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Ideology. >> he denies that u.s. prisonersy tortured here. >> mccain told a lie in his book. >> i think it's absolute and clear and indputable the torture many of our veterans suffered. >> the u.s. ambassador to vietnam opened the embassy to the public, allowing well wishers to sign a book of condolences. >> great patriot, great warrior who fought and suffered here for years, becomes a senator and statesman and i would argue a peace maker one of the leaders in the united states who brought our countries together. >> in the decades after his release mccain visited vietnam more than 20 times. >>...

>> translator: mccain told a lie in his book. >> reporter: i think it's absolutely clear and indisputable the torture many of our veterans suffered. >> reporter: the u.s. ambassador to vietnam opened the embassy to the public allowing well wishers to sign a book of condolences. >> a great patriot a great warrior who fought and suffered here for years, then bams senator a statesman, i would argue a peace maker. he was one of the leaders in the united states again who brought our countries back together. >> reporter: in the decades after he was released, mccain visited vietnam 20 times. >> oh, i...

Come in and bring towing boring and all disagreeing sides of difficult arguments and be a peace maker. so he has had an impact beyond his time at the united nations. >> david, what were his most challenging times in his leadership roam, would you say? >> well, i think certainly before he took his role at the secretary general, which he touched on, was something he had been heavily criticized over the years, also the reform process within the u.n. i have to say wasn't seen as particularly successful necessarily but it still is something that they are trying to get through that unwielding global...

Life of general james mattis jim prosser. thanks for being here this morning. >> giewrge what made you say you wanted to write the book on this guy. >> first attracted to him by the quotes many of us have heard things like be polite, be professional, but be prepared to kill everyone you meet. [laughter] >> he has the ability to be both a peace maker and a very effective war maker, war fighter at the same time. that attracted me to him as someone who could manage both worlds. abby: knowing him now, you actually have not met him. >> correct. abby: or interviewed him which is so fascinating. you ...

Intermediate-range ballistic missiles. it changes, it went from arms control to arms reduction. you're now getting rid of nuclear weapons. >> some say he is too anxious to ensure an arms agreement to ensure his place in the history books as a peace maker. >> well, i haven't changed from the time i made a speech about an evil empire. and i think i could sum up my own position on this with the recitation of a very brief russian proverb. "doveryai, no proveryai." it means trust but verify. ♪ >> the importance of this treaty transcends numbers. we have listened to the wisdom in an old russian ma...