Richard Cheney and Colin Powell talks to the media about the situation in the Persian Golf
Secretary of State Richard Cheney (L), and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Colin Powell talks to the media on August 22, 1990 in Kennebunkport, Maine. Powell and Cheney briefed the President about the situation in the Persian Golf. (UPI Photo/Joe Marquette/Files)
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