Framed photograph of General Colin L. Powell and President Bill Clinton

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A framed and inscribed black-and-white photograph of General Colin L. Powell, with President Bill Clinton and Defense Secretary Les Aspin. This photograph (a) captures the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Powell, 18th Secretary of Defense, Les Aspin, and President Bill Clinton, smiling and talking, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. General Powell (left) and Secretary Aspin (center) are dressed casually in long sleeve tops and loose trousers. President Clinton, as he notes in his inscription, is dressed in a dark suit and dotted necktie. The men stand on and near the Great Seal on the carpet. In the background, the floor to ceiling curtains are open to the bright daytime. A tall U.S. flag on pole stands in front of curtains and beside a console table with several picture frames and a large plant.

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