Ford’s Salutes Colin and Alma Powell and Mark Russell

Ford’s Theatre Society celebrated the legacy of President Abraham Lincoln at its annual gala June 2 at Ford’s Theatre —attended by President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump as well as Senators Roy Blunt, John Cornyn, Deb Fischer, Ed Markey, RandPaul, Jim Risch; House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy; Representatives Betty McCollum and Debbie Dingell; Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross; Secretary of Labor R. Alexander Acosta; and Kuwaiti Ambassador Shaikh Salem Adullah Al-Jaber. The Lincoln Medal was presented to Gen. Colin Powell and Alma Powell by Sheila Johnson and to political humorist Mark Russell by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Sen. Ed Markey.

Hilary Geary Ross and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on the red carpet. Photo by Margot Schulman.

Sen. Roy Blunt and Abigail Blunt on the red carpet before the gala. Photo by Margot Schulman.