The National Press Club
NPC Rewind Special Edition: Judicial Watch
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- NPC Rewind Special Edition: Judicial Watch
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- 2:52
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- On March 24, 2014 Judicial Watch, a political watchdog group, held a news conference to discuss its new efforts to ensure clean and fair elections for every voter throughout the country.
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- Va. Senator Creigh Deeds speaks at the National Press Club - Mar. 31, 2014
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- 59:03
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Virginia State Senator Creigh Deeds, pushing in the Virginia legislature for mental health-care reform, spoke about mental health at a National Press Club luncheon on March 31, 2014. Deeds, a Democrat, began his work on mental health after his son, who had a serious mental illness, died in 2013 after being denied inpatient treatment.
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- Dr. Michael L. Lomax speaks at the National Press Club - Mar. 25, 2014
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- 1:01:24
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Dr. Michael L. Lomax, President and CEO of the United Negro College Fund, spoke at a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon on March 25, 2014. Dr. Lomax discussed the challenges his organization faces in continuing its mission of advancing higher education for African-Americans.
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- Ukranian star & activist Ruslana speaks at the National Press Club - Mar. 5, 2014
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- 1:09:45
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- As the tense political situation in Ukraine escalated, Ruslana Lyzhychko, one of Ukraine's most internationally recognizable and politically active citizens discussed the situation in her home country at the National Press Club on March 5, 2014.
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- Congressman Buck McKeon speaks at the National Press Club - Feb. 24, 2014
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- 1:05:50
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif.) discussed President Obama's Afghanistan withdrawal plans at a National Press Club luncheon on Feb. 24, 2014. The chairmanship of the House Armed Services Committee, which provides authorization and oversight of the Defense Department and its nearly $500 billion budget, is considered one of Congress' most influential positions. A staunch advocate of robust defense spending, McKeon announced in January he would not seek reelection in 2014 after 21 years on Capitol Hill.
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- Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz speaks at the National Press Club - Feb. 19, 2014
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- 1:00:44
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz is wrestling with the challenges posed by unprecedented domestic supplies of energy and the demands in some quarters to push for more exports.
He will address that issue and others at a National Press Club Luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 19.
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- Rewind Special Edition: Reporting Obamacare with Integrity
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- 2:21
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- On January 23, 2014, former Cigna Insurance Communications Chief Wendell Potter discussed his personal experiences working in the insurance industry. He revealed the corruption within these private insurance companies and urged Americans to look past media stereotypes of Obamacare.
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- Rewind Special Edition: Obamacare After the Exchanges
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- 2:30
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- On February 3, 2014, a panel of experts on Obamacare discussed the future of health insurance. The panelists also discussed the media's portrayal of Obamacare and why the public should care.
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- Senator Tom Harkin addresses the National Press Club - Jan. 30, 2014
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- 55:07
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- At a Newsmakers press conference at the National Press Club on Thursday, January 30th, U.S. Senator Tom Harkin, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, unveiled bold new legislation to tackle the growing retirement crisis and rebuild the private pension system. The current retirement income deficit has reached at least $6.6 trillion—leaving many Americans vastly unprepared for retirement—and 75 million Americans do not have a retirement plan. Half of all Americans have less than $10,000 in savings.
Note: this webcast is audio-only.
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- Ms. Quote: Why Are Women Missing From the News?
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- 1:46:59
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- What are we missing when our reporting doesn't adequately include women experts and women subjects? Why should we care and how can we increase women's voices in the news? A panel of experts explores the lack of female sources in news coverage.
Panelists include Matt Winkler, editor-in-chief Bloomberg News, Sally Buzbee, AP Washington bureau chief, Ken Strickland, NBC Washington bureau chief, Ruth Marcus, Washington Post op-ed columnist, Anna Palmer, Politico senior Washington correspondent, and Jill Zuckman, managing director SKDKnickerbocker. Linda Kramer Jenning, Georgetown University journalism instructor and Washington editor of Glamour moderated the panel.
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- Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the IMF, speaks at The National Press Club - Jan.
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- 59:06
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde talked about world's economy at a Jan. 15 National Press Club luncheon in her first press appearance in 2014. Lagarde spoke immediately after returning from a trip to Africa.
As the leader of the IMF, Lagarde has a in hand economic research of the organization's 188 member countries. She discussed the prospects for US and global economic growth, recovery in the European Union, and the IMF's mission to support low-income countries by increasing the availability of credit.
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- NPC This Week with Angela Greiling Keane
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- 1:52
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- National Press Club President Angela Greiling Keane previews events taking place this week at the National Press Club
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- Amtrak President & CEO Joseph H. Boardman speaks at The National Press Club - Jan. 10, 2014
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- 59:41
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Amtrak President & CEO Joseph H. Boardman shared his thoughts on passenger rail issues and provide a preview of the year ahead for Amtrak at a National Press Club Luncheon on January 10, 2014.
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- Frank Grass, Chief of The National Guard Bureau, speaks at The National Press Club - Jan. 9, 2014
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- 1:00:21
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Gen. Frank J. Grass, member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and chief of the National Guard Bureau, addressed issues facing the National Guard at a National Press Club luncheon on January 9, 2014.
Grass, who took command Sept. 7, 2012, is responsible for ensuring that the more than 460,000 Army and Air National Guard citizen-warriors stand ready to protect the nation and mobilize as active duty soldiers and airmen and women. Since 9-11, National Guard citizen soldiers and airmen have supported more than 760,000 overseas mobilizations, some more than once.
Grass serves as military advisor to President Barack Obama, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and the official Defense Department liaison to the governors and adjutants general in all 54 states and territories on matters involving the National Guard.
Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has called Grass "a thinker, a learner and one of the most experienced leaders in our mil...
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- General Ray Odierno, U.S. Army Chief of Staff, speaks at The National Press Club - Jan. 7, 2014
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- 58:11
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Ray Odierno spoke on the future of the Army at a National Press Club luncheon on January 7, 2014. Before ascending to the position of Army Chief of Staff, General Odierno commanded United States Joint Forces Command and was the commanding general for the US campaign in Iraq.
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- Ricky Skaggs speaks at The National Press Club - Dec. 19, 2013
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- 1:01:10
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Ricky Skaggs, 14-time Grammy winner, shared memories from his 50-year career at a National Press Club luncheon on Dec. 19, 2013. Skaggs has been playing the mandolin since he was five-years-old and has risen to the heights of country music stardom, while remembering his bluegrass roots.
Skaggs traveled to Washington to perform at the 2013 Interfaith Holiday Gala Benefit for Wounded Warriors.
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- Dan Akerson, Chairman & CEO of GM, speaks at The National Press Club - Dec. 16, 2013
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- 59:56
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson provided an update on the company's progress in its goal to design, build and sell the world's best vehicles at a National Press Club Luncheon on Dec. 16, 2013. He also talked about GM's investment plans in the U.S.
Akerson has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Motors since 2010 and led the company's initial public offering that year - the largest in U.S. history. He joined GM in 2009 as a member of its Board of Directors.
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- Annise Parker, Mayor of Houston, speaks at The National Press Club - Dec. 10, 2013
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- 1:00:19
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Annise Parker, one of the first openly gay mayors in the U.S. and the head of the "energy capital of America" spoke at a National Press Club luncheon on Dec. 10, 2013. She talked about her political future and past, the renaissance of American oil and gas energy industry, Texas's thriving economy and the challenges of managing city finances.
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- NPC This Week with Angela Greiling Keane
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- National Press Club President Angela Greiling Keane previews events taking place this week at the National Press Club
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- Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia, speaks at The National Press Club - Dec. 3, 2013
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- 1:06:35
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- President Juan Manuel Santos delivered remarks on Colombia's economic, political and social transformation, including the historic peace talks under way with the FARC rebel group, on December 3, 2013 at The National Press Club.
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- NPC This Week with Angela Greiling Keane
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- 2:28
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- National Press Club President Angela Greiling Keane previews events taking place this week at the National Press Club
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- NPC Oral History: Ike Pappas on the Kennedy Assassination
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- 22:11
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Ike Pappas, a radio correspondent in 1963 for WNEW-AM in New York, discusses his coverage of the JFK and Lee Harvey Oswald assassinations in Dallas on Nov. 22 and Nov. 24, 1963, respectively. This excerpt is presented in observance of the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's death.
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- Gloria Steinem speaks at The National Press Club - Nov. 18, 2013
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- 1:00:48
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Gloria Steinem, the feminist activist and founder of Ms. Magazine, will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on Nov. 18.
Steinem is one of 16 people President Barack Obama honored this year with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.
In her more than 40 years advocating for women's equality, Steinem helped found the Women's Action Alliance, the National Women's Political Caucus and the Women's Media Center.
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- Walter W. Bettinger speaks at The National Press Club - Nov. 11, 2013
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- 57:21
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Walter W. Bettinger, CEO of The Charles Schwab Corporation, one of the world's largest investment companies, tackled issues facing future retirees at a National Press Club luncheon on Nov. 11, 2013.
Bettinger, 52, presides over more than $2 trillion in client assets and 1.6 million retirement plan participants. As CEO since October 2008, Schwab leads a workforce of 14,000 full-time employees in 300 offices in United States, London and Hong Kong, and sets strategies that guide the investment and savings of millions of people worldwide.
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- NPC This Week with Angela Greiling Keane
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- 2:06
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- National Press Club President Angela Greiling Keane previews events taking place this week at the National Press Club
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- Alan Greenspan: The Map and the Territory
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- 57:34
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Dr. Alan Greenspan discusses his latest book, "The Map and the Territory: Risk, Human Nature, and the Future of Forecasting," at a Nov. 6, 2013 National Press Club Book & Author event.
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- Judd Gregg speaks at The National Press Club - Nov. 7, 2013
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- 59:20
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Former New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg, the CEO of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, unveiled new protections for investors endorsed by the banking group at a National Press Club luncheon on Nov. 7.
Gregg was accompanied by leaders of several banks who are SIFMA members.
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- Where Were You When Kennedy Was Shot?
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- 1:44:51
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Four journalists who went on to prominent careers share their experiences in Dallas on Nov. 22 1963 when Lee Harvey Oswald's shots changed their lives -- and the life of the nation -- forever.
CBS News Senior Correspondent Bob Schieffer was a cub reporter on the Fort Worth Star Telegram when he answered a phone call from Lee Harvey Oswald's mother, asking for a ride to Dallas to see her son.
PBS NewsHour anchor Jim Lehrer covered the arrival of Air Force One for the Dallas Times Herald before being plunged into the day's events that took him to Parkland Hospital and the Dallas police headquarters.
Retired Hearst columnist Marianne Means was the only female reporter in the motorcade when the shots rang out.
Sid Davis, a radio correspondent for Westinghouse, recalls counting those shots as they were fired and ended the day as the radio pool reporter witnessing Lyndon Johnson being sworn in aboard Air Force One on the way back to Washing...
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- Goldie Hawn speaks at The National Press Club - Nov. 5, 2013
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- 57:52
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Oscar-winning actress and children's advocate Goldie Hawn speaks about a science-based education program to address emotional stress among children at a National Press Club luncheon on November 5, 2013.
Hawn, disturbed by increases in school violence, youth depression and suicide, founded The Hawn Foundation in 2003 to help children develop the social and emotional skills they need to lead smarter, healthier and happier lives. The foundation, working with neuroscientists, educators and psychologists, developed MindUP, a curriculum and teaching model for primary school children aimed at helping them understand their own emotions, moods and behavior, while giving them tools to help them reduce their stress and anxiety. Since its creation, schools in six countries have adopted the program, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, China and Venezuela. Schools in Serbia and Croatia are working toward adopting the program.
In addition to actin...
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- NPC This Week with Angela Greiling Keane
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- 2:12
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- National Press Club President Angela Greiling Keane previews events taking place this week at the National Press Club
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- U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell speaks at National Press Club - Oct. 31, 2013
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- 1:00:32
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, in the aftermath of the federal government shutdown, plans to discuss the economic value of our nation's national parks and other public lands at a National Press Club luncheon at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday Oct. 31.
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- NPC This Week with Angela Greiling Keane
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- National Press Club President Angela Greiling Keane previews events taking place this week at the National Press Club
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- The Saturday Night Massacre - A 40-year Retrospective
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- 1:38:58
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- The 'Saturday Night Massacre' that shook the national and started President Nixon's slide to resignation pitted power against rule of law, several of the key players said Oct. 17, 2013 at a National Press Club panel commemorating the 40th anniversary of the event.
Panelists included:
Bob Woodward
William Ruckelshaus
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer
Philip Heymann
Jill Wine-Banks
Jim Doyle
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- NPC This Week with Angela Greiling Keane
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- 1:54
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- National Press Club President Angela Greiling Keane previews events taking place this week at the National Press Club
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- George Takei speaks at The National Press Club - Oct. 18, 2013
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- 1:04:28
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Actor and gay rights advocate George Takei spoke about LGBT issues at a National Press Club luncheon on October 18th, 2013.
Takei, who became famous playing Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu on the Star Trek TV series and in the franchise's films, has become and outspoken advocate for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people and has also been an advocate for the rights of Japanese-Americans.
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- NPC Panel - Double Exposure
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- 1:56:59
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- An October 10, 2013 National Press Club panel discusses how a mid-size city newspaper was able to unearth the extraordinary story of how an iconic photographer of the civil rights movement led a double life as an FBI informant.
The panel brought to light how the Commercial Appeal newspaper in Memphis used a precedent-setting Freedom of Information Act lawsuit--and years of reporting--to piece together the facts about Ernest Withers. Withers was a photographer to whom Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders had given close access. But, it turned out, he was at the same time secretly shooting pictures of King and other civil rights leaders for the FBI and providing agents with personal information on these figures and on their plans.
The discussion shed light not only on the government's past surveillance practices but also on FOIA and the public's right to know what its government is up to.
Panelists include:
• Marc Per...
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- NPC This Week with Angela Greiling Keane
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- 2:58
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- National Press Club President Angela Greiling Keane previews events taking place this week at the National Press Club
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- NPC Professional Development Event - Seth Goldman, "Mission In a Bottle"
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- 1:01:20
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Seth Goldman, TeaEO of Honest Tea, discusses his book, "Mission in a Bottle: The Honest Guide to Doing Business Differently -- and Succeeding." Gary Hirshberg, co-founder and chairman of the board of Stonyfield Farm, Inc., joined Goldman for an engaging discussion examining the challenges faced by mission-driven enterprises in a profit-driven world.
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- Helen Thomas Memorial Service at The National Press Club
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- 1:45:29
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Several hundred people attended the National Press Club on Oct. 5, 2013 to pay tribute to the late, groundbreaking journalist Helen Thomas. They were treated to humorous and poignant stories from a host of her prominent friends -- among them ABC News reporter Sam Donaldson, PBS "News Hour" anchor Judy Woodfuff, USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page, actress Diane Ladd and present "Dear Abby" columnist Jeanne Phillips.
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- 2013 Fourth Estate Award Gala Honoring Andrea Mitchell
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- 1:11:17
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Andrea Mitchell, veteran NBC Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent and host of MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports, was honored as the 2013 recipient of the Fourth Estate Award, the National Press Club's most-honored prize at a gala dinner Friday, October 4. She is the 41st recipient of the Fourth Estate Award, which recognizes a journalist who has made significant contributions to the field through a lifetime of excellence.
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- NPC This Week with Angela Greiling Keane
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- 2:21
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- National Press Club President Angela Greiling Keane previews events taking place this week at the National Press Club
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- NPC Speakers Newsmaker with Arne Duncan
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- 56:17
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan discusses annual education priorities at a Sept. 30, 2013 National Press Club Speakers' event.
Secretary Duncan looks at today's education challenges, and discusses what he hopes to accomplish in his second term in President Obama's administration. The Secretary has taken the lead in pushing for the President's proposal to provide high-quality early childhood education to low- and moderate income families. He also has been a forceful advocate for lowering interest rates on federal student loans and other efforts to make college affordable for students at all income levels.
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- NPC This Week with Angela Greiling Keane
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- 2:20
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- National Press Club President Angela Greiling Keane previews events taking place this week at the National Press Club
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- Mayors Mitch Landrieu and Michael Nutter address National Press Club luncheon - Sept. 26, 2013
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- 1:00:20
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter will address the National Press Club at a luncheon September 26. The big city leaders will discuss their campaign to cut the nation's murder rates, reduce gun violence and address other issues affecting the urban community.
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- Social Media and Personal Branding for Executives - Oct. 4, 2013
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Senior executives like you are using social media to define their personal brand and achieve results. To find out how, join fellow Communicator members and Vocus' social media manager Stacey Miller for a special "Get It Online" series breakfast from 8:30 - 10 a.m. on Oct. 4 at The National Press Club, hosted by the Communications and Marketing Committee and the Events Committee. There is no charge for members and, as always, breakfast is complimentary in the Reliable Source.
For more information: http://press.org/events/social-media-and-personal-branding-c-suite-stacey-miller-vocus
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- NPC This Week with Angela Greiling Keane
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- National Press Club President Angela Greiling Keane previews events taking place this week at the National Press Club
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- NPC Speakers Breakfast with EPA administrator Gina McCarthy - Sept. 20, 2013
- Runtime
- 59:07
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Gina McCarthy, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, addressed a National Press Club breakfast on Sept. 20, 2013.
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- 2013 National Press Club Centennial Spelling Bee
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- 1:47:50
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Beltway politicians and reporters clashed onstage at The National Press Club's Centennial Spelling Bee on September 18, 2013. Marvel at the epiglottal dexterity of the contestants! Watch the press team take a circuitous path to victory! See Sen. Tim Kaine's nonpareil triumph over Politico's Rebecca Sinderbrand to win the trophy!
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- NAACP Chief Benjamin Jealous speaks at NPC Luncheon - Aug. 29, 2013
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- 1:00:55
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- If history is any guide, racial profiling is ineffective, inhumane and indefensible, Benjamin Jealous, president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), told an Aug. 29, 2013 National Press Club luncheon.
The United States is a young country, so "we have no excuse not to know our own history," Jealous said. "When we forget our history, we repeat it. And we do so at a great price."
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- NPC Luncheon with Mary Fallin, Governor of Oklahoma & Chair, National Governors Association
- Runtime
- 58:25
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, Chair of the National Governors Association, will lay out her 2013/14 Chair's Initiative, "America Works: Education and Training for Tomorrow's Jobs" at a National Press Club Luncheon on Tues., Sept. 17. The year-long initiative is set to spotlight improving education and workforce training systems and aligning those systems with the needs of individual state economies.
