Another Bolden Appearance Outside of Public View (update)

National Press Club Luncheon with Charles F. Bolden Jr., Administrator, NASA

"July 1, 2011. 12:30 PM. This event is open only to members of The National Press Club & their guests."

Keith's 6 June note: Well, unless media, citizen journalists, or plain old taxpayers who wish to attend/cover this event happen to be paid members of the National Press Club (or invited by a guest), access to Bolden's remarks will only be offered to a select few. So much for that whole openness/transparency thing.

Keith's 18 June update: It looks like media (and the public) can attend but it will cost up to $36 to get in (but it will be webcast live) and no one can actually ask questions at the event since the website says "Submit questions for speakers in advance and during the live event by sending them to @QNPCLunch on Twitter, or email a question in advance, with BOLDEN in the subject line, to president@press.org before 10 a.m. on July 1." This makes sense, of course. Screening questions in advance is always a good way to limit embarassment of a quest and is also an efficient means to avoid having to answer questions from certain individuals.

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