People in the images are listed below in alphabetical order, followed by action photos, with links to stories on the National Press Club (NPC) web site and more photos from the events.
| Name | Description | Links |
|---|---|---|
| Ajay Banga | Ajay Banga, then CEO of Mastercard, took part on a Headliners panel at NPC on Dec. 17, 2018 discussing cybersecurity threats to small businesses. In May 2023, Banga was elected president of the World Bank Group. | NPC | Photos |
| Cory Booker | Sen. Cory Booker (D, NJ) visited National Press Club for a Newsmaker event during his run for the Democratic Party presidential nomination in Oct. 2019. | NPC | Photos |
| Charles Q. Brown Jr. | Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. USAF spoke at National Press Club on Aug. 6, 2021 while serving as Air Force chief of staff. He became chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Oct. 2023. | NPC | Photos |
| Connie Chung | Former CBS News correspondent and evening anchor Connie Chung was part of a National Press Club panel in Jan. 2020 recounting events described in the book Boys on the Bus, about the 1972 presidential campaign. Also on the panel were Tom Oliphant with the Boston Globe, left, Carl Leubsdorf with the Dallas Morning News, and moderator Edwin Grosvenor. | NPC | Photos |
| Tony Clark | MLB Players Association executive director Tony Clark visited National Press Club on Sept. 7, 2022 with AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler to announce the MLBPA's affiliation with the AFL-CIO. Clark, a former major league first-baseman, is pictured here with his bobblehead, made during his playing days. | NPC | Photos |
| Tammy Duckworth | Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D, IL) gave a news conference at National Press Club on Mar. 13, 2019, linking foreign policy and military preparedness to domestic policy issues, such as health and education. | NPC | Photos |
| Andrea Edney | Andrea Edney, an editor at Bloomberg News, became the 111th National Press Club president, serving during 2018. Edney is seen here interviewing historian Doris Kearns Goodwin at a Headliners luncheon on Nov. 5, 2018. | NPC | Photos |
| Harris Faulkner | Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner came to National Press Club in June 2018 to talk about her new book at the time, Nine Rules of Engagement. | NPC | Photos |
| Mike Freedman | The late Michael Freedman, 113th president of the National Press Club, was a big baseball fan and friend of the Lerner family, owners of the Washington Nationals. Freedman arranged for NPC members to view the Nationals' 2019 World Series trophy during the evening of Feb. 12, 2020. | NPC | Photos |
| Doris Kearns Goodwin | Noted historian Doris Kearns Goodwin was interviewed by NPC president Andrea Edney at a Headliners luncheon on Nov. 5, 2018 about presidential leadership and her new book at the time, Leadership in Turbulent Times. | NPC | Photos |
| Pati Jinich | Pati Jinich, host of the PBS program Pati’s Mexican Table, told National Press Club in May 2022 about her La Frontera project that focuses on cooking and people on the U.S.-Mexico border. | NPC | Photos |
| Marvin Kalb | Legendary CBS News correspondent Marvin Kalb presided at The Kalb Report, broadcast from National Press Club on Dec. 4, 2019. It would be the last live Kalb Report from NPC, with the Covid-19 pandemic forcing the series to broadcast remotely. | NPC | Photos |
| Lisa Matthews | Lisa Matthews, Associated Press news editor, was the National Press Club's 114th president serving in 2021. Matthews is seen here reacting to an answer by Veterans Affairs secretary Denis McDonough at a Headliners luncheon on Nov. 9, 2021. | NPC | Photos |
| Alejandro Mayorkas | Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas described the department's agenda addressing domestic terrorism and other national security threats at a Newsmaker press conference at National Press Club on Sept. 9, 2021. | NPC | Photos |
| Denis McDonough | Denis McDonough first visited National Press Club as Secretary of Veterans Affairs at a Headliners luncheon on Nov. 9, 2021. He's seen here with NPC president Lisa Matthews. | NPC | Photos |
| Tom Oliphant | Former Boston Globe political reporter Tom Oliphant was part of a National Press Club panel in Jan. 2020 recounting events described in the book Boys on the Bus, about the 1972 presidential campaign. Also on the panel were CBS News correspondent and evening anchor Connie Chung, right, Carl Leubsdorf with the Dallas Morning News, and moderator Edwin Grosvenor. | NPC | Photos |
| Scott Pelley | CBS News and 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley talked about his new book at the time Truth Worth Telling, at a National Press Club luncheon on May 22, 2019. | NPC | Photos |
| Mitt Romney | Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), the Republican Party candidate for president in 2012, visited National Press Club in May 2022 as a guest at a Headliners luncheon for David Bednar, an elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. | NPC | Photos |
| Nina Totenberg | Nina Totenberg, legal affairs correspondent for National Public Radio, was part of a Kalb Report panel on Dec. 4, 2019, with moderator Marvin Kalb, NBC justice reporter Pete Williams, and law professor Jonathan Turley. | NPC | Photos |
| Amy Wang | The annual spelling bee at National Press Club pitting press against politicians brings media personalities together with politicians of both parties. Washington Post reporter Amy Wang won the event in Sept. 2023, repeating her success from 2022. | NPC | Photos |
| Bob Woodward | Washington Post investigative reporter and author Bob Woodward took part in a panel on military veterans in journalism at National Press Club on Nov. 11, 2022. Woodward served in the U.S. Navy during Vietnam. | NPC | Photos |
| Name | Description | Links |
|---|---|---|
| #IStandWithEvan | Evan Gershkovich is a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested and taken hostage in Russia in March 2023. Colleagues from WSJ and Dow-Jones, and Evan's sister, briefed participants about the case at the National Press Club, 13 July 2023. The photo shows NPC members and staff holding signs with the hashtag #IStandWithEvan. | NPC | Photos |
| Ambassador confronted by protestor | Amb. Masood Khan of Pakistan visited National Press Club for a Newsmaker press conference on Sept. 9, 2022 to describe extreme weather events and flooding in his country. Right after the event, a woman in the front row jumped up and unfurled a poster about rape and women's rights in Pakistan immediately in front of Amb. Masood. The two people talked quitely for a few minutes, and the protestor left the room. | NPC | Photos |
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Alan Kotok, CEO of Technology News and Literature, is the National Press Club's photography chair and an event photographer at the Club since 2018. In 2020, he received the Bernie Krug award from NPC, the Club's highest recognition for volunteer service. Kotok is a member of National Press Photographers Association and serves on the professional advisory board at the University Iowa journalism school.
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