foundation serves the nation by honoring service members, veterans, first responders, their families, and those in need by supporting unique programs designed to entertain educate, inspire, strengthen, and build communities.

Haunting Legacy: Vietnam and the American Presidency from Ford to Obama

Title: Haunting Legacy: Vietnam and the American Presidency from Ford to Obama
Runtime: 52:10
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: A conversation with authors Marvin Kalb and Deborah Kalb was moderated by Ted Koppel on Friday, June 24

The United States had never lost a war - that is, until 1975, when it was forced to flee Saigon in utter humiliation and abandon South Vietnam to a victorious communist army. The legacy of this first defeat has haunted every president since, especially on the decision of whether to commit troops to war. In "Haunting Legacy," the father-daughter journalist team of Marvin and Deborah Kalb presents a compelling, accessible, and hugely important history of presidential decision making on one crucial issue: In light of the Vietnam debacle, under what circumstances should the United States go to war?

The authors spent five years interviewing hundreds of officials from every administration and researching in presidential libraries and archives, and they've produced insight and information never before published. Equal parts taut history, revealing biography, an...

Title: Press Club Rewind - June 27
Runtime: 3:43
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Outgoing FDIC chief Sheila Bair warns against short-term thinking in the housing market; retired NFL players argue for greater pension benefits; Former FEMA Director Michael Brown reflects on the Katrina debacle; author Neil Gaiman describes the Tweet that brought his book tour to the Press Club; and NPC softball coach John Domen talks about the team's great 2011 season.

Title: NPC Luncheon with Sheila Bair
Runtime: 59:19
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Outgoing Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Sheila Bair, making her final public appearance as head of the banking oversight agency, told a National Press Club luncheon on June 24, 2011 that pervasive short-term thinking led to the worst financial downturn since the Great Depression.

Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert Sanity/Fear Press Conference

Title: Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert Sanity/Fear Press Conference
Runtime: 22:17
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert address the media at a National Press Club news conference immediately following their "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear" on the National Mall on October 30, 2010.

Title: NPC Newsmaker: Counterfeit Products
Runtime: 54:20
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: The National Press Club Newsmakers Committee hosted a Newsmaker forum on the growing threat counterfeit products pose to public health and safety, as well as the U.S. economy.

The panel featured experts from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Eaton Corp. and Pfizer Inc., and explored how government and industry can collaborate to combat this critical problem. Speakers included Bill Ross of DHS, who heads the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center at Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Ross was joined by industry experts Patrick Ford of Pfizer Inc. and Tom Grace and Kevin McLean of Eaton Corp.

Title: Press Club Rewind Extra - June 20
Runtime: 2:10
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. Some weeks there's just too much to fit into three minutes - so here's some bonus footage, featuring Bill Nye the Science Guy, Glee's Lauren Potter and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. And don't miss the accompanying "regular" edition, available here: http://press.org/news-multimedia/videos/press-club-rewind-6202011.

Title: Press Club Rewind - June 20
Runtime: 2:59
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: The Gerald R. Ford Journalism Awards; Brent Scowcroft assesses the current crop of Republican Presidential hopefuls; Jesse Jackson warns of voter suppression; Howard Dean urges Congress to cut health care costs; Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor reveals her love of Mexican food (as a legislative tool); and CNN's Anderson Cooper talks about breaking into news by covering wars on his own.

Press Club Rewind Special Edition: 2011 5K

Title: Press Club Rewind Special Edition: 2011 5K
Runtime: 2:20
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: This special edition of Press Club Rewind focuses on the 2011 NPC "Beat the Deadline" 5K, held to support journalism diversity scholarships and The Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library. For more information, photos and race results, visit http://press.org/5k.

NPC Luncheon with Brent Scowcroft and the Gerald R. Ford Journalism Awards

Title: NPC Luncheon with Brent Scowcroft and the Gerald R. Ford Journalism Awards
Runtime: 59:28
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Gen. Brent Scowcroft, former National Security Advisor to President Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush, assessed the foreign policy challenges facing the Obama Administration during a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon on June 14, 2011. His speech followed the 24th annual Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation Journalism Awards presentations for distinguished reporting on the presidency and national defense.

Title: Press Club Rewind - June 13
Runtime: 2:14
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Austan Goolsbee, outgoing Chairman of The Council of Economic Advisors, offers his thoughts on the state of the U.S. economy; Bruce Babbitt claims Congress is waging a war against the environment; Pakistani Ambassador Husain Haqqani mourns the death of reporter Syed Saleem Shahzad; Top Chef Carla Hall promotes healthy living with cheese; and Major Matthew Jonkey promotes the new IMAX movie, "Rescue".

Title: NPC Luncheon with Sec. Tom Vilsack
Runtime: 1:01:01
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Thomas J. Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, spoke at a National Press Club luncheon on June 13, 2011, in advance of the G-20 Summit of Agricultural Ministers in Paris on June 23.

Vilsack addressed the innovative efforts of U.S. scientists, farmers and policy-makers are essential to feeding a growing global population, mitigating the effects of climate change and meeting increasing energy demands. The secretary also talked about what he says are misconceptions about the production of U.S. biofuels and the impact of rising commodity and food prices.

Title: Press Club Rewind - June 6
Runtime: 2:52
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: A Northrop Grumman media briefing on the increasing severity of cyber threats; Title X defenders express concern that House Republicans will renew their efforts to strip all funding from the family planning program; The U.S. Administration on Aging outlines the challenges of providing for the changing needs and services for an increasing number of older citizens; The Craft Beer Industry reports an annual growth rate between 10 and 15 percent this year; and The Truman Lounge resonates with music as Bruce Guthrie and his quartet play a tribute to American Jazz legend Chet Baker.

Title: Press Club Rewind - May 27
Runtime: 2:54
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Lobbyists for Israel react to President Obama's speech on Mideast policy; Muhammad Ali calls on Iran to release two American hikers; Juan Williams speaks out on his "muzzling" by NPR; Oceana warns consumers of seafood fraud; and a CVS-sponsored study outlines how patients not taking their medications increases the country's healthcare costs.

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