PRESS ROOM

The office of Media and Public Relations provides notification of ongoing Commonwealth Club events to the public and the press and handles media relations. Please find below press releases and articles regarding program developments and significant events, forums, and lectures at the Club.

Founded in 1903, The Commonwealth Club has played host to a broad and distinctive array of speakers, from Teddy Roosevelt in 1911 to Nancy Pelosi in 2020. Just a sampling of other noteworthy guests includes Martin Luther King, Jr., Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, Audrey Hepburn, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Walter Cronkite, Milton Friedman, Jane Goodall, Tom Brokaw, Bill Gates, Stacey Abrams, David Brooks, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Dr. Anthony Fauci and Reza Aslan, all of whom have delivered landmark speeches and discussions here.

For information and for media credentials, contact:
John Zipperer, Vice President of Media & Editorial
jzipperer@commonwealthclub.org
415-597-6715

In the News

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Uber CEO talks Open Curriculum, culture change, diversity and flying cars  (Brown University)

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Alta Magazine Hires Top Magazine Editor Blaise Zerega  (Business Wire)

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Reuniting Ace of Cups: S.F.’s Summer of Love girl band  (The Jewish News of Northern California)

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Knightscope K5 to Be Featured Robot at Wired25 in San Francisco  (Spoke)

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How Will "Neotribalism" Harm Women?  (Psychology Today )

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BIDEN rallies for DEMS -- FEINSTEIN, HARRIS protest as critical KAVANAUGH vote arrives -- PROP 8’s union backers hit the airwaves -- GARCETTI on ‘extremely flawed’ drug reform rollout  (Politico)

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Gas tax wars + Congressional clashes + Garcetti 2020?  (The Sacramento Bee)

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How Athena Blackburn Is Living A Luxury Lifestyle With Purpose  (Haute Living )

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Reading, Craft Talk, and Reception with Travel Writer Peter Fish  (Watauga Democrat)

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The Trailer: Does Trump make it harder to run against scandal?  (The Washington Post)

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A revolution is under way in America  (San Francisco Chronicle)

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KBCW TV's Michelle Meow To Host 'Dawnland' Screening and Discussion Detailing Native American Forced Family Separation  (Gia on the Move)

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Son of Murphy Brown  (Pasadena Star-News)

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Son of Murphy Brown  (Real Clear Politics)

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How 'Murphy Brown' became a target for Dan Quayle's moralizing  (My San Antonio)