Colin Powell
Events (259)
- March 20, 1989 and After: Dick Cheney Becomes Secretary of Defense 1989-03-20
- November 9, 1989: Cold War Ends; US Asserts World Dominance 1989-11-09
- May 22, 1992: Pentagon Advocates More Diplomacy, Less Confrontation, in New Strategy Proposal 1992-05-22
- July 1, 1992: Cheney Aide Grilled on Evasion of Congress 1992-07-01
- 11:45 a.m. November 30, 2000: Florida Legislative Panel Votes to Designate Electors for Bush Even if Voting Dispute Not Resolved 2000-11-30
- December 16, 2000: Bush Names Powell Secretary of State; Cheney Plans to Undermine Powell 2000-12-16
- December 16, 2000: Powell Upstages Bush in Acceptance Speech 2000-12-16
- December 16, 2000: Powell: US Might Have to ‘Confront’ Saddam Hussein 2000-12-16
- January 11, 2001: Wolfowitz Becomes Deputy Secretary of Defense 2001-01-11
- After January 20, 2001: Cheney to Push for Invasion of Iraq for Political Reasons, Personal Vendettas 2001-01-20
- January 30, 2001: First National Security Council Meeting Focuses on Iraq and Israel, Not Terrorism 2001-01-30
- January 31, 2001: Bipartisan Commission Issues Final Report on Terrorism, but Conclusions Are Ignored 2001-01-31
- February 1, 2001: Rumsfeld Wants to Get Rid of Hussein in Iraq; Envisions Iraq After Hussein Is Gone 2001-02-01
- February 9, 2001: Navy Submarine Accidentally Sinks Japanese Fishing Boat; Civilians at Controls 2001-02-09
- February 20, 2001: Colin Powell Says Saddam Hussein is Contained 2001-02-20
- February 23, 2001: Powell Says Iraq Is Not a Threat 2001-02-23
- February 24, 2001: Powell Says Iraq Poses No Threat 2001-02-24
- After March 7, 2001: Bush Administration Uninterested in ‘Multilateral Coordination’ with European Allies, according to Foreign Ministers 2001-03-07
- March 7, 2001: Powell Publicly Retracts Claim of Further Negotiations with North Korea 2001-03-07
- April 4-5, 2001: Powell Expresses ‘Regret’ Over US Spy Plane Crash 2001-04-04
- April 6-7, 2001: US, China Still in Dispute Over Spy Plane Collision and Crew Detention 2001-04-06
- April 8, 2001: US Refuses to Apologize for Collision of Spy Plane with Chinese Fighter 2001-04-08
- April 11, 2001: China Returns Crew of Downed US Spy Plane, Keeps Plane 2001-04-11
- May 8-10, 2001: Senate Hearings Discuss Possibility of Terrorist Attack in the US 2001-05-08
- May 15, 2001: Powell Tells Congress that Saddam Hussein Is ‘Contained’ and ‘Militarily… Weak’ 2001-05-15
- May 17, 2001: US Gives Taliban Millions for Poppy Ban 2001-05-17
- July 3, 2001: Rare Discussion Takes Place Between National Security Advisers on Terrorism 2001-07-03
- August 27, 2001: Saudis Threaten to End Their Alliance with US 2001-08-27
- September 2, 2001: Bush Administration Enthusiastic to ‘Take Down Saddam Once and For All’ 2001-09-02
- September 2, 2001: Time Magazine: Powell Increasingly Marginalized in Bush Administration 2001-09-02
- September 4, 2001: Cabinet-Rank Advisers Discuss Terrorism, Approve Revised Version of Clarke’s Eight Month-Old-Plan 2001-09-04
- September 6, 2001: US Considers More Favorable Policy Towards Palestinians; But Change Is Halted by 9/11 Attacks 2001-09-06
- January-September 10, 2001: Bush Administration Slow to Develop New Policy Regarding Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Al-Qaeda 2001-09-10
- (1:15 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Neoconservative Writer Ledeen Connects 9/11 Attacks with 1991 Decision Not to Overthrow Iraq’s Hussein 2001-09-11
- September 11, 2001: Bush Administration Said to Have No Clear Foreign Policy 2001-09-11
- After September 11, 2001: Russian-Born Businessman Provides US Intelligence with Information about Al-Qaeda 2001-09-11
- (12:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Secretary of State Powell Unable to Communicate with Colleagues in Washington 2001-09-11
- (Between 7:40 p.m. and 8:40 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Secretary of State Powell Arrives Back in Washington Too Late to Contribute to New Foreign Policy Direction 2001-09-11
- (8:30 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Some US Leaders Are Scattered; Others in D.C. 2001-09-11
- (After 8:55 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Serious Communications Problems Experienced in Washington Area, Affect Key Government Officials 2001-09-11
- (9:05 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Condoleezza Rice Tries to Assemble National Security Team, but Cannot Reach Key Officials 2001-09-11
- (9:10 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Richard Clarke Directs Crisis Response through Video Conference with Top Officials 2001-09-11
- (9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Learning of Attacks, Secretary of State Powell Prepares to Head Back From Peru 2001-09-11
- 10:00 p.m. September 11, 2001: Bush Looks Beyond Attacking Just Al-Qaeda; Rumsfeld Sees 9/11 Attacks as Opportunity to Attack Iraq 2001-09-11
- September 12, 2001: Top Bush Officials Privately Decide to Focus on Al-Qaeda First, then Alleged State Sponsors of Terrorism like Iraq 2001-09-12
- September 12, 2001: Powell, Deputy Decide to Omit Mention of A. Q. Khan from Demands for Pakistan 2001-09-12
- September 12, 2001: Secretary of State Powell Claims No Evidence Specific Intelligence of Attack Was Missed 2001-09-12
- September 12, 2001: Bush Meeting Raises Iraq Attack Possibility 2001-09-12
- September 13-15, 2001: US Gives Pakistan Ultimatum; Pakistan Agrees at First, but Backtracks Later 2001-09-13
- September 13, 2001: Wolfowitz Hints at Invading Iraq, but Is Publicly Rebuked by Powell 2001-09-13