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The definitive biography of Nancy Pelosi, the most powerful woman in American political history, written by New York Times bestselling author and USA Today Washington bureau chief Susan Page.
Featuring more than 150 exclusive interviews with those who know her best--and a series of in-depth, news-making interviews with Pelosi herself--MADAM SPEAKER is unprecedented in the scope of its exploration of Nancy Pelosi's remarkable life and of her indelible impact on American politics.
Before she was Nancy Pelosi, she was Nancy D'Alesandro. Her father was a big-city mayor and her mother his political organizer; when she encouraged her young daughter to become a nun, Nancy told her mother that being a priest sounded more appealing. She didn't begin running for office until she was forty-six years old, her five children mostly out of the nest. With that, she found her calling.
Nancy Pelosi has lived on the cutting edge of the revolution in both women's roles and in the nation's movement to a fiercer and more polarized politics. She has established herself as a crucial friend or formidable foe to U.S. presidents, a master legislator, and an indefatigable political warrior. She took on the Democratic establishment to become the first female Speaker of the House, then battled rivals on the left and right to consolidate her power. She has soared in the sharp-edged inside game of politics, though she has struggled in the outside game--demonized by conservatives, second-guessed by progressives, and routinely underestimated by nearly everyone.
All of this was preparation for the most historic challenge she would ever face, at a time she had been privately planning her retirement. When Donald Trump was elected to the White House, Nancy Pelosi became the Democratic counterpart best able to stand up to the disruptive president and to get under his skin. The battle between Trump and Pelosi, chronicled in this book with behind-the-scenes details and revelations, stands to be the titanic political struggle of our time.
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🍻New Hacks Alert!🍻 Today the hacks were joined by USA Today’s @SusanPage to discuss Walter Mondale’s legacy, infrastructure negotiations, the battle over gun control, Biden’s 100 day mark, and we PAGE through Susan’s new book on Nancy Pelosi and the lessons of power.
Multi-award-winning author of "Without Grace" and "Of Little Faith", ghostwriter, publicist, editor and publishing consultant. Women's Media Group member.
Another successful event @theodoresbooks. Thanks to Susan Page for launching and discussing the paperback edition of “Madam Speaker” here with Steve Israel. #events #books #discussion https://t.co/FLEV4BsbLB
Thinker. Doer. Human.
This device - The 'Vaporizer' - used to give steam facials' steaming, was patented and marketed by Nancy D'Alesandro, the "iron-willed" mom of @SpeakerPelosi. One of the revelations in this excerpt from a forthcoming book on Madam Speaker by @SusanPage. https://t.co/U8j4CB8oCw? https://t.co/5HOD4d9cnl
"Long considered one of America's finest journalists, Susan Page's newest book cements her reputation as one of our foremost political biographers. In exploring the remarkable life of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Susan has painted a compelling portrait of determination, resilience, and patriotism that is the essence of American democracy."
--Former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright"MADAM SPEAKER traces Pelosi's life and work in a readable, engaging biography that takes us from Pelosi's Baltimore upbringing through her current term as speaker in the Biden administration. [A] valuable overview of a singular American politician. The definitive biography of the House Speaker."
--USA Today