<I>All the Best, My Life in Letters and Other Writings</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1999
name: label: Written by
content: President George H. W. Bush, American, born 1924
label: Published by
content: Charles Scribner's Sons, American, founded 1846
label: Owned by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
notes: label: Caption
content: This book belonged to General Colin Powell and his wife Alma. It is inscribed by President George H.W. Bush, "To Colin & Alma, All the best, con afecto! George Bush." In 1989, President Bush selected General Powell to be the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Powell was the first African American, the first ROTC graduate, and the youngest officer to serve in that position.
label: Description
content: A signed, hardcover edition of All the Best, My Life in Letters and Other Writings, written by President George H.W. Bush and inscribed to General Colin Powell. The white book features a glossy color paper jacket over its hardcover. The blue spine displays the book title, author, and publisher name with logo, printed horizontally in gold text. There are no markings on the front and back covers. On the jacket front is a large photograph of President Bush seated at a dark table, holding a white document in his proper right hand, and his eyeglasses and fountain pen in his proper left hand. He wears a red and blue checkered print tie featuring white elephants, a white dress shirt, and navy-blue Camp David cardigan. The U.S. Great Seal and Stars and Stripes flags are visible behind President Bush on the left, and a gilt-framed painting of the U.S. Capitol building hangs on the wall on the right. In large blue text, the front jacket reads: [ALL THE BEST, / My Life in Letters and Other Writings / GEORGE BUSH]. The spine of the jacket features the same text as the cover. Throughout the book are grayscale photographs and the last page is numbered at 640. On the flyleaf is a handwritten inscription to Colin and Alma Powell, on a large white custom “GEORGE BUSH” label. On the reverse of the jacket is copy of a typewritten personal letter from President Bush to his children, “George, Jeb, Neil, Marvin, and Doro,” with handwritten corrections and additions.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
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: A2022.101.1.44
objectType: label: Type
content: autobiographies
label: Type
content: hardcover books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Charles Scribner's Sons
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product) and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (open): 9 1/2 × 14 5/16 × 1 15/16 in. (24.2 × 36.4 × 5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (closed): 9 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 1 15/16 in. (24.2 × 16.5 × 5 cm)