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About Pelosi's Power (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

The first documentary about Nancy Pelosi, the powerful and polarizing Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. A gripping and unprecedented look at the life and legacy of the first woman Speaker of the House: how she has gained and wielded power across three decades, and how she has handled grave challenges to her leadership and to American democracy from former President Donald Trump and his allies. “Pelosi’s Power” is a FRONTLINE production with the Kirk Documentary Group. The director is Michael Kirk. The producers are Michael Kirk, Mike Wiser, Philip Bennett and Vanessa Fica. The reporter and producer is Jim Gilmore. The reporter is Molly Ball. The writers are Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser. The executive producer of FRONTLINE is Raney Aronson-Rath. FRONTLINE is produced at GBH in Boston and is broadcast nationwide on PBS. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional support for FRONTLINE is provided by the Abrams Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Park Foundation; and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund

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Pelosi's Power (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
Category
Society
Runtime
83 minutes
Language
English

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