General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021 Search this
Interviewed by:
Lonnie G. Bunch III, American, born 1952 Search this
Subject of:
President George W. Bush, American, born 1946 Search this
United States Army, American, founded 1775 Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
Duration (2016.129.15.1a): 57.2 min.
Duration (2016.129.15.2a): 56.35 min.
93.98 GB
Type:
video recordings
oral histories
digital media - born digital
Place collected:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
Date:
August 2016
Description:
The oral history consists of 2016.129.15.1a and 2016.129.15.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
General Colin Powell was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. General Powell donated several items to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, including a uniform that was displayed in the Military History Gallery.
In this interview conducted by National Museum of African American History and Culture Director Lonnie Bunch, General Colin Powell discusses his early life as the son of Jamaican immigrants and the journey to a long and distinguished military career that culminated in being appointed the first African American Secretary of State under President George W. Bush.
