<I>General Colin L. Powell Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: August 2016
name: label: Created by
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
label: Recorded by
content: Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
label: Interview of
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
label: Interviewed by
content: Lonnie G. Bunch III, American, born 1952
label: Subject of
content: President George W. Bush, American, born 1946
label: Subject of
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
label: Description
content: 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.
label: Description
content: 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.
place: label: Place collected
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Immigration
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Museums
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 2001-
label: Topic
content: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Collection Donor Oral History Project
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.129.15.1a-.2a
objectType: label: Type
content: video recordings
label: Type
content: oral histories
label: Type
content: digital media - born digital
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: Duration (2016.129.15.1a): 57.2 min.
label: Dimensions
content: Duration (2016.129.15.2a): 56.35 min.
label: Dimensions
content: 93.98 GB