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F O U N D E D I N 1 9 0 8
Posted Thursday, May 29, 2003.
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 Dr. Sugar |
NPC LUNCHEONS
Thurs., May 29, Richard Moe, President, National Trust for Historic Preservation, lists America's most endangered historic places for 2003. . . . Tues., June 3, Dr. Ronald D. Sugar, President and CEO, Northrop Grumman Corporation, will tell about competing for missile defense solutions. . . . Tues., June 17, Raymond V. Gilmartin, Chairman, President and CEO, Merck & Co., has a prescription for change in U.S. health care . . . . Thurs., June 19, Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE). . . . Fri., June 20, Robert Mueller, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation. . . . Mon., June 30, Dana Gioia, Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts.
Wed., June 4, at noon, representatives of organizations for Korean War abductees. . . . Thurs., June 5, at 10 a.m., Sen. Jim Jeffords (I-VT) on the two-year anniversary of his departure from the GOP. . . . Mon., June 9, at 10 a.m., airport screeners from Orlando and New York and American Federation of Government Employees President Bobby Harnage will speak about issues on the front line of the war against terrorism. . . . Wed., June 11, at 10 a.m., National Safety Council President Alan McMillan on the state of safety in America. . . . Thurs., June 12, at 10 a.m., 12 German Lord Mayors, Mayors and County Commissioners will talk about German-American relations following the Iraq War.
Watch the Triple Crown At the NPC Sat., June 7
Will Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner "Funny Cide" become the first horse in 25 years to sweep the Triple Crown? Join us in the Reliable Source on Sat., June 7, to find out! Post time is 6:04 p.m., and the bar will stay open past its usual 4 p.m. closing until 8. Nibbles will be provided along with a cash bar. Make a day of it. Come for brunch, have a "Belmont Breeze" and take advantage of a free parking sticker at the PMI Garage—1325 G St. NW—with a $10 purchase.
NPC Forum Considers 'When Journalists Lie'
The NPC Professional Affairs Committee and The Freedom Forum will host a panel discussion on "When Journalists Lie: Earning Back the Community's Trust" on Wed., June 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Panelists will include:
- Alice Bonner, Professor of Journalism, University of Maryland;
- Jeffrey Dvorkin, National Public Radio Ombudsman;
- Mike Getler, Washington Post Ombudsman;
- Peter Kaplan, Editor, New York Observer;
- William McGowan, journalist and author of "Coloring the News: How Political Correctness Has Corrupted American Journalism";
- Walter Middlebrook, recruiter at Newsday and former editor at The New York Times, and
- Geneva Overholser, Professor at the Missouri School of Journalism and a former member of The New York Times editorial board.
The Committee Room will be renamed the McClendon Room in honor of the late Sarah McClendon, long-time Club member and former vice president as well as an institution among the Washington press corps for five decades. Former Club President John Cosgrove is planning a ceremony to mark the room's renaming, which the Board of Governors approved at its May 19 meeting.
— Sylvia Smith, Secretary, NPC
Martin Kuhn is at home recuperating from recent surgery. Send cards and notes to: Apt. 1501, 8200 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814.
 PHOTO BY DENNIS B. DORIS, JR. |
Spring Meeting: Bylaws Amendment and Luncheon
At the Spring general membership meeting of the National Press Club—noon Wed., June 4—a change in the bylaws will be brought before the membership. The proposed amendment will add new Section 5 to Article IV: "The Board of Governors can allow candidates for Associate Membership, who would have been admitted as members were it not for the cap on the category, to temporarily use the Club facilities upon payment of a fee determined by the Board." Lunch, as shown at right from the January 17 meeting, will be served.
NPC Library Used Book Sale, Thurs., June 12
This annual event is certain to be a highlight of your June calendar. The array of bargains—paperbacks for $1, hardcovers for $2, videotapes for $2, reference books under $15, a good selection of fiction and non-fiction—will surely make your day. The sale will be held Thurs., June 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Library is still accepting donations of used books. Please drop them off between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. Also, consider volunteering some of your time on the day of the sale. Please call Barbara Van Woerkom, 662-7523, to schedule.
 Actor Ossie Davis, center, is flanked by, from left, actors Joe Mantegna and Gena Rowlands, who performed with him at the National Memorial Day Concert, which he hosted. At far right, his wife, Ruby Dee. Second from right is NPC President Tammy Lytle, who presided at Davis' NPC Luncheon on the Friday before Memorial Day. DIGITAL PHOTO BY CHRSTY BOWE |
Memorial Day Event Makes America Unique
"Rituals are a part of citizenship . . . a common bonding with those ideas and ideals that make America unique among nations." Ossie Davis, award-winning actor, thus described the National Memorial Day Concert he would host for the 10th consecutive year on the U.S. Capitol lawn Sun., May 25. Davis, addressing the May 23 Club Luncheon, was joined by fellow performers Joe Mantegna and Gena Rowlands in paying tribute to the fallen and the veterans of past wars. Davis, an Army veteran of World War II, said he opposed the war in Iraq and defended the right of those in the arts to speak out on such issues. Actor Ronald Reagan spoke out on issues, he noted, "and he became President". He described his own pacifisim as "doing peace work on the Hollywood plantation."
— DON KNIGHT
This is the last call for members and their guests to sign on for the Mon., June 2, NPC Spring Golf Tournament. It's a 1 p.m. shotgun start at Forest Greens Golf Club, Triangle, VA. The cost is $55 per player, which is paid at the pro shop, (703) 221-0123.
Jim Asker has been named Managing Editor of Aviation Week & Space Technology. . . . Immediate past NPC President John Aubuchon, who is Chairman of the Club's Freedom of the Press Committee, has received the Ted Yates Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Washington/Capital Region Chapter for demonstrated outstanding professional and personal qualities in his contribution to the Capital Region television news and public affairs. . . . Helen Thomas was awarded the 2003 Internationalism Award by the American Women for International Understanding at a dinner Mon., May 19, at the Club. . . . at the same function the late Lee Kimche McGrath, former President of the AWIU, was given special memorial recognition.
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Members will be held financially liable for themselves and their guests should they fail to cancel reservations 24 hours in advance. Pick up advance tickets at front desk. To make banquet or press conference arrangements, call (202) 662-7515.
Fourth Estate Dining Room open 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5:30-8:30 p.m., Mon.-Fri. For Fourth Estate reservations, phone (202) 662-7638. The Reliable Source, 11:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.; dine in or take-out menu, Mon.-Fri.; Sat.; food 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; beverage service 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m., Mon.-Fri.; 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat. For reservations or information phone (202) 662-7443.
NPC FITNESS CENTER open Mon.-Friday, 7 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
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STAFF THIS ISSUE: Don Knight, editor; Dick Schalk.
Photos by Christy Bowe, Dennis B. Doris, Jr., John Metelsky, Joseph Tessmer.
EDITOR NEXT ISSUE: John Metelsky, (301) 652-4336.
NPC Officers and Board of Governors
NPC OFFICERS: President, TAMMY LYTLE, Orlando Sentinel; Vice President, SHEILA R. CHERRY, Insight Magazine; Secretary, SYLVIA SMITH, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette; Treasurer, RICK DUNHAM, Business Week; Membership Secretary, JERRY ZREMSKI, Buffalo News. BOARD OF GOVERNORS: Chair, JOSEPH C. ANSELMO, Congressional Quarterly; Vice Chair, JOHN M. DONNELLY, Defense Week; JERRY BASTARACHE, Freelance; LARRY BIVINS, Gannett News Service; GAYELA BYNUM, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; JOHN H. CUSHMAN, JR., The New York Times. JOHN GALLAGHER, Traffic World; DONNA LEINWAND, USA Today; JONATHAN D. SALANT, The Associated Press. EX OFFICIO: JOHN AUBUCHON, Maryland Public TV; PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE: Chair, RICHARD R. SCHALK; Vice Chair, JOHN METELSKY. CLUB MANAGER: JOHN C. BLOOM.
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