Released on December 21, 2022 via Press.org. The National Press Club (above) is a professional organization and social community in Washington, D.C. for journalists and communications professionals. It hosts public and private gatherings with invited speakers from public life. Photo copyright National Press Club, posted in 2017.
Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jeff Phillips will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of The National Press Club’s American Legion Post 20, scheduled for noon Thursday, Jan. 12.
Phillips is the executive director of the Reserve Organization of America, formerly the Reserve Officers’ Association. He plans to discuss ROA’s mission and its recent centennial. ROA, open to all ranks and branches, is dedicated to supporting reservists and their critical role in national defense.
ROA shares a history with Post 20, in that both were created at the urging of famed World War I Gen. John J. Pershing. In 1922, Pershing met with 140 officers at the Willard Hotel and established ROA. At the time, Pershing was an associate member of the National Press Club.
Get additional details on The National Press Club website.