'This Week' in History: Secretary of State Colin Powell

May 30, 2010— -- General Colin Powell has been a guest on 'This Week' in many different roles – as National Security Advisor in the Reagan Administration, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Bush Administration and as Secretary of State in President George W. Bush's Administration.

We went to our This Week archives and found this interview from Feb 4, 2001 with newly confirmed Secretary of State Colin Powell. This Week anchors Cokie Roberts and Sam Donaldson pressed Secretary Powell on the major issues facing the State Department including if he thought Saddam Hussein was actively developing weapons of mass destruction. "We have to assume that he has never lost his goal or gone away from his goal of developing such weapons," Powell responded. "We reserve the right to use whatever means may be necessary if we had a specific set of targets."

Much like today securing the Mexican border and reducing drug-related violence was a significant challenge for the White House. "I think in the long-term one should hope that we reach a situation in this part of our world where there would be open border, but I think that's far in the future," Powell said on "This Week."

Watch Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts question Secretary of State Colin Powell in 2001. Also, be sure to tune into "This Week" on Sunday as Jake Tapper sits down with Gen. Powell for an exclusive interview.