tell us about his legacy as secretary of state. true, jim. i must say i m deeply shocked and saddened. the fact colin powell has died leaves a tremendous hole, his selflessness, his courage, served this country well in so many ways. funny, incredibly smart and despite the u.n. performance, which he grew to deeply regret, he wrote in his 2012 memoir i did not try to underplay that that the event would earn a prominent paragraph in his obituari obituaries. the ironies about colin powell is really quite telling, a military man who frankly preferred diplomacy. i remember we briefed him during the transition for three hours on the failed camp david summit in july of 2000 and how fascinated and intrigued he was