The HistoryMakers video oral history with Gen. Colin L. Powell.
| Other author | Powell, Colin L., interviewee. |
| Other author | Williams, Juan, interviewer. |
| Other author | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2006.186 |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Gen. Colin L. Powell |
| Portion of title | Gen. Colin L. Powell |
| Abstract | Military officer Colin Powell was born in New York City on April 5, 1937, in the South Bronx of New York City. Powell graduated from Morris High School and the City College of New York, where he earned his B.S. degree in geology. He earned his M.B.A. from George Washington University. While in college, Powell participated in the ROTC program and enlisted in the U.S. Army. He served in the Army for thirty-five years, fighting in the Vietnam War, and becoming a four-star general. Powell became a key aide to the Secretary of Defense and served as National Security Advisor to President Reagan in the 1980s. Between 1989 and 1993, Powell served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. During this time, he oversaw twenty-eight crises including the Panama intervention of 1989 and Operation Desert Storm 1991's Persian Gulf War. On January 20, 2001, Powell became the 65th Secretary of State and the first African American to hold the position. |
| Performer | Juan Williams, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Washington, District of Columbia 2006 April 29. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2006.186 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |