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EXHIBIT 24
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Frank Borman, a director of The Home Depot, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Arthur M. Blank and Ronald M.
Brill, jointly and severally, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, each with
full power of substitution, for me in any and all capacities, to sign, pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Annual Report of
the Corporation on Form 10-K for the fiscal year of the Corporation ended
February 1, 1998, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, together with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, including such as are incorporated therein by reference, and to sign
on my behalf and in my stead, in any and all capacities, any amendments to said
Annual Report, incorporating such changes as any of the said attorneys-in-fact
deems appropriate, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said
attorneys-in-fact deems appropriate, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 17th day
of April, 1998.
/s/ Frank Borman
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Frank Borman
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, John L. Clendenin, a director of The Home Depot, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Arthur M. Blank and Ronald M.
Brill, jointly and severally, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, each with
full power of substitution, for me in any and all capacities, to sign, pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Annual Report of
the Corporation on Form 10-K for the fiscal year of the Corporation ended
February 1, 1998, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, together with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, including such as are incorporated therein by reference, and to sign
on my behalf and in my stead, in any and all capacities, any amendments to said
Annual Report, incorporating such changes as any of the said attorneys-in-fact
deems appropriate, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said
attorneys-in-fact deems appropriate, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 17th day
of April, 1998.
/s/ John L. Clendenin
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John L. Clendenin
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Johnnetta B. Cole, a director of The Home Depot, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Arthur M. Blank and Ronald M.
Brill, jointly and severally, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, each with
full power of substitution, for me in any and all capacities, to sign, pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Annual Report of
the Corporation on Form 10-K for the fiscal year of the Corporation ended
February 1, 1998, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, together with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, including such as are incorporated therein by reference, and to sign
on my behalf and in my stead, in any and all capacities, any amendments to said
Annual Report, incorporating such changes as any of the said attorneys-in-fact
deems appropriate, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said
attorneys-in-fact deems appropriate, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 17th day
of April, 1998.
/s/ Johnnetta B. Cole
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Johnnetta B. Cole
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Berry Cox, a director of The Home Depot, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Arthur M. Blank and Ronald M.
Brill, jointly and severally, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, each with
full power of substitution, for me in any and all capacities, to sign, pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Annual Report of
the Corporation on Form 10-K for the fiscal year of the Corporation ended
February 1, 1998, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, together with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, including such as are incorporated therein by reference, and to sign
on my behalf and in my stead, in any and all capacities, any amendments to said
Annual Report, incorporating such changes as any of the said attorneys-in-fact
deems appropriate, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said
attorneys-in-fact deems appropriate, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 17th day
of April, 1998.
/s/ Berry R. Cox
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Berry R. Cox
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Milledge Hart, III, a director of The Home Depot, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Arthur M. Blank and Ronald M.
Brill, jointly and severally, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, each with
full power of substitution, for me in any and all capacities, to sign, pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Annual Report of
the Corporation on Form 10-K for the fiscal year of the Corporation ended
February 1, 1998, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, together with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, including such as are incorporated therein by reference, and to sign
on my behalf and in my stead, in any and all capacities, any amendments to said
Annual Report, incorporating such changes as any of the said attorneys-in-fact
deems appropriate, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said
attorneys-in-fact deems appropriate, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 17th day
of April, 1998.
/s/ Milledge A. Hart, III
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Milledge A. Hart, III
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Donald Keough, a director of The Home Depot, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Arthur M. Blank and Ronald M.
Brill, jointly and severally, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, each with
full power of substitution, for me in any and all capacities, to sign, pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Annual Report of
the Corporation on Form 10-K for the fiscal year of the Corporation ended
February 1, 1998, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, together with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, including such as are incorporated therein by reference, and to sign
on my behalf and in my stead, in any and all capacities, any amendments to said
Annual Report, incorporating such changes as any of the said attorneys-in-fact
deems appropriate, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said
attorneys-in-fact deems appropriate, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 17th day
of April, 1998.
/s/ Donald R. Keough
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Donald R. Keough
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Kenneth G. Langone, a director of The Home Depot, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Arthur M. Blank and Ronald M.
Brill, jointly and severally, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, each with
full power of substitution, for me in any and all capacities, to sign, pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Annual Report of
the Corporation on Form 10-K for the fiscal year of the Corporation ended
February 1, 1998, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, together with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, including such as are incorporated therein by reference, and to sign
on my behalf and in my stead, in any and all capacities, any amendments to said
Annual Report, incorporating such changes as any of the said attorneys-in-fact
deems appropriate, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said
attorneys-in-fact deems appropriate, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 17th day
of April, 1998.
/s/ Kenneth G. Langone
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Kenneth G. Langone
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, M. Faye Wilson, a director of The Home Depot, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Arthur M. Blank and Ronald M.
Brill, jointly and severally, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, each with
full power of substitution, for me in any and all capacities, to sign, pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Annual Report of
the Corporation on Form 10-K for the fiscal year of the Corporation ended
February 1, 1998, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, together with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, including such as are incorporated therein by reference, and to sign
on my behalf and in my stead, in any and all capacities, any amendments to said
Annual Report, incorporating such changes as any of the said attorneys-in-fact
deems appropriate, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said
attorneys-in-fact deems appropriate, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 17th day
of April, 1998.
/s/ M. Faye Wilson
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M. Faye Wilson