where she famously backed nato bombing to halt war crimes against bosnian muslims. and she had a reputation for tough talk, like this after cuba shot down two u.s. civilian planes flown by exiles. >> this is not cajones. this is cowardice. >> reporter: albright was born in czechoslovakia, 1937. her family was forced to flee the nazis, coming to america as refugees in 1948. as secretary of state, albright clashed with saddam hussein in iraq and became the highest ranking u.s. official to meet north korea's kim jong-un. albright mixed it up well with men but weekend of looked out for women. >> the most famous thing i ever said was that there's a special place in hell for women who don't help each other. >> reporter: albright became known the world over for her broaches, which she called "pins," worn to convey her mood. >> when people would say, what, are you doing today?" i would say, "read my pins." >> reporter: one of albright's