Congressional leaders gathered at the 78th annual Washington Press Club Foundation dinner. Reps. Blake Moore (R-UT) and Lisa McClain (R-MI) were the headline speakers. Senate Majority Leader…
50,324 viewsMembers of Congress celebrated female journalists and the importance of journalism to U.S. democracy at the Washington Press Club Foundation’s 77th annual congressional dinner. Senator Rapha…
12,143 viewsRepresentatives Cheri Bustos (D-IL) and Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) were among those who addressed a group of journalists gathered for the Washington Press Club Foundation’s 75th annual congressiona…
24,897 viewsAt the 74th annual Washington Press Club Foundation dinner, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), and Representativ…
737 viewsSenator Tim Scott (R-SC) and Representative Cedric Richmond (D-LA) delivered keynote remarks at the Washington Press Club Foundation’s annual congressional dinner. Before they spoke, former …
1,289 viewsCongressional leaders gathered at the 70th annual Washington Press Club Foundation dinner for a nonpartisan evening. Representative Donna Edwards (D-MD) and Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) were am…
1,889 viewsThe Washington Press Club Foundation hosted its 69th annual congressional dinne. Speakers included Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND). Journalist and auth…
1,495 viewsMary Garber went to work as a society editor at North Carolina’s Winston-Salem Journal in 1940, then transferred to sports in 1946 for a life-long career. She recalled her love of sports rep…
282 viewsMary Garber went to work as a society editor at North Carolina’s Winston-Salem Journal in 1940, then transferred to sports in 1946 for a life-long career. She recalled her love of sports rep…
680 viewsBetsy Wade talked about her life and career. She was the first woman copy reader ever hired by The New York Times, the first woman chief copy editor on the foreign desk, and the writer of th…
938 viewsDorothy Gilliam talked about her life and career. In 1961 she was the first African-American woman to work as a reporter for the Washington Post. She later became assistant editor for the St…
1,164 viewsEileen Shanahan talked about her life and career. In the early 1960s Eileen Shanahan was the first female reporter in the New York Times Washington Bureau to cover anything other than first …
228 viewsEileen Shanahan talked about her life and career. In the early 1960s Eileen Shanahan was the first female reporter in the New York Times Washington Bureau to cover anything other than first …
545 viewsDuring World War II, Ruth Cowan Nash worked as a reporter for the Associated Press. She travelled overseas to Africa and Europe covering stories relating to the war and was often attached to…
513 viewsMembers of Congress spoke to reporters at an annual awards dinner. Video freezes close to an hour into the event due to technical difficulties at the source.
3,570 viewsThe 66th annual Congressional Dinner of the Washington Press Foundation was held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. After the award presentations congressional leaders joked about the current s…
823 viewsThe 65th annual Congressional Dinner of the Washington Press Foundation was held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. After the award presentations congressional leaders joked about the current state …
2,866 viewsAfter the award presentations at the 64th annual Washington Press Foundation Congressional Dinner, congressional leaders joked about the current state of politics. Representative Rahm Emanue…
474 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), and Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), spoke at the Washington Press Club Foundation’s 63rd Annual Congressional Dinner…
706 viewsThe Washington Press Club Foundation held is annual Salute to Congress dinner with speeches by Senator Specter, Rep. Hoyer, and journalist Andrea Mitchell who presented the awards. A lifetim…
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