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- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Worn by
- General Powell, Colin L., American, 1937 - 2021
- Subject of
- United States Army, American, founded 1775
- Date
- 1989-1993
- Medium
- synthetic fiber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (flat): 53 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 1/8 in. (135.9 × 8.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Caption
- Colin Luther Powell was born in Harlem, New York, on April 5, 1937. He graduated from Community College of New York in 1958 and earned his commission through the ROTC as a second lieutenant in the Regular Army. After a distinguished and highly decorated military career, Powell was promoted to four-star general in 1989. That same year he became the first African American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), serving under President George H.W. Bush and President Bill Clinton. General Powell retired from the Army in 1993 after 35 years of service. In 2001 he became the first African American Secretary of State, serving under President George W. Bush before resigning in 2004. General Powell died on October 18, 2021, at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. After a funeral service at Washington National Cathedral in D.C., General Powell was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
- Description
- A US Army green service uniform necktie worn by Colin L. Powell as General and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The black necktie is made of a synthetic fabric and is shaped with a pointed blade and tail. The facing fabric is folded over to the reverse and seamed down the center back of the tie as a self-lining.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Type
- neckties
- military uniforms
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Local and regional
- Military
- Persian Gulf War, 1991
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret)
- Object number
- 2016.14.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




