what s it like being the first second gentleman? he s never been here. 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 wanted really a reminder. what s important to me. who with the vice president is marking many firsts. this was very emotional to be able to do this. while still trying to make time for each other. we re not each other s chief of staff. we re husband and wife. the opportunity of a lifetime for the former entertainment lawyer who gave up his job to support his wife. men need to support women. in this series, 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 lo
of his own. what is your job? he redefines an old role for a new generation. there s this toxicity, this masculine idea of what a man is. a father. i 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. 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. in this series we talked 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 husband. i m here to support her. so help me god. but he s also
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
Knead to focus on the issue at hand and not use these folks who are fleeing immense violence and cruelty to escape. he says it s his wife, the vice president, who helps him keep it real. okay, so what does she call you again? dougie. that was a good imitation. it doesn t matter where we are, on stage in front of the team, it s like dougie or my dougie as she s adjusting my collar and checking things out. but your official title is second gentleman. oh, that, that s her when she s having fun with my title. she ll say scdotus. it s hard to say. doi saw god bless you? [ laughter ] yeah. being the second gentleman means taking the role seriously but not always taking himself too seriously. [ laughter ] so almost two years in, do you feel like you ve got a handle on what this job is, what this new job is?
Education secretary miguel cardona in philadelphia. this administration simply put supports teachers and we have your back. why education? we need to support our teachers. i ve been teaching myself part time and also traveled the country. i ve 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. 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, dougie, what did you do today? every time i come home. she will do it tonight.