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WASHINGTON, April 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is a schedule of upcoming luncheons at the National Press Club. National Press Club events are open to NPC members and their guests only. Credentialed press may cover Luncheons and Newsmakers. Events listed are subject to last-minute changes. Space may be reserved at any NPC Luncheon by calling 202-662-7501. To save time and avoid waiting in line, tickets can be paid for in advance by using a credit card or putting tickets on a house account if there is a credit card on file with the Club. Reservations are not required for Newsmakers, unless otherwise noted.

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The National Press Club Luncheon Series

NPC Luncheon are open to credentialed members of the media.

Luncheon tickets are open to the public except where noted as "members and guests only."

For more information go to www.press.org or email mcooke@press.org.

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******May 5, 2009 - 11 A.M.

THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE BROADCAST OPERATIONS CENTER

F.W. de Klerk, Nobel Laureate and former South Africa President

TOPIC: Mr. de Klerk will address the recent elections in his country and the path South Africa has taken in the years since he and Nelson Mandela have left office.

Note: There will be no lunch served at this event. Program will begin promptly at 11 a.m. Credentialed press may cover with I.D.

May 11, 2009

Jeff Idelson, Baseball Hall of Fame with special guest hall of famer Brooks Robinson

TOPIC: TBA

May 15, 2009

John W. Rowe, Chairman and CEO, Exelon Corporation

TOPIC: TBA

******May 18, 2009 - THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED

event will take place in the Holeman Lounge

Aubrey McClendon, CEO, Chesapeake Energy

May 21, 2009

Secretary Ray LaHood, U.S. Department of Transportation

TOPIC: TBD

May 28, 2009

Mary Tyler Moore, actress and spokesperson for the Juvenile Diabetes Association

TOPIC: TBA

June 1, 2009 - This event is limited to members and their guests

Gerald R. Ford Foundation Journalism Prizes featuring Dick Cheney, former Vice President of the United States

TOPIC: TBA

June 8, 2009

David Simon, author and producer, creator of the HBO series "The Wire"

TOPIC: TBA

June 11, 2009

General James Conway, Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps

TOPIC: TBA

June 25, 2009

Stan Kasten, President, the Washington Nationals

TOPIC: TBA

******June 26, 2009- This event will take place in the Holeman Lounge

Robert Herz, Financial Accounting Standards Board

TOPIC: TBA

June 30, 2009

Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

TOPIC: TBA

July 1, 2009

Wayne Clough, Secretary, the Smithsonian Institution

TOPIC: TBA

To find out more about what's happening at the National Press Club, check out the National Press Club's Web site at http://npc.press.org