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

May 21, 2019: 

Conversation with Peter Shinkle, Author of “Ike’s Mystery Man: The Secret Lives of Robert Cutler”  (KGO 810)

May 16, 2019: 

"No Pigeon Holes" San Francisco Black Film Festival XXI, June 13-16, 2019  (PRLOG)

May 15, 2019: 

Arts Events May 16-23, 2019  (Bay Area Reporter)

May 15, 2019: 

Global trans model, activist is 'unstoppable'  (Bay Area Reporter)

May 07, 2019: 

Actress Glenn Close discusses mental health awareness on ABC7  (ABC 7 News)

May 07, 2019: 

Bret Easton Ellis Claims ‘Moonlight' Is Overrated, ‘Green Book' is Underrated.  (World of Reel)

May 06, 2019: 

“White” Guy vs. Wokesters  (Hollywood Elsewhere)

May 04, 2019: 

2020 Candidate Jay Inslee's Ambitious Climate Plan: 100 Percent Renewable Energy By 2035  (Toshiba)

May 03, 2019: 

2020 candidate Jay Inslee's ambitious climate plan: 100 percent renewable energy by 2035  (Finger Lakes Times)

May 03, 2019: 

2020 candidate Jay Inslee’s ambitious climate plan: 100 percent renewable energy by 2035  (North West Georgia News)

May 03, 2019: 

2020 candidate Jay Inslee’s ambitious climate plan: 100% renewable energy by 2035  (LA Times)

May 03, 2019: 

2020 candidate Jay Inslee’s ambitious climate plan: 100% renewable energy by 2035  (The San-Diego Tribune)

May 03, 2019: 

Earth Day Worshipers…  (Red State)

May 02, 2019: 

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A SOCIAL CONTRACT, BUT SO WHAT?  (Freedom Bunker)

May 01, 2019: 

Democratic presidential contender Hickenlooper aims to fight monopolies  (Politicus USA)