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A Short, But True Story About Colin Powell

And why he will be particularly missed by me

Years ago, at the White House Correspondents Dinner, I was waiting for an elevator down to the ballroom. Colin Powell and his wife Alma walk up, along with a security detail. An elevator opens up. The security guys jump on to check it out. Assuming he’s also going to the ballroom, I say: “that elevator doesn’t go to…