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Barriers but crossed partisan lines, always in pursuit of what he thought was best for the country according to those who knew him best. >> in a statement, president biden described powell as a dear friend who quote having fought in wars understood better than anyone that military might alone was not enough to maintain our peace and prosperity. and vice president harris said this in the last hour. >> he obviously served with dignity, he served with grace. he was the epitome of what it means to b...

Critical, of course, president trump later on, did not like his politics and made that very clear but he is somebody who has broken through many barriers for black americans. lets get an assessment of colin powells life now. we can speak now to the former foreign secretary jack straw. he was the 1st african—american chief of staff, the most important soldier in america but also the most important diplomat in america, an extraordinary life, extraordinary achievement.— extraordinary life, extr...

Periods in his career is that calm theme of his dignity, his humility and his ability to break barriers and serve his country and put patriotism ahead of other considerations. what is also notable is that you hear a praise from both republicans and democrats, a wide swath of the american public has admiration for colin powell. and in part one of his most difficult times in office when he was secretary of state under george w. bush and gave the speech at the united nations about what was believed...

That, as i say, a point of regret but a big politicalfigure. important because of who he was, his background, and you know, as you say, the first lack chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and the first black us secretary of state. he was critical of president trump later on, did not like his politics and made that very clear but he leaves a big hole and is someone who has broken through many barriers for black americans.— broken through many barriers for black americans. jonathan, thank ou. b...

His immune system was weakened as a result of the treatment. it was second time powell had cancer, he was successfully treated for prostate cancer in 2003. he rose to be the nations top diplomat and first black chairman of the joint chiefs, broke through many racial barriers. in commencement speech in 1994, shortly after retiring from 35 years in the army, colin powell addressed the students grappling with the limits of free speech on campus and the racial turmoil that followed a hate-filled ant...

President biden has just released a statement upon the death of colin powell, and i just want to read in part what he says. he says time and time again he put country before self before party before all else in uniform and out and earned him the universal respect of the american people. having repeatedly broken racial barriers, blazing a trail for others to follow in federal government service, colin was committed throughout his life in investing in the next generation of leadership. whether thr...

>> reluctant warrior. whenever that is asked of me, i said true. i am a reluctant warrior. >> yep. >> i dont like wars. i dont want to be a warrior. but remember the other thing that is well known about me. and that is, we go to a war and i will do everything i can to beat the crap out of somebody and win it. >> powells life was one of a groundbreaking leader, a lifetime public servant and statesman. a trailblazer, who, of course, broke multiple barriers, including former-president reagan making...

Senior positions here in d.c. including as department national security adviser and three star general. he moved up in the ranks, but one way he will be remembered in the military, as someone who blazed trails for other young african american men and women. as i said, he joined, and he was commissioned into the military in vietnam. throughout his more than 30 years in the military, he continued to break barriers. he continued to shatter glass ceilings. and attain these increasingly more senior p...

So he said thanks but no thanks. but he could have stood as a republican candidate, he would have been selected and he would have won, and he used to write to me from time to time saying, had i seen his numbers? and if i had not, i had to look them up and if i had not, i had to look them up and of course what he was saying was my numbers are better than anyone else is. and they were because people trusted him and they had really good reason to trust him as well. �* , ., , , had really good rea...

But his career will also be forever marked by one of the most consequential foreign policy decisions of this century to invade iraq and depose saddam hussein. our north america editor john sopel reports. general colin powell, the very embodiment of the american dream. the first black secretary of state, the first black leader of the us military. yet he was born to jamaican immigrants in harlem and was lost as a teenager. today, flags were lowered to half staff and the tributes have been lavish. ...