PRESS ROOM

The office of Media and Public Relations provides notification of ongoing Commonwealth Club World Affairs 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 World Affairs of California 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

Press Releases

The Age of Perptual Light and The Color of Law Lead California Book Awards Gold Medalists Awards Ceremony: Monday, June 11, 2018 at 6 p.m.

The Commonwealth Club Of California Celebrates 30th Annual Distinguished Citizen Gala: “Views From 110”

Finalists for the 87th Annual California Book Awards Competition Announced

The Commonwealth Club of California Showcases Work of Local Artists at First New Permanent Home

Commonwealth Club New Headquarters

Finalists for the 86th Annual California Book Awards Competition Announced

Finalists for the 86th Annual California Book Awards Competition Announced

The Commonwealth Club Of California Celebrates 29th Annual Distinguished Citizen Gala: “Shaping the Future”

Winners of 86th Annual California Book Awards Competition Announced

Nation’s Premier Public Affairs Forum Notes Growing Demand for Civic Dialogue

Big Solutions for Big Problems—The 2016 August Platforum Series at The Commonwealth Club

Richard Rubin Named Commonwealth Club Board Chair

September Soirée: A Benefit for The Commonwealth Club - Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Judgment of Paris

The Age of Perptual Light and The Color of Law Lead California Book Awards Gold Medalists

September Soirée: A Benefit for The Commonwealth Club - Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Judgment of Paris

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