“Nancy Pelosi, House minority leader, was soon to head home to San Francisco for a much needed August recess. But first she sat down with me for an interview, reflecting on her years in the House, beginning 25 years ago. One of the most important moments for her was that first speech. “The most exciting speech that I made,” she said, “was about AIDS. I came here to fight against HIV and AIDS, and here we are 25 years later.” With the International AIDS Conference meeting, Pelosi took the floor just last month to urge Congress “to recommit ourselves to a world without HIV/AIDS.”