General Colin Powell was the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents Bush and Clinton and the highest-ranking member of the U.S. Armed Forces. Powell married Alma Johnson on August 25, 1962. Their son, Michael, is the former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. In March 2006, Michael became a Trustee of the RAND Corporation. On April 21, 2006, Michael was elected the Rector of the Board of Visitors at the College of William and Mary, making him the first African-American to serve in that post in the College's 313 year history.
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