on the economy. i think we have about a two-minute warning. i want to end these two minutes in these two minutes bring in the ceo of the national urban league, and also the president and ceo of the woodrow wilson center. thank you both for being with me. i have to be short with you, but mark, how do you remember powell? character, principle, a willingness to stand up even to his friends. a trail blazer for people of color. a man who was genuine at all times. a man from a humble beginning who didn t forget from whence he came. i heard collin speak some 25 years ago. he gave one of the most powerful defenses of affirmative action in the army to a world where he and i were the only african americans in the room. he s one of the great people of our time. jane, what your thoughts? you worked with him when you were at the house? i did.
yours, collin. when i replied, i signed my note of thanks, forcefully yours, madeleine. in time, we really did become the closest of friends. traveling together for speeches, trading frequent phone calls, and having lunch at his beloved cafe og. we talked a lot about our gratitude to the country. our pride and our families and our dis- taste aging. he offered me plenty of advice. the last time i saw him, he instructed me to count each step in order to avoid tripping or falling down the stairs. i now do that, several times a day and each time i think of him. this morning, my heart aches because we have lost a friend and our nation, one of its finest and most loyal soldiers. yet even as we contemplate the magnitude of our loss, we can
delighted with the way we conducted war and we left. developed not only the weapon systems we needed but redeveloped the morale that our nation needed. former secretary of state madeleine albright and he even butted heads over the proper use of the military in the bosnian civil war. in his book powell recalled telling albright who later became a close friend the u.s.s. army were not, quote, toy soldiers. when the book came out, he sent me a copy inscribed patiently yours, collin. and when i replied i signed my note of thanks forcefully yours, madeline. his son michael directed his final words at the nation and its divided political class. to honor his legacy i hope we do more than confine him to the history books. i hope we recommit ourselves to a nation where we are still making his kind for as he said in highs autobiography. his journey was an american journey. colin powell was a soldier, a
estimates, i m on intelligence committee, not saying things, saying what collin said yesterday. 12 to 24-month window of possible attacks that could reach across the ocean from isis-k and al qaeda because biden administration abandoned their responsibility to kill terrorists over there. the attorney general knows why the threat is increased and their administration is admitting in certain context, today he decided to fumble and mumble rather than say what the priorities are. sandra: senator, what should the american people take away from what we ve seen so far and what will this accomplish? well, first of all, it is personality responsibility of article one, three branches, article one is where the legislature has oversight responsibilities for article two. we pass the laws and the tern
covid-19 related complications despite being vaccinated according to his family. we are watching for reaction from the white house. we ve already seen tributes start to pour in for the man who served in high level positions for four presidents. a man who put country first. rejecting blind party allegiance and division. he was a national security adviser to ronald reagan, chairman of the joint chiefs to president george h.w. bush and president clinton and he finished his career in government as secretary of state under president george w. bush. president bush this morning says powell was such a fair of presidents that he earned the presidential medal of freedom twice. he was highly respected at home and abroad and most important, collin was a family man and friend. joining me now, kelly o donnell at the white house. nbc s chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. also with us, michael sing who served as assistant secretary to special assistant to