Meet John Boehner: the 53rd Speaker of the House.  

Before he was a Speaker, or a Congressman, or even a small business owner, he was the son of a barkeep.  As the second oldest of twelve and a would-be college dropout, John A. Boehner had the unlikeliest of journeys to the Speaker's chair, and now, for the first time ever, his story is told by the people who know him best, including his wife, Debbie, his childhood friend, Jerry Vanden Eynden, and even his high school football coach, Gerry Faust.  

This is the biography of John Boehner: the biggest long shot.

The video was produced from a collection of more than 41.5 hours of never-before-seen photos and video...including Boehner sporting a mustache.

Growing up in #Ohio in a 2-bedroom house with 11 brothers & sisters was good training for being Speaker of the House. http://t.co/tqF5cueYFf

— Speaker John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) January 6, 2015