they wanted to solve their problems when nobody else did. and he thought structurally he made every institution he was ever part of a better, stronger institution. when he was secretary of state, he persuaded both the administration and the congress to give money to create training programs for america s diplomats to make them better at their jobs. he cared about the people in institutions. he never thought it was odd i went in the summer of 1990 when i was 26 years old and a civilian, as his nato expert, and that never seemed odd to him because he thought i was good at my job. the people that knew him have so many stories like that, and on a day like today, you both knew him, and i m really grateful to get to talk to you both. kori, my colleague, andrea mitchell, thank you so much. after the break, we have