HBO's 'Pelosi in the House' chronicles the life of the first female House speaker from the perspective of her daughter Alexandra.
The clickety-clack of high heels through various corridors of power is a constant in “Pelosi in the House,” documentarian Alexandra Pelosi’s film about her mother, Speaker of the U.S. House Nancy Pelosi.
“I’m a workhorse, not a show horse,” replies the elder Pelosi, a statement that’s validated many times over in this refreshingly personal account of a life spent in politics. Even Alexandra’s montage of the various pumps that Pelosi has worn while governing through six presidencies is a slice of Beltway history. But the film mainly focuses on the most challenging and dangerous period in the 82-year-old’s career, the Trump presidency.Nancy Pelosi announced last month that she would not be seeking another term as House speaker after a kidnapping attempt gone awry.
Candid interviews and footage only a daughter could procure are the main appeal of “Pelosi in the House.” There’s the speaker at home in her pajamas, negotiating over the phone with then-Vice President Mike Pence as she does the laundry. At the office, she’s embarrassed and entertained by memes of her viral, condescending clap during then-President Trump’s first State of the Union address in 2018.
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