Weekend at<br >Camp David<br >eneral Colin Powell looked on as William<br >Jefferson Clinton was sworn in to be America s<br >forty-second president. January 20， 1993 was a<br >bitterly cold morning in Washington. The crowd<br >watched， shivering， as one generation of leaders left<br >the White House to be replaced by a younger one.<br >Between the two administrations and two genera~<br >tions stood Colin Powell.<br > Dignitaries sat in the reviewing stand waiting<br >for the arrival of the new First Family. Among them，<br >Colin Powell， the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of<br >Staff， sat with his wife beside him， looking ahead<br >with a solemn gaze.<br >1971. Powell earns a master s degree in bus<br >administration at George Washington Univers<br >Washington， D.C.<br >1972. Poweli is named a White House Fell<br >1973. Lieutenant Colonel Poweli sent on to<br >duty in Korea.<br >1975. Poweli attends the National War Colle<br >Washington， D.C.<br >1976-82. Holding various posts， Powell ach<br >rank of major general.<br >1983-86. Powell serves as military aide to ~，<br >tary of defense and becomes a lieutenant ge<br >1987-89. Powell serves as national securit<br >viser to President Reagan.<br >October 1， 1989. General Powell is named<br >man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.<br >1990-91. General<br >operation of Desert<br > Powell oversees suco<br >Shield and Desert Ston<br >1993. General Poweli retires from the arm<br >Colin t<br >