Doug emhoff is Making History of his own. What is your job . As he redefines an old role for a new generation. Theres this toxicity, this masculine idea of what a man is. A father. Its the kids initials. I just really wanted a reminder of whats important to me. Who with the Vice President is marking many firsts. This is very emotional to be able to do this. Reporter while still trying to make time for each other. Were not each others chief of staff. Were husband and wife. Its the opportunity of a lifetime for the former Entertainment Lawyer who gave up his job to support his wife. Men need to support women. We talk to people in politics and pop culture, and find out what its like to be them. Now being the second gentleman. Whats it like to be The First Second gentleman . Im only The First Second gentleman because the country elected the first woman Vice President , so i look at it really mostly in that lens. Im here because im her husband. Im here to support her. So help me god. Report
doug emhoff is making history of his own. what is your job? as he redefines an old role for a new generation. there s this toxicity, this masculine idea of what a man is. a father. it s the kids initials. i just really wanted a reminder of what s important to me. who with the vice president is marking many firsts. this is very emotional to be able to do this. reporter: while still trying to make time for each other. we re not each other s chief of staff. we re husband and wife. it s the opportunity of a lifetime for the former entertainment lawyer who gave up his job to support his wife. men need to support women. we talk to people in politics and pop culture, and find out what it s like to be them. now being the second gentleman. what s it like to be the first second gentleman? i m only the first second gentleman because the country elected the first woman vice president, so i look at it really mostly in that lens. i m here because i m her hu
i get to meet folks, and i get to hear what s going on. this trip, emhoff joined the education secretary in philadelphia. this administration, simply put, supports teachers, and we have your back. why education? i think, look, we need to support our teachers. i ve been teaching myself part-time, and also traveling the country. i met so many teachers, especially during the height of the pandemic, who had to completely readjust what they re doing. kids, how they re dealing with them, and also just the mental health aspect for our children and for the teachers themselves. so this is something that i ve always been passionate about. you mentioned my wife, the vice president. that s kind of cool to say. [ laughter ] i m the only person in history who is able to say that. you said that when you come home at the end of the day, your wife, the vice president, says, so, dougy, what did you do today? every time i come home. she ll do it today. are you in some ways your eyes and e
so this is something that i ve always been passionate about. you mentioned my wife, the vice president. that s kind of cool to say. [ laughter ] i m the only person in history who is able to say that. you said that when you come home at the end of the day, your wife, the vice president, says, so, dougy, what did you do today? every time i come home. she ll do it today. are you in some ways your eyes and ears on issues that you both care about? not really. first of all, i m her husband first and foremost. so as, you know, professional couple also do, tell me about your day, tell me about your day. but since you re i m working in the administration, it s great because i do all these ev events. it s not like i m sitting there as her eyes and ears, but almost like you re the vice president. i m out there on behalf of this administration. and i m going to tell you what s going on so we can turn that
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