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Framed photograph of General Colin L. Powell and President Barack Obama
The White House, founded 1792
This photograph of General Colin Powell and President Barack Obama hung in the sitting room of the Powell family's residence in McLean, Virginia. Although a longtime Republican, Powell endorsed Democratic candidate Obama during the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Powell served as an unofficial advisor to President Obama during his presidency.
- Date
- ca. 2009-2017
- Type
- frames (furnishings)
- Medium
- (a) ink on photographic paper
- Department
- NMAAHC
- Institution
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- nmaahc_A2022.101.1.12ab
- Credit
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
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