To be sure, Washington, D.C. has had numerous private clubs for journalists – but they all failed for the same reason: each one of them granted credit to their members at the bar. It was not until 1908 that someone got it right – The National Press Club insisted that each ink-slinger pay-as-they-go. As a result, this club has been able to keep their doors open for over one hundred and twenty years.
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National Press Club magazine article 1943National Press Club During the Second World War1940s National Press Clubjournalist sir wilmot h lewis at the National Press Club 1943tass news agency journalist laurence todd at the National Press Club 1943journalist david lu at the National Press Club 1943Journalist Robert T Elson at the National Press Club 1943journalist lorenzo martin at the National Press Club 1943columnist Ray Tucker at the National Press Club 1943Senator John H Danaher at the National Press Club 1943journalist Lee Carson at the National Press Club 1943Mary Hornaday at the National Press Club 1943Cynda Glen from the Troika at the National Press Club 1943National Press Club magazine article 1943National Press Club During the Second World War1940s National Press Club
