PDF The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House

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The
Art
of
Power My Story as America's
First
Woman
Speaker
of
the
House
Description
The most powerful woman in American
political
history tells the
story of her transformation from housewife to
House Speaker8212ho she became a master
legislator, a key partner presidents, and the
most visible leader of the Trump
to
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resistance.When, at age forty-six, Nancy Pelosi,
mother of five, asked her youngest daughter if
she should run for Congress, Alexandra Pelosi
answered 8220Moher, get a life!8221And so
Nancy did, and what a life it has been. In The
Art of Power, Pelosi describes for the first time
what it takes to make history8212no only as the
first woman to ascend to the most powerful
legislative role in our nation, but to pass laws
that would save lives and livelihoods, from the
emergency rescue of the economy in 2008 to
transforming health care. She describes the
perseverance, persuasion, and respect for her
members that it took to succeed, but also the joy
of seeing America change for the better. Among
the best-prepared and hardest working Speakers in
history, Pelosi worked to find common ground, or
stand her ground, with presidents from Bush to
Biden. She also shares moving moments with
soldiers sent to the front lines, women who
inspired her, and human rights activists who
fought by her side. Pelosi took positions that
established her as a prophetic voice on the major
moral issues of the day, warning early about the
dangers of the Iraq War and of the Chinese
government8217slong record of misbehavior.
This moral courage prepared her for the arrival
of Trump, with whom she famously tangled,
becoming a red-coated symbol of resistance to his
destructive presidency. Here, she reveals how she
went toe-to-toe with Trump, leading up to January
6, 2021, when he unleashed his post-election fury
on the Congress. Pelosi gives us her personal
account of that day the assault not only on the
symbol of our democracy but on the men and women
who had come to serve the nation, never expecting
to hide under desks or flee for their
lives8212an her determined efforts to get the
National Guard to the Capitol. Nearly two years
later, violence and fury would erupt inside
Pelosi8217sown home when an intruder, demanding
to see the Speaker, viciously attacked her
beloved husband, Paul. Here, Pelosi shares that
horrifying day and the traumatic aftermath for
her and her family. The woman who has been lauded
by her opposition as 8220thmost powerful
Speaker8221ever shows us why she is not afraid
of a good fight. The Art of Power is about the
fighting spirit that has always animated her, and
the historic legacy that spirit has produced.