Collection "The President's Own"
On July 11, 1798, President John Adams approved legislation that officially brought "The President's Own" United States Marine Band into being, making...
The U.S. Marine Band: Music as Diplomacy - Photo 1
- Date of Work
- June 16, 1992
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- George Bush Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
The U.S. Marine Band: Music as Diplomacy - Photo 1
This photograph shows President George H. W. Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin greeting Colonel John Bourgeois, Director of the U.S. Marine Band.The men meet in the Cross Hall of the State Floor, just outside of the Blue Room.
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