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Panelists examined the wartime role of the sinking of the Lusitania, the worldwide reaction to the tragedy, and its impact on American public opinion about the war. On May 7, 1915, the RMS …

Journalists Connie Chung, Carl Leubsdorf, and Tom Oliphant recalled their coverage of the 1972 presidential campaign that was documented in Timothy Crouse’s book, The Boys on the Bus. The re…

Gil Klein was interviewed at the National Press Club’s Book Fair. He talked about his book, Trouble in Lafayette Square.

Marvin Kalb talked about the impact of the Vietnam War on presidential decision-making. He spoke about military conflicts as well as declared wars, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan…

William Ruckelshaus, Bob Woodward, Jill Wine-Banks and others spoke at an event commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Saturday Night Massacre, when President Nixon fired Watergate Specia…

Margaret Truman Daniel, daughter of President Harry Truman, reminisced about the presidential career of her father. Following her prepared remarks, she answered questions from the audience, …

Neil Budde, who has 30 years of experience working for newspapers and online publishers, talked about the future of journalism. He talked about how news has changed in the past 20 years wit…

Veteran Washington journalists told stories and reflected on the National Press Club’s colorful history on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. The NPC was founded by 32 reporters who want…

Senator Bill Bradley (D-NJ) addressed a luncheon at the National Press Club (NPC) in Washington D.C.. He spoke about his ideas to combat violence in America. Following his remarks Sen. Bradl…

Bill Maudlin addressed the National Press Club and spoke about his tenure as a World War II cartoonist working for "Stars and Stripes".

Rita Dove, U.S. poet laureate, addressed members of the National Press Club concerning her views on poetry and her desire to encourage the spread of poetry. At age 41, Rita Dove served as th…

Ted Turner, president of Turner Broadcasting System, described the evils of business competition that sometimes limit progress, especially Time-Warner’s blocking of his attempt to acquire an…

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns spoke at the National Press Club about his PBS documentary Baseball and some of the history of the sport.

Author Herman Wouk spoke at the National Press Club about some of his writings.

Garrison Keillor spoke at the National Press Club about his work as a radio humorist on “A Prairie Home Companion” on National Public Radio. He also discussed his books on the satirical side…

Sarah Ferguson, the duchess of York, talked about her U.S. visit to attend charity fundraising events for children who were victims of the 1986 Chernobel nuclear accident. Following prepared…

Actor Kirk Douglas spoke about the melding of reality and fantasy in entertainment and the press. He criticized the media for sensationalizing the news and not criticizing those who speak ag…

Journalist Charles Osgood, of CBS, related events of his career as a news broadcaster and journalist to an audience attending a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington D.C.. Follow…

Cardinal Joseph Bernardin spoke at the National Press Club about health care reform and the need to encourage religion in society. He also spoke about how the Catholic Church has relaxed res…

In his remarks entitled “Life: a Topic of Growing Interest,” Mr. Neil Simon, Playwright, spoke about many current news topics, including the midterm elections, the baseball strike and Washi…