A Glimpse into the World of the Speaker of the House

Desk

The Speaker carries two cell phones but no BlackBerry. There is no computer in her office and no real desk, just a table
Gillian Laub for TIME

Desk
The Speaker carries two cell phones but no BlackBerry. There is no computer in her office and no real desk, just a table by the window big enough to fit her telephone, her paperwork and a bowl of peonies. It is there that Pelosi, who will be 70 in March, spends her spare moments working on a steady output of handwritten notes.

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