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Photograph of General Colin L. Powell receiving the Congressional Gold Medal
The White House, founded 1792
This photograph was inscribed by President George H.W. Bush on the occasion of General Powell being awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1992. Along with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian award of the United States. Powell was awarded this medal, which was struck in his honor, for his leadership during the Persian Gulf War. This photograph hung in the sitting room of the Powell family's residence in McLean, Virginia.
- Date
- December 10, 1992
- Type
- frames (furnishings)
- Medium
- (a) ink on photographic paper
- Department
- NMAAHC
- Institution
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- nmaahc_A2022.101.1.15ab
- Credit
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
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