<I>Decision Points</I>
date: label: Date
content: November 9, 2010
name: label: Written by
content: President George W. Bush, American, born 1946
label: Published by
content: The Crown Publishing Group, American
label: Published by
content: Random House, Inc., American, founded 1925
label: Owned by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
label: Owned by
content: Alma J. Powell, American, 1937 - 2024
notes: label: Caption
content: This book belonged to General Colin Powell and his wife Alma. It is inscribed by President George W. Bush, "To Colin & Alma, with respect and affection, George Bush." In December 2000, then President-elect George W. Bush nominated Powell to be Secretary of State. On January 26, 2001, Powell was sworn in as the 65th U.S. Secretary of State, becoming the first African American to serve in that role.
label: Description
content: A signed, hardcover first edition of Decision Points written by President George W. Bush and inscribed to General Colin L. Powell. The book features a glossy color paper jacket over its black hardcover. The black 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. The jacket front is a large color photograph of President Bush walking past the lined white columns of the White House. He carries a black folio with the U.S. Great Seal in gold printed on the front. He wears a dark suit with belt, U.S. flag pin, white dress shirt, and wide dark patterned necktie. In large white text the front jacket reads: [DECISION POINTS / GEORGE W. / BUSH]. The spine of the jacket features the same text and (cropped) photograph as the cover. Throughout the book are black-and-white and color photographs and the last page is numbered at 497. On the interior title page of the book, inscribed and signed on the bottom half, is a note from President Bush to General Colin L. Powell, “to Colin & Alma / with respect and / affection / George Bush." On the reverse of the jacket is color photograph of President Bush posing for a photo outdoors. He wears a brown-green canvas jacket, blue jean shirt, belt, and dark blue jeans. He holds a large white coffee mug in his proper right hand.
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: Military
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 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: A2022.101.1.45
objectType: label: Type
content: autobiographies
label: Type
content: hardcover books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © The Crown Publishing Group
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 3/4 in. (24.1 × 36.4 × 4.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (closed): 9 1/2 × 6 3/8 × 1 3/4 in. (24.1 × 16.2 × 4.5 cm)