Collection
National Press Club
On program series such as Midday, MPR has routinely broadcast speeches from The National Press Club, a meeting place in Washington for newsmakers and journalists. Addressees range from politicians, artists, to individuals of finance/business.
17 Collection Items
- National Press Club: Garrison Keillor ruminates on making America better
Garrison Keillor, the host of A Prairie Home Companion, suggests 16 things that would improve the country while speaking at the National Press Club.
- National Press Club: Jesse Ventura on path into politics
Midday presents a live broadcast from the National Press Club featuring Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura.
- National Press Club: Charles Lewis on the 1996 presidential candidates
Midday presents a live broadcast from the National Press Club featuring Charles Lewis, executive director of the Center for Public Integrity. Lewis recently authored a report called "Under the Influence: The 1996 Presidential Candidates and Their Campaign Advisors."
- National Press Club: Al Gore on the role of government in achieving a balanced budget
Midday presents Vice President Al Gore speaking at the National Press Club. Gore talks about the role of the federal government in achieving a balanced budget. He answers questions from the National Press Club audience as well.
- National Press Club: Keith Lockhart on arts and education
Midday presents Keith Lockhart, the artistic director of the Boston Pops Orchestra, speaking at the National Press Club. Lockhart talks of the importance of education and support of the arts.
- National Press Club: Stephen King
National Press Club speech by famous horror writer Stephen King.
- National Press Club: Richard Truly - U.S. Space Program in the 1990s, followed by Robert Pepin interview
Richard Truly, former astronaut and administrator of NASA, speaks at the National Press Club. Following speech, MPR’s Bob Potter interviews Robert Pepin, professor of physics at University of Minnesota. Pepin talks about Truly’s address about the future of the U.S. space program.
- National Press Club: Edwin Meese
A Midday broadcast of Edwin "Ed" Meese, III as guest speaker at the National Press Club. Edwin "Ed" Meese, III (born December 2, 1931) is an attorney, law professor, and author who served in official capacities within the Ronald Reagan gubernatorial administration (1967-1974), the Reagan presidential transition team (1980), and the Reagan White House (1981-1985), eventually rising to hold the position of the 75th attorney general of the United States (1985-1988).
- National Press Club: Zbigniew Brzezinski
A Midday broadcast of National Press Club with author and professor Zbigniew Brzezinski on communism.
- National Press Club: Eli Wiesel
Jewish author Eli Wiesel, a survivor of Nazi concentration camps, speaks at a Survivor's Conference with other death-camp survivors. Program includes some excerpts from Wiesel’s book, Night, read by Arthur Hoehn.