Photograph of General Colin L. Powell receiving the Congressional Gold Medal

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A framed and inscribed photograph of President George H.W. Bush awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to General Colin L. Powell, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. This photograph captured the moment on December 10, 1992, that President Bush (left) awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Powell (right), in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Washington, D.C. General Powell, dressed in a service uniform, accepts his medal from President Bush who wears a dark suit and stands beside a two-microphone podium. A large gold color framed painting hangs on the white wall behind the men, above holiday decorations. In the photograph’s bottom white margin is an inscription in light black ink that reads: [Colin, A Well Deserved Tribute From Congress / Congratulations / George Bush].

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