"Since Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi announced her retirement, there have been many testimonials to her leadership, her political instinct sharper than her favorite Manolo Blahnik stiletto heels (lavender, of course), and her extraordinary ability to unite a fragmented and undisciplined caucus. (Maybe the threat of a stiletto to the forehead had something to do with their compliance?) While there are many reasons to admire her, one of my favorites comes from a surprising interaction in 2007 that, by now, she probably forgot-but I never will."
"While, by now, I have many Nancy Pelosi stories, my favorite involves a "perfect storm" of serendipity-or being in the right place with the right person. In 2007, my father came to visit me, and, while trying to find "Dad-friendly" events, I figured the annual "clean-up event" at the AIDS Grove in Golden Gate Park would be a good choice. He seemed ambivalent, but when I mentioned that "the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi" would be there, that excited him."
Nancy Pelosi's retirement prompted testimonials praising her leadership, sharp political instinct reminiscent of her Manolo Blahnik stiletto heels (lavender), and ability to unify a fragmented, undisciplined caucus. A memorable 2007 interaction illustrates a different side: a personal anecdote involving a volunteer visit to an AIDS Grove clean-up in Golden Gate Park with the narrator's father. The narrator had volunteered on Pelosi's campaigns in the 1990s and later introduced herself through various political organizations. In 2007 she and her father cut through to a back entrance and, shortly after, encountered a convoy that signaled Pelosi's arrival, making the moment serendipitous and unforgettable.
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