Guest book from the home of Colin and Alma Powell
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1994-2003
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
label: Owned by
content: Alma J. Powell, American, 1937 - 2024
label: Subject of
content: President George W. Bush, American, born 1946
label: Subject of
content: Laura Bush, American, born 1946
notes: label: Caption
content: This guest book is from the home of Colin and Alma Powell in McLean, Virginia. It was located in the foyer of the home and was signed by the family, friends, politicians, and visiting dignataries.
label: Description
content: A signed red guest book from the Powell residence in Northern Virginia, owned by General Colin L. Powell and Alma J. Powell. This custom guestbook is constructed of a faux leather material over thick cardboard. It has a wide spine embellished with lines of gold ink. The front and back covers are bordered in a thin gold ink line with the front cover having an additional gold ink inner frame-like border, and the home address printed in the center. At each corner of the inner border is a decorative angled symbol. The inside front and back covers, as well as the last pages, feature paisley swirls of light blue, red, and white. The inner border of the book is decorated with a repeating floral-like pattern of gold foil. There are several notable guest signatories, to include President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush, Ehud Barak, the 10th Prime Minister of Israel on March 22, 1995, and the Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, February 14, 2006. At the top of one page is a note about the swearing in of General Powell and Alma’s son, Michael Kevin Powell, dated “9 Nov 97” – six days after Michael’s appointment by President Bill Clinton, to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
place: label: Place used
content: McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Politics
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2022.101.1.4
objectType: label: Type
content: books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cardboard and plastic with ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (open): 8 7/16 × 20 7/8 × 7/8 in. (21.5 × 53 × 2.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (closed): 8 7/16 × 10 7/16 × 7/8 in. (21.5 × 26.5 × 2.3 cm)