Nancy Pelosi

Endeavor like that. Nothing. Nothing like it. Nothing like it. You're called upon to do everything all the time. Right. Yeah, and at first years, it was all about the kids. I didn't even have a chance to wash my face sometimes. When you have five little children crawling around, you don't even have time to wash your face. Yeah, right.

Endeavor like that. Nothing. Nothing like it. Nothing like it. You're called upon to do everything all the time. Right. Yeah, and at first years, it was all about the kids. I didn't even have a chance to wash my face sometimes. When you have five little children crawling around, you don't even have time to wash your face. Yeah, right.

But you're so hardworking, I guess, so intensely involved that once they're in school all day, you think you're going to save the world. Right. Right? Yeah. You've been taking care of five children all day. And we had our systems and all the rest of that about how we would spend time at the park and this and that. And now they're in school all day. Oh, my gosh.

But you're so hardworking, I guess, so intensely involved that once they're in school all day, you think you're going to save the world. Right. Right? Yeah. You've been taking care of five children all day. And we had our systems and all the rest of that about how we would spend time at the park and this and that. And now they're in school all day. Oh, my gosh.

Is that when you became library commissioner? No, no. They were little when I became that. Oh, I see. So that wasn't as demanding a time as being the chair of the party or something like that. Right, right, right. I'll show you a picture one of these days of my getting sworn in. They're crawling on the table. They're crawling under the table. They were little kids, the little ones. So the first—

Is that when you became library commissioner? No, no. They were little when I became that. Oh, I see. So that wasn't as demanding a time as being the chair of the party or something like that. Right, right, right. I'll show you a picture one of these days of my getting sworn in. They're crawling on the table. They're crawling under the table. They were little kids, the little ones. So the first—

Then they were in school all day, and then I could take responsibility to do some other things. And, well, here's what happened. I was somewhat active politically, you know, for friends who were running for office, this or that. Not much, but a little bit. And Jerry Brown decided that he was going to run for president of the United States. Right. This is 1976. Right.

Then they were in school all day, and then I could take responsibility to do some other things. And, well, here's what happened. I was somewhat active politically, you know, for friends who were running for office, this or that. Not much, but a little bit. And Jerry Brown decided that he was going to run for president of the United States. Right. This is 1976. Right.

Jerry Brown said he's going to run for president of the United States. My very close friend in politics, Leo McCarthy, was the Speaker of the House at the time, chair of Jerry Brown's presidential campaign. I said to Leo, tell the governor if he wants to run for president, he cannot wait until— the California primary, which is in June, very late in the process.

Jerry Brown said he's going to run for president of the United States. My very close friend in politics, Leo McCarthy, was the Speaker of the House at the time, chair of Jerry Brown's presidential campaign. I said to Leo, tell the governor if he wants to run for president, he cannot wait until— the California primary, which is in June, very late in the process.

Because by then, somebody will be the nominee for the party. They will then take control of the California Democratic Party because they will be able to choose who are the delegates to the convention, all of that. That's how it worked in those days. So there was a—this may be more than you ever want to know, but as I say to people, be ready. You never know.

Because by then, somebody will be the nominee for the party. They will then take control of the California Democratic Party because they will be able to choose who are the delegates to the convention, all of that. That's how it worked in those days. So there was a—this may be more than you ever want to know, but as I say to people, be ready. You never know.

So in Maryland, they had something that the Secretary of State, the law, said that if anybody is a candidate in any state— they would be on the Maryland ballot. So I said to Leo, Leo, tell the governor... Get on the ballot. Stay on the ballot in Maryland. Right. Stay on the ballot and we can win this. I mean, I was a housewife. But I said, you know, my brother had recently been mayor.

So in Maryland, they had something that the Secretary of State, the law, said that if anybody is a candidate in any state— they would be on the Maryland ballot. So I said to Leo, Leo, tell the governor... Get on the ballot. Stay on the ballot in Maryland. Right. Stay on the ballot and we can win this. I mean, I was a housewife. But I said, you know, my brother had recently been mayor.

My friend was a county executive there, Ted Venatoulis, my brother, Thomas Del San. We had... Grassroots. You have to have the grassroots organized. We had the grassroots organized. He's the star. I mean, he was so fabulous. He was middle 30s. He was like 36. Oh, my God. Almost a Jesuit priest, too, by the way. All that. And when he came to Maryland, he was spectacular. He was? Spectacular.

My friend was a county executive there, Ted Venatoulis, my brother, Thomas Del San. We had... Grassroots. You have to have the grassroots organized. We had the grassroots organized. He's the star. I mean, he was so fabulous. He was middle 30s. He was like 36. Oh, my God. Almost a Jesuit priest, too, by the way. All that. And when he came to Maryland, he was spectacular. He was? Spectacular.

He was drawing crowds. We were breaking down walls of hotels and everything to the street. The crowds were turning out for Jerry. Wow. And we won Maryland. Mm-hmm. And when we went back to California, people were like, what? How did that happen? And he said, at this big welcoming event, Nancy Pelosi was the political director of my Maryland campaign. Which is true. Which was true.

He was drawing crowds. We were breaking down walls of hotels and everything to the street. The crowds were turning out for Jerry. Wow. And we won Maryland. Mm-hmm. And when we went back to California, people were like, what? How did that happen? And he said, at this big welcoming event, Nancy Pelosi was the political director of my Maryland campaign. Which is true. Which was true.

But he never usually would. Yes.

But he never usually would. Yes.