Naval History and Heritage Command

Album #1 consists of photos on the following subjects: CNO Change of Command; visits from officers of foreign navies; meetings & events (reception with General Colin Powell); receptions; awards ceremonies; ship commissioning (including USS George Washington with President George Bush in attendance); office visits (including Vice President Dan Quayle); and visits to ships – all 1990.

Album #2 consists of photos on the following subjects: awards ceremonies; CNO conference; visits to bases and ships; visits by foreign naval officers; Army/Navy football game; and receptions & parties – all 1990.

Album #3 consists of photos on the following subjects: awards ceremonies; visits by foreign naval officers; receptions; visit with Desert Storm former POWs; and office visits – all 1991.

Album #4 consists of photos on the following subjects: conferences; return of Desert Storm POWs to NAS Oceana; visits by officers of foreign navies; visit to Australia; Royal Barge Cruise with Queen Elizabeth; ceremonies; and USNA graduation (with General Schwarzkopf) – all 1991.

Album #5 consists of photos on the following subjects: awards ceremonies; Sailor of the Year barge cruise; office visits; parties & events (pageant honoring SECNAV); former CNO conference; visits from officers of foreign navies; and dinners – all 1991.

Album #6 consists of photos on the following subjects: CNO dinner party; TV interview; visits from officers of foreign navies; ceremonies; USS Lexington Decommissioning; Navy/Army football game; and receptions – all 1991.

Album #7 consists of photos on the following subjects: visits from officers of foreign navies; Desert Storm anniversary luncheon (with President George Bush); CNO visit to Subic Bay; Joint Chief of Staff meeting (including General Colin Powell); dinners/events; and testifying before HASC - all 1992
*personal letter signed by General Colin Powell removed and placed into special collections.

Album #8 consists of photos on the following subjects: parties & receptions, office visits, christening of USS Kearsage (sponsored by Alma Powell, wife of General Colin Powell); naming of John Hagan as Master Chief Petty Officer; visit of officers by foreign navies; visit by actor Tom Selleck; President George Bush attending Naval Academy graduation; and dining at the White House (with President and Mrs. Bush) - all 1992

Album #9 consists of photos on the following subjects: Barbara Bush attends commissioning of USS George Washington; ceremonies & awards; honoring Sailor of the Year; dinners & events; former CNO conference; visits by officers of foreign navies; receptions; and visit to USS Anzio – all 1992

Album #10 consists of photos on the following subjects: visits by officers of foreign navies; awards; ceremonies; ship commissioning of USS Vicksburg; White House visit with President George Bush; Army/Navy football game; and receptions - all 1992

Album #11 consists of photos on the following subjects: visits by officers of foreign navies; awards & ceremonies;  office visits; and swearing in of Secretary of Defense Les Aspin – all 1993

Album #12 (two albums with same number) consists of photos on the following subjects: office visits; retirement ceremony for General Colin Powell; conferences; meeting with Vice President Al Gore, President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton; swearing in of Secretary of the Navy John Dalton; meeting with former CNOs; visits with officers of foreign navies; briefing with former President Richard Nixon; and visits at bases and ships – all 1993

*personal letter signed by General Colin Powell removed and placed into special collections.

Album #12 (two albums with same number) consists of photos on the following subjects: President Bill Clinton visiting DoD leaders; visits of officers from foreign navies; dinners & parties; ceremonies; awards; meetings; and Naval Academy graduation – all 1993

Album #13 consists of photos on the following subjects: ceremonies; receptions; Army/Navy football game; office visits; visit from officers of foreign navies; meeting with SECNAV John Dalton, Secretary of Defense Les Aspin, and First Lady Hillary Clinton; Secretary of State Warren Christopher; and President Bill Clinton’s address to Congress –1993-1994

Non numbered albums: ADM Kelso as Commander in Chief, US Atlantic Fleet - dinners; ceremonies; visits by officers of foreign navies; meetings; pre-commissioning events (USS Key West); ship visits (with President Ronald Reagan onboard USS Iowa); and commissioning ceremony (USS Roosevelt) –1986-1988
Visit by Admiral Kelso to Uruguay for a 1994 naval conference.