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
Very much into jazz. were you always a tattoo guy? no. what made you wake up and say i m going to get my kids initials on my wrist? like many people who got tattoos, it was a whim. were you sober? ish. and i just decided on the spur of the moment you know what, this is something i want to do. i just wanted to make sure i was focused on the most important thing in my life which is the children. and they still are. so the other one you don t want to show me, but you can tell me, it s it s personal to the vp and i. it has to do with the year you were born. in reference to the year we were born, 1964. how many days are you seven. i got here seven days earlier. just to make sure everything was cool. 40 some odd years to finally meet. here we are. so this is all part of the resertense. he takes daily walks on the grounds here. now with his position and the