calling and word. these were the same traits he saw tirelessly to instill in the soldiers under his command. the diplomats he led. the colleagues with whom he worked. the readers of his books, the audiences that flocked to his speeches, the students of the powell school for civic and global leadership in the thousands of young people who benefited from the america's promise alliance that alma and he champions. he relished the opportunity to connect with other generations. it is always the right time, he told us, and i quote "to reach out to someone who is wanting to look up and to each in our own way, to have put that fellow american on the road to success. "a first-rate listener and government, the ultimate team player, was nevertheless always true to himself. he could not moved by any threat