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Tony Bennett attends pal Nancy Pelosi’s swearing-in at the Capitol

Singer Tony Bennett and wife Susan Benedetto attend the Museum of Modern Art film benefit tribute to Martin Scorsese on Nov. 19, 2018, in New York. (Evan Agostini / Associated Press)
By Emily Heil Washington Post
Singer Tony Bennett and wife Susan Benedetto attend the Museum of Modern Art film benefit tribute to Martin Scorsese on Nov. 19, 2018, in New York. (Evan Agostini / Associated Press)

WASHINGTON – Hey, wasn’t that … crooner Tony Bennett in the House for the swearing-in of his longtime friend and once-again Speaker Nancy Pelosi?

The 92-year-old musical icon turned heads in the halls of the Capitol as he approached Pelosi’s office, a spy tells us, wearing a Congress-spiffy suit and accompanied by a small group of friends. Later he was spotted among Pelosi’s guests in the speaker’s box above the House floor. Also on her guest list: fashion guru Tim Gunn and percussionist Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead.

This isn’t the first rodeo for the “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” singer: He attended the California Dem’s first swearing-in as speaker back in 2007. (And yes, we were on high alert for actor Richard Gere, another Pelosi pal who came to that ceremony as well.)

Bennett serenaded Pelosi with his famous ode to her district on Wednesday night at an exclusive dinner at the Italian embassy with a guest list that included former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.