Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
General Powell, Colin L., American, 1937 - 2021
Powell, Alma J., American, 1937 - 2024
Subject of
President Bush, George W., American, born 1946
Bush, Laura, American, born 1946
Date
ca. 1994-2003
Medium
cardboard and plastic with ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W x D (open): 8 7/16 × 20 7/8 × 7/8 in. (21.5 × 53 × 2.3 cm)
H x W x D (closed): 8 7/16 × 10 7/16 × 7/8 in. (21.5 × 26.5 × 2.3 cm)
Caption
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.
Description
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 used
McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
books
Topic
Domestic life
Families
Government
International affairs
Military
Politics
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
Object number
A2022.101.1.4
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd531ada22c-319f-426d-a49c-801f94f51968

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