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They were with jfk at the white house in 1961, the future speaker taking in the scene right there behind the president. she learned how power worked and rejected the sexist argument that a woman's place isn't in the house. >> when i was running for office, the comment even in progressive san francisco was well, who's going to be taking care of your children? we need many more women in congress. >> for our daughters and our granddaughters, today we have broken the marble ceiling. >> i'm particularly proud to be a woman speaker of the house of this congress which marks the 100th year of women ha...

Were to let a woman president of the united states, i can only speak for my own experience when i was elected with and then leader and then speaker, the response i got from all over the country, and from fathers of daughters saying thank you for breaking the marble ceiling, now my daughter has much more opportunity. i think the presidency of course is so far beyond that, it would send a message to the world. >> what can be accomplished in this final year of the obama presidency? are you finding in your dinner with paul ryan that this is a new relationship and that something can be done? >> i c...

Barack obama said african-american first ever. this is a real bugle call to women and men who are supportive of women that this can break history and break that glass ceiling. let's do it for this reason. if there is a doubt in your mind go with that. >> when it comes to barack obama race and politics will follow this president because he is the first african-american president of the united states of america. if hillary clinton were the president of this country she would be the first female president. i am going to go to nancy pelosi, something she says. it's not the glass ceiling but the ma...

Barack obama said african-american first ever. this is a real bugle call to women and men who are supportive of women that this can break history and break that glass ceiling. let's do it for this reason. if there is a doubt in your mind go with that. >> when it comes to barack obama race and politics will follow this president because he is the first african-american president of the united states of america. if hillary clinton were the president of this country she would be the first female president. i am going to go to nancy pelosi, something she says. it's not the glass ceiling but the ma...

To show, heterosexual couples kissing and being affectionate, why shouldn't it be okay to have same-sex couples doing the same thing? john: let's move from sexual orientation to women. the good old days were not great for most women. nancy pelosi understood that when she became the first female speaker of the house. >> it is a moment for which we have waited over 200 years. today, we have broken the marble ceiling. >> the marble ceiling, great, but somehow a few years later, liberal women are screaming about how terrible life is for women. we start with sandra fluke. >> too many women are shut...