An examination of the powerful and polarizing Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, from veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker and chronicler of U.S. politics Michael Kirk and his team. Pelosi’s Power traces Pelosi’s life and legacy, how she has gained and wielded power across three decades, and how she has faced grave challenges to her leadership and to American democracy from Trump and his allies.

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Nancy Pelosi

Self (archive footage)

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage)

Donald Trump

Self (archive footage)

Joe Biden

Self (archive footage)

Mitch McConnell

Self (archive footage)

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)