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01-16-2023, 12:33 AM
Colin Powell, who in four decades of public service helped shape U.S. national security, died on Monday. He was 84.
Despite a stellar career, Mr. Powell had expressed a fear that he would be remembered for a single event: his role in leading his country to war in Iraq.
We look back on the achievements and setbacks of a trailblazing life.
Guest: Robert Draper (https://www.nytimes.com/by/robert-draper?smid=pc-thedaily), writer for The New York Times Magazine and author of “To Start a War: How the Bush Administration Took America into Iraq.” (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/books/review/to-start-a-war-robert-draper.html?smid=pc-thedaily)
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Background reading:
Colin Powell was emblematic of the ability of minorities to use the military as a ladder of opportunity — one that eventually led him to the highest levels of government (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/18/us/politics/colin-powell-dead.html). He died of complications of Covid-19, his family said.
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Despite a stellar career, Mr. Powell had expressed a fear that he would be remembered for a single event: his role in leading his country to war in Iraq.
We look back on the achievements and setbacks of a trailblazing life.
Guest: Robert Draper (https://www.nytimes.com/by/robert-draper?smid=pc-thedaily), writer for The New York Times Magazine and author of “To Start a War: How the Bush Administration Took America into Iraq.” (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/books/review/to-start-a-war-robert-draper.html?smid=pc-thedaily)
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Background reading:
Colin Powell was emblematic of the ability of minorities to use the military as a ladder of opportunity — one that eventually led him to the highest levels of government (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/18/us/politics/colin-powell-dead.html). He died of complications of Covid-19, his family said.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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