The Story of The Most Politically Powerful Woman In America | Nancy Pelosi

How did Nancy Pelosi rise up to be the most politically powerful woman in America? What was it like to attend JFK's inauguration? What's the key secret behind fundraising in US politics? Rory and Alastair join Speaker Emerita, Nancy Pelosi, to answer all these questions and more. 00:00 Intro 01:31 Your childhood 03:21 Father's strength and weaknesses 07:21 Attending JFK's inauguration, what was Kennedy like and how has American politics changed since then? 10:21 Sense of Trump's character 13:10 If Trump was such a threat why didn't the Senate stop him? 16:00 Being in a male dominated world 21:00 Why haven't more Republicans come out against Trump? 24:50 How there wasn't intelligence justifying the Iraq War 29:57 What do you think the next 10-15 years will hold? 31:20 Why the Democrats have to win the next election 34:40 What the Speaker does and why it's such an important position? 36:05 Your role in the Affordable Care Act 41:46 Legacy 49:55 Weaknesses & successors 56:06 Debrief TRIP ELECTION TOUR: To buy tickets for our October Election Tour, just head to https://www.therestispolitics.com/ TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our exclusive newsletter, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to https://www.therestispolitics.com/ to sign up. ✅ Subscribe Here:    / @restispolitics   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🎙️ Listen To The Podcast: https://lnk.to/TheRestIsPoliticsYT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📱 Follow Us On Socials: Facebook:   / restispolitics   Instagram:   / restispolitics   TikTok:   / restispolitics   Twitter:   / restispolitics