The powerful and polarizing Pelosi

Published March 20, 2022 at 8:18 PM CDT

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California walks out of the West Wing to speak to members of the media outside of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, following a meeting with President Donald Trump.

Nancy Pelosi is the 52nd and was the first-ever woman elected to be Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

A new film traces the life and legacy of this powerful and polarizing figure from the top ranks of American government, and the challenges she's faced over three decades to both her leadership and to democracy.

FRONTLINE’s "Pelosi’s Power" premieres Tuesday, March 22 at 9/8c on PBS, and will be available to stream on PBS.org/frontline, YouTube and in the PBS Video App.

Guests:

Michael Kirk, veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker and director of the documentary "Pelosi's Power"
Molly Ball, senior writer for TIME Magazine and a reporter for the documentary

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*This interview was recorded on Monday, March 21.