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President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton meet with the Grand Rabbi of New Square.
The materials in FOIA 2006-0166-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0166-F contains photographs from the White House Photograph Office pertaining to President Clinton’s and Hillary Rodham Clinton’s meeting with the Grand Rabbi and associates in the Oval office. The meeting took place on December 22, 2000.
The photographs document the meeting and the photo opportunities between the Grand Rabbi, the President and the First Lady. There are also photo opportunities with the Grand Rabbi’s associates with President Clinton. The Grand Rabbi presents President Clinton with a ceremonial Menorah.Click here for finding aid.
Correspondence between President Clinton and Congress and Memoranda to and from President Clinton on Labor Standards and Minimum Wage Laws in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).
The materials in FOIA 2006-0167-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0167-F contains materials from a small group of agencies, including Intergovernmental Affairs and Legislative Affairs. The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is a chain of Islands that came under the control of the United States after their capture from Japan during World War II. In 1975, residents of the Northern Mariana Islands voted to enter into political union with the United States, leading to the establishment of the former UN Trust Territory as a Commonwealth. Under the terms of the agreement establishing the CNMI as part of the United States, the Commonwealth retained control of immigration and minimum wage regulations with the understanding that the United States Congress could rescind such control at any time. As the CNMI experienced an influx of foreign workers in the 1980s and 1990s, local control over these laws became an issue of extended negotiation between Federal agencies, the White House, Congress, and the Commonwealth.
The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject Categories for this particular request regarding the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands contain five records. WHORM Subject File ST051 contains correspondence between President Clinton and members of Congress. It also includes memoranda offering a background assessment of the labor and minimum wage situation for foreigners working in the CNMI.
The WHORM Alpha Files contain no relevant records.
The White House Staff and Office Files contain correspondence, memoranda, and press reports. The files of Bridget McGovern and Jason Wilson represent records produced to the House of Representatives Committee on Resources in response to a request for CNMI-related documents in August 1999. The files of Jeffrey Farrow consist of correspondence with the AFL-CIO and the “Take Pride in America Coalition” (a group composed of U.S.-based unions, businesses, and human rights organizations opposed to worker and wage standards in the CNMI), newspaper articles and press releases about the Commonwealth, and Congressional correspondence. Lucia Wyman files contain memoranda and draft copies concerning proposed legislation changing labor and wage law in the CNMI. Wyman files also include a 1996 memo highlighting a standard contract between the average foreign laborer and the Commonwealth and correspondence from members of the House of Representatives to CNMI Governor Froilan C. Tenorio.
The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Emails consists largely of records where the issue of labor and wage law in the CNMI garners mention as part of a larger domestic policy issue, as is the case in a Carol Rasco Roll Call article on House of Representatives’ budget reconciliation instructions. A final draft of a letter to President Clinton from Congressional Democrats refers to wage issues in the Commonwealth as part of an overall effort in 2000 to expand the minimum wage throughout the United States. One email of interest focusing primarily on the CNMI regards a revised Statement of Administration Position (SAP) on Senate Bill 1275 (S. 1275): Northern Mariana Islands Covenant Implementation Act. The record contains the Administration’s position as well as the Department of Labor’s objections to both the SAP and S. 1275.
The NSC Cable and Email systems contain no relevant records.
The NSC Records Management System offers two records. The first record, an April 10, 1995 letter from President Clinton to Representative Bob Filner, discusses the working conditions of Filipino nationals employed in the CNMI. The second record is an April 16, 1999 memorandum from the President authorizing the Attorney General to detain and process Chinese aliens discovered near the CNMI.Click here for finding aid.
Sharable Content/Courseware Reference Model (SCORM), Executive Order 13111, and The President’s Task Force on Training Technology
The materials in FOIA 2006-0175-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0175-F contains materials from the Office of Presidential Personnel, Counsel’s Office, and the Office of Management and Budget.
SCORM is a collection of standards and specifications for web-based e-learning. The acronym "SCORM" became known as "Shareable Content Object Reference Model Initiative"; previously it was defined as "Shareable Courseware Object Reference Model Initiative." SCORM defines communications between client side content and a host system called the run-time environment (commonly a function of a learning management system). It also defines how content may be packaged into a transferrable ZIP file. SCORM is a specification of the Advanced Distributed Learning Initative , which was developed by the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
The Department of Defense (DoD), in its Quadrennial Defense Review of 1996, decided to develop a Department-wide strategy to harness the power of learning and information technologies to modernize education and training. This strategy was called the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative. This initiative was subsequently expanded by the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President, to consolidate other federal efforts via a Federal Training Technology Initiative (FTTI). The then-FTTI’s learning technology vision encompassed a number of national public and private electronic learning initiatives geared toward using the power of learning technologies to broaden the reach of educators and trainers who were faced with the daunting challenge of moving America’s work force into the Information Age. EO 13111 established a Federal Task Force on learning technology that absorbed the earlier FTTI work. Following a Lifelong Learning Summit hosted by the Vice President on January 12, 1999, the President signed Executive Order 13111, Using Technology to ImproveTraining Opportunities for Federal Government Employees.
The E.O. 13111 created a task force on learning technology. Section 5 of E.O. 13111 established an Advisory Committee on Expanding Training Oppurtunites. The Advisory Committee, also refered to as the Advisory Committee on Federal Training Technology, provided the president with an independent assessment of how the federal government could encourage the effective use of learning technology to provide more accessible training for all Americans. It studied the progress made by the federal government in its use of technology in training programs. The committee also provided an analysis of options for helping adult Americans finance the training and post-secondary education needed to upgrade skills. The Office of Personnel Management supported the Committee’s activities.
The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) subject Categories for this particular request regarding Executive Order 13111 contains 1 record. WHORM Subject File SC contains the approved E.O., drafts of the E.O., and correspondence between White House Counsel and the Office of Management and Budget concerning drafts of the E.O.
The WORM Alpha Files contain no relevant records.
The White House Staff and Office Files contain correspondence, background materials, resumes memoranda, and copies of Executive Order 13111 concerning the creation of The President’s Task Force on Federal Training Technology. The file of Peter Rundlet, of Counsel’s Office, contains administrative information about EO 13111 and the President’s Task Force on Federal Training Technology. The file of Veronica De Lagarza, of the Office of Presidential Personnel, contains resumes and background information on members of the Advisory Committee on Federal Training Technology.
The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Emails consist largely of records concerning the development of the Sharable Content Reference Model (SCORM), amendments to Executive Order 13111, and tangentally mentions the Task Force on Federal Training Technology through methods such as press releases and Chiefs of Staff call notes.
NSC Cable and Email systems contain no relevent records.
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Photographs from President Clinton’s Trip to Chautauqua, New York on October 3rd – 6th, 1996
Photographs from the 1996 Presidential Debate in Hartford, CT., October 6th, 1996
The materials in FOIA 2006-0190-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0190-F contains photographs from the White House Photograph Office pertaining to the President Clinton’s trip to Chautauqua, NY. in October of 1996, and Presidential Debate in Hartford, CT. on October 6th, 1996.
The photographs document the President’s departure from Buffalo, NY via Marine One and the arrival at Chautauqua, NY. The President’s visit to Chautauqua begins with greeting guests and exploring the grounds of the Chautauqua Institution with Bruce Lindsey. President Clinton also greets the front desk personnel at the Athenaeum Hotel at Chautauqua.
The photographs document the President’s debate preparation at Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall at Chautauqua. President Clinton rehearses for his upcoming debate with Senator Robert “Bob” Dole. Senator George Mitchell plays the role of Sen. Dole in the practice sessions. Mike McCurry serves as moderator for the practice sessions. President Clinton is in continuous contact with his advisors; Harold Ickes, Mike Sheehan, George Stephanopoulos, Ann Lewis, Mark Penn, Rahm Emanuel, Don Baer, Erskine Bowles, Leon Panetta, Jack Quinn, Jane Sherburne, John Podesta, Bob Squier, Alexis Herman, Paul Begala, Vicki Radd, Gene Sperling, Bruce Lindsey, Sandy Berger, and others.
The photographs show the President eating breakfast with Leon Panetta while TIME magazine photographer Diana Walker photographs them. The President tapes his weekly radio address at the Chautauqua Institution. Before and after the radio address taping the President confers with Terry Edmonds and Bruce Lindsey regarding the address. The President talks on the telephone and speaks with Sen. George Mitchell and Mike McCurry. The President departs the radio address session with Sen. Mitchell and greets visitors while walking the Chautauqua grounds. President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton walk the Chautauqua grounds alone and greet visitors while they walk. President Clinton plays golf with Erskine Bowles and others at Chautauqua. The photographs include scenic views of the Lake and Hotel grounds.
The photographs document President Clinton’s participation in a press briefing at a Chautauqua bookstore. While at the bookstore President Clinton browses through books and autographs copies of his book, “Between Hope and History” and Mrs. Clinton’s book “It Takes a Village and Other Lessons Children Teach Us.” President Clinton talks to a reporter at the bookstore counter and confers with Mike McCurry and others. President fields questions from reporters outside the bookstore at Chautauqua.
The photographs document the first Presidential Debate for the 1996 Presidential campaign. The debate takes place at Bushnell Auditorium in Hartford, CT.
President Clinton debates Republican candidate Sen. Robert “Bob” Dole with Jim Lehrer of PBS serving as moderator. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton join the President on stage following the debate. Elizabeth and Robin Dole join Sen. Dole on stage after the debate. The photographs show the staff and advisors watching the debate on television in the holding room. President Clinton’s staff celebrates at the conclusion of the debate. President Clinton consoles with Mrs. Clinton and Chelsea Clinton following the debate. The President talks with staff and guests after the debate in the holding room of Bushnell Auditorium.
The Clinton’s attend a Democratic National Committee (DNC) supporter’s party at Union Station in Hartford, CT. After the DNC party, President Clinton greets staff, friends, and supporters at Hastings Hotel in Hartford.Click here for finding aid.
Records on President Clinton’s Indian (Native American) Policy
The materials in 2006-0197-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0197-F contains unclassified records relating to President Clinton’s policy toward Native Americans. Throughout his Administration President Clinton made a determined effort to improve conditions for Indians by addressing a wide range of issues. These papers show that to a large extent he was successful in this endeavor.
The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) contains material from one subject file category. It should be noted that the records from IN (Indian Affairs) comprise approximately one-third of the collection. Needless to say, these documents deal with a wide variety of subjects. Correspondence can be found requesting clemency for Leonard Peltier, concerning every aspect of Indian gaming imaginable, and attempting to secure Federal recognition for tribes across the United States. There are packets of material with memos addressed to the President regarding the issuance of executive orders for the protection of sacred lands, the use of eagle feathers and peyote in Indian religious ceremonies, and promoting opportunities for Federal assistance at tribal colleges and universities. Also worth mentioning are the weekly reports in the form of memos from trusted and knowledgeable aide Lynn Cutler to the President about conditions in Indian Country.
The White House Staff and Office Files contain correspondence, memos, news articles, testimony, speeches, notes, and printed materials. These files can be found largely in the Chief of Staff, Counsel’s Office, Domestic Policy Council, and Intergovernmental Affairs. The records of Tom Shea, which comprise the bulk of the Chief of Staff, consist of printed materials and correspondence concerning Native Americans and HIV/AIDS. This dread disease devastated the Indian population during Clinton’s presidency. Also of note here are numerous ancestral, family, and pedigree charts of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, which were filed with the Department of the Interior as part of the process to acquire Federal recognition.
Composed mainly of the records of Mary Smith, the Counsel’s Office doesn’t deal much at all with the topic of legal advice. Instead there is a considerable amount of material that can best be described as informational in nature. For example, executive summaries address such issues as the easiest way to obtain a mortgage in Indian Country. Scattered throughout the collection are Department of Justice statistics and reports describing crime among Native Americans.
Devoted principally to the records of Michael Schmidt and Mary Smith, the Domestic Policy Council succeeds in documenting an extensive number of Indian-related matters. For instance, in the papers of Michael Schmidt detailed memos setting forth plans to streamline the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and newspaper articles and reports looking at the phenomenon of urban Indians should stick out to the prospective researcher. In addition, the files of Mary Smith contain many emails examining the issue of Native American demonstration projects in the areas of education, business, and health. These initiatives were designed to aid some of the poorest communities in the United States.
Standing out in Intergovernmental Affairs, the papers of Lynn Cutler should constitute a rich source for a scholar or student seeking to make a valuable contribution to the understanding of one of the most important areas of President Clinton’s record in domestic affairs. In her files reports dealing with the annual conferences of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) can be found. A wealth of facts about such topics as Native American housing and hunting and fishing rights is readily available in the pages of these documents. Moreover, legislative updates are a regular feature of the records of the NCAI. Click here for finding aid.
Schedules for the First Lady 1993 - 2001
The materials in FOIA 2006-0198-F (segment 2) are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
What has been processed and is being opened for FOIA request 2006-0198-F (segment 2) includes Presidential records from the Office of the First Lady. These are dates for which Patti Solis Doyle did not have schedules, 2006-0198-F (segment 1). These files detail the First Lady’s daily schedule including meetings, trips, speaking engagements and social activities for the eight years of the Clinton Administration.
Specifically, the records that are opened are from the White House Staff and Office Files of Melanne Verveer, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady; Marsha Berry, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Communications to the First Lady; and Sarah Grote, Deputy Director of Scheduling. These records, originally housed in binders, by month, detail the activities of the First Lady throughout the Clinton Administration. Click here for finding aid.
Evelyn Lieberman’s work as Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy in the Department of State, 1999-2001.
The materials in FOIA 2006-0199-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0199-F contains materials gathered primarily from the White House Automated Records Management System Emails and the NSC Cable and Email systems. There is also a small collection of records from the NSC Records Management System. Prior to her arrival at the Department of State, Evelyn Lieberman served as a Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State after previously holding positions as Director of the Voice of America and Assistant to the President/Deputy White House Chief of Staff in the Clinton Administration. Upon her appointment as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy on October 1, 1999 , Lieberman’s main task was to oversee the integration of the former United States Information Agency (USIA) into the Department of State’s Bureau of Public Affairs.
With regard to this transition, the Under Secretary promoted the inclusion of public diplomacy in the overall foreign policy approach of the Department of State in her travels to U.S. embassies. She also trumpeted the value of cultural exchange programs in furthering both the image and diplomatic interests of the United States throughout the world.
The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject Categories contain no relevant records.
The WHORM Alpha Files contain no relevant records.
The White House Staff and Office Files contain no relevant records.
The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Emails focus primarily on the White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy from November 28, 2000 . The conference, a joint collaboration between the White House and the Department of State, sought to promote the role cultural exchange could have in promoting improved foreign relations between the United States and other countries. The ARMS Emails contain planning correspondence, press releases, background reports, briefings, and transcripts from this event. There are also records related to the official transfer of the United States Information Agency (USIA) into the Department of State, most notably transcripts of remarks given by Secretary of State Albright and Under Secretary Lieberman during the October 1, 1999 ceremony marking the event. Included within this collection are routine Department of State Senior Level “open assignments” job listings produced by Under Secretary Lieberman and sent to officials in both the public and private sectors.
The NSC Cable and Email systems contain records largely focusing upon Evelyn Lieberman’s work within the Department of State. The NSC cables contain reports of her visits to countries such as Israel , Mexico , and Brazil promoting American efforts at cultural diplomacy. One record of particular note within the cables offers a report of Lieberman’s February 2000 visit to Moscow , where the Under Secretary pressed Russian officials on the whereabouts of kidnapped journalist Andrey Babitskiy (A process Lieberman mentioned in a March 14, 1999 opinion piece in the Washington Times after Babitskiy’s release.). The cables also contain records from American embassies requesting the Under Secretary’s consideration in providing funding for educational and cultural projects, among them a December 2000 request from the American Embassy in Indonesia for a planned visit of the Paul Taylor Dance Company. The NSC Emails mainly consist of Department of State press guidances containing both press releases and “question and answer” sections regarding newsworthy foreign policy issues.
The NSC Records Management System yields documents granting Under Secretary Lieberman foreign travel approval to countries such as Vietnam , Israel , Hungary , and Ecuador . These documents contain memos outlining the purpose, objectives, and general meeting and event information for each of these foreign visits.
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Records on United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy
The materials in FOIA 2006-0200-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0200-F contains material from several agencies and individuals including the United States Information Agency (USIA). The United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy is part of the United States Information Agency (USIA). The Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy merged with the Department of State in October of 1999. The Commission, which was created by Congress, is a bipartisan panel of six members who are appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. They provide oversight of U.S. Government activities intended to understand, inform, and influence foreign publics. The Commission reports its findings and recommendations to the President, the Congress, the Secretary of State, and to the American people.
The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Alpha Files contain only one record relating to the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. It is a letter of recommendation for an individual to be reappointed for another term with the United States Advisory Commission.
The WHORM Subject Categories for the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy contain seven subject file categories. These categories contain reports, such as, “United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, 1993 Report”, “Public Diplomacy in the Pacific Century”, and “Kosovo: Shaping the World’s View of America’s Foreign Policy”. They contain invitations and thank you letters to various meetings and events. The records also contain lists of presidential appoinments to the commission. The FG299 subject file contains recommendation letters for appoinments to the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy and memos relating to appointments of nominees. It also contains reports, which include, “Consolidation of USIA into the State Department: An Assessment After One Year”. The ME001 subject file contains appreciation letters from the president for people retiring from the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.
The White House Staff and Office Files contain correspondence, memoranda, news articles, and reports. The files of Ann Walker contain the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, 1993 Report. The Presidential Personnel files contain memorandums with background information about the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy and the recommendation for appoinments to the commission. Bruce Lindsey’s files contain another copy of the 1993 Report and some brochures. The files of Mike O’Connor contain emails of news articles and memorandums regarding the selection or appoinment of members to the commission.
The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Emails contains biographical information, announcements and approvals of individuals selected for the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. They contain Presidential Commissions, schedules, proposed agendas, weekly reports, personnel announcements, and copies of Press Releases relating to the appointments. They also contain Senate Confirmations, decision memos, and Daybooks from the Cloakroom, Reuters, and National Journal. The category also contains a file relating to all the Subject File categories and their titles.
The NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems contains more information relating to staffing, appointments, and resignations within the United States Information Agency (USIA) and the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. The records contain information regarding the reorganization of USIA and Public Diplomacy into the State Department. They also contain reports, “State Report on Foreign Affairs and Restructuring Act Conference Report” and “New Diplomacy for the Information Age” as well as press guidance information from the State Department .
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Records on White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy
The materials in FOIA 2006-0201-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0201-F contains materials from several agencies and individuals, including the First Lady’s Office and Millennium Council. The White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy, which took place on November 28, 2000, grew out of the reorganization of the United States Information Agency (USIA) in October 1999. The USIA merged with the Department of State, and many of its functions passed over to the Office of the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. Evelyn S. Lieberman, head of this particular office, and Ellen Lovell of the Millennium Council played key roles in bringing about the White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy. They wanted the United States to make cultural concerns a more important factor in the development of its foreign policy.
The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject Categories for the White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy contain only three records of interest. WHORM Subject File FG001 is a memo to President Clinton in which a number of recent news items are dealt with briefly, including Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s assessment of the White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy. WHORM Subject File MC003 is the address President Clinton delivered at this meeting. WHORM Subject File (unknown) is a request from a member of Congress that a not-for-profit organization be allowed to send a representative to the gathering on November 28, 2000.
The WHORM Alpha Files contain no relevant records.
The White House Staff and Office Files contain correspondence, publications, memoranda, speeches, and schedules maintained by individual staff members. The files of Raj Adlakha consist of various drafts of schedules for the day of the White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy. Stephanie Cutter files include talking points and information sheets dealing with the four afternoon workshop sessions, which were an integral part of the seminar. Constituting the core of the textual records, the files of Ellen Lovell contain biographical materials concerning participants in the workshops, background memos, press briefings, and NSC recommendations as to who should be invited to the conference. Additional information about those receiving invitations to the meeting can be found in the files of Melanne Verveer, who was the First Lady’s Chief of Staff. Her papers contain several lists of the close to 200 invitees to the White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy. Ministers of culture and education, members of Congress, key figures in the Clinton Administration, and celebrities such as Meryl Streep, Jack Valenti, Yo-Yo Ma, and Charlie Rose were among individuals invited to attend this heavily publicized assembly.
The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Emails provide more in the way of detail pertaining to the White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy. There are press releases (coming mainly from the Department of State), transcripts of press briefings involving Evelyn S. Lieberman and Ellen Lovell, a transcript of the opening session of the meeting at which both the President and First Lady delivered prepared remarks, and correspondence dealing with the follow-up to the gathering. A highlight of the ARMS Emails is the back-and-forth exchange revolving around who should be invited to participate in the workshops. Particularly interesting is the debate over what course of action to pursue if an original invitee turned down an invitation from the White House.
The NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems supply the researcher with additional insight into the White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy. Especially useful are the NSC Emails which contain a considerable amount of give-and-take over who would make good panelists/participants at the meeting. In the end, the NSC arrived at a recommendation list broken down by geographical areas. Click here for finding aid.
Richard Penn Kemble and USIA
FOIA request 2006-0210-F contains materials from White House staff offices and individuals; White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject Files; the Automated Records Management System [Email]; the Tape Restoration Project System [Email]; and the NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems. This collection consists of memos, background files, and correspondence holding reference to the operative subject of this FOIA, “Penn Kemble”. This collection consists largely of correspondence or draft correspondence between the White House and Penn Kemble. However, the collection also consists of records of White House staff members making reference to Penn Kemble in a letter, memo, email, telephone log, or guest list.
Richard Penn Kemble (1941-2005) served as the Deputy Director and Acting Director of the United States Information Agency. Appointed in 1993, Kemble's greatest contribution to the USIA was his leadership in the major civic education initiative called 'Education for Democracy.' In 1999, he assumed the role as Acting Director of the agency, as the USIA prepared to merge into the Department of State. Kemble helped to prepare the Agency for the consolidation, though he never held an official title within the Department of State. Click here for finding aid.
Records on Geoffrey Cowan
The materials in FOIA 2006-0211-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0211-F contains material pretaining to Geoffrey Cowan and includes material relating to the Voice of America (VOA). Geoffrey Cowan was the Director of the Voice of America.
The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Alpha Files contained no records relating to Geoffrey Cowan.
The WHORM Subject Categories for Geoffrey Cowan contain six subject file categories. These categories contain appreciation letters, thank you letters to White House Fellows, and endorcement letters. It contains non-related material, which included news articles, appreciation and thank you letters, endorsements, resumes, and recommendations in PE002.
The White House Staff and Office Files contained no records relating to Geoffrey Cowan
The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Emails contains Press Releases, Wire Reports, USIA Weekly Reports, information on the 1999 Film and Television Writer Forum, schedules, material relating to events, and invitations.
The NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems contains information relating to appointments, requests for foreign travel and lists of delegates for Presidential trips. The records also contain information regarding Radio/TV Marti, Haitian Radio Support Projects, Balkans Public Diplomacy Group, Mine Awareness in Bosnia, and the Africa Trip Press Tongs. Click here for finding aid.
President Clinton meets with advisors in preparation for an upcoming speech.
The materials in FOIA 2006-0219-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0219-F contains photographs from the White House Photograph Office pertaining to President Clinton’s meeting with advisors in the Oval Office on June 9, 2000. Advisor’s present at the meeting was: Gene Sperling, Jeff Shesol, Karen Tramontano, and others. The meeting’s purpose was to prepare President Clinton for an upcoming speech at Carleton College. Click here for finding aid.
President Clinton meets with Beth Medrash Govoha organization.
The materials in FOIA 2006-0232-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0232-F contains a video recording from the White House Television Office pertaining to President Clinton’s meeting with the Beth Medrash Govoha organization at the St. Regis Hotel in New York on March 11, 1996. President Clinton is presented with a special book on behalf of Beth Medrash Govoha. President Clinton makes remarks to the meeting. The video recording ends abruptly after the President’s remarks.Click here for finding aid.
Photographs relating to a meeting with President Clinton and Representative Newt Gingrich
The materials in FOIA 2006-0313-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0313-F contains photographs from the White House Photograph Office pertaining to a meeting with Rep. Newt Gingrich. The meeting took place in the Residence on October 28, 1997. President Clinton was accompanied in the meeting by Erskine Bowles and others. President Clinton is presented a gist from Rep. Gingrich.
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Mike Huckabee
FOIA request 2006-0318-F contains materials from White House staff offices and individuals; White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject Files; the Automated Records Management System [Email]; the Electronic Daily Diary; and the NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems. This collection consists of memos, background files, and correspondence holding reference to the operative subject of this FOIA, “Mike Huckabee”. This collection consists largely of correspondence or draft correspondence between the White House and Lieutenant Governor/Governor Mike Huckabee. However, the collection also consists of records of White House staff members making reference to Mike Huckabee in a letter, memo, email, telephone log, or guest list.
Michael Dale Huckabee was born on August 24, 1955, in Hope, Arkansas. From 1986 until 1992, he served as a pastor of the Beech Street Baptist Church in Texarkana, Arkansas. In 1992 Huckabee ran as the republican candidate for U.S. Senate against the incumbent, Dale Bumpers (D). Huckabee lost his bid for the Senate, however he entered and won a special election for Lieutenant Governor. Huckabee filled the position vacated by Jim Guy Tucker, who became Governor of Arkansas upon the December 12, 1992 resignation of President-elect Bill Clinton. In 1996 Lieutenant Governor Huckabee turned his attention towards another Senate seat, once held by David Pryor (D). Huckabee abandonded his campaign when Governor Jim Guy Tucker was convicted of felony fraud charges, a derivative of the Whitewater investigation. Huckabee took office as the 44 th Governor of the State of Arkansas in 1996 and held that position until 2007. Click here for finding aid.
Records on Executive Order 12875
The materials in FOIA 2006-0328-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0328-F contains material pertaining to Executive Order 12875, “Enhancing the Intergovernmental Partnership”.
The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Alpha Files contain no records relating to Executive Order 12875.
The WHORM Subject Categories for Executive Order 12875 contain four subject file categories. These categories contain correspondence, note cards, and copies of the Executive Order.
The White House Staff and Office Files contain no records relating to Executive Order 12875.
The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Emails contains correspondence, talking points, statements, memoranda, and copies of Executive Order 12875.
The Electronic Daily Diary contains an attendees list for the signing of Executive Order 12875.
The NSC Email contains Press releases and information relating to a National Assurance Plan. Click here for finding aid.
Records on Executive Order 13083
The materials in FOIA 2006-0357-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0357-F contains material pertaining to Executive Order 13083, “Federalism”
The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Alpha Files contain one record relating to Executive Order 13083.
The WHORM Subject Categories for Executive Order 13083 contain three subject file categories. These categories contain correspondence, reports, news articles, memoranda, and copies of the Executive Order.
The White House Staff and Office Files contain records from the Counsel’s Office that contain correspondence, statements, memoranda, and emails relating to Executive Order 13083.
The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Emails contains correspondence, statements, memoranda, and copies of Executive Order 13083. [227 pages]
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Records on Executive Order 13095
The materials in FOIA 2006-0358-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0358-F contains material pertaining to Executive Order 13095.
The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Alpha Files contains no records relating to Executive Order 13095.
The WHORM Subject File Categories contain no records pertaining to Executive Order 13095.
The White House Staff and Office Files contain no records pertaining to Executive Order 13095.
The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Emails contains correspondence relating to Executive Order 13095 and copies of Press Releases [45 Electronic Records]
The NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems contained only information in the NSC Email system. The NSC Emails include correspondence, Press Briefings, and copies of the Executive Order. Click here for finding aid.
Records on Executive Order 13132
The materials in FOIA 2006-0359-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0359-F contains material pertaining to Executive Order 13132, “Federalism”
The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Alpha Files contain no records relating to Executive Order 13132.
The WHORM Subject Categories for Executive Order 13132 contain five subject file categories. These categories contain correspondence, reports, press releases, memoranda, and copies of the Executive Order.
The White House Staff and Office Files contain one record relating to Executive Order 13132.
The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Emails contains correspondence, statements, memoranda, and copies of Executive Order 13132.
The NSC Email contains Press releases and copies of the Executive Order.
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Photographs of the “Greasy Greens” from President Clinton’s surprise Birthday Party on the South Lawn of the White House on August 19, 1999
Betacam Video Recordings of President Clinton’s surprise Birthday Party on the South Lawn of the White House on August 19, 1999.
The materials in FOIA 2006-0372-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0372-F contains photographs and selected master video recordings from the White House Photograph Office and the White House Television Office. The contact sheets and video recordings contain photographs of President Clinton’s surprise birthday party on the South Lawn of the White House on August 19, 1999. The Clinton’s greet the music group, “Greasy Greens” who performed at the party. The “Greasy Greens” are a musical group from Arkansas. The “Greasy Greens perform at the birthday party.Click here for finding aid.
Records of correspondence, meetings, or phone calls between Hillary Clinton and Laurance Rockefeller
The materials in FOIA 2006-0481-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0481-F consists of correspondence from President and Mrs. Clinton to members of the Rockefeller family. WHORM Subject File ME003-01 contains condolence correspondence regarding the death of Mary French Rockefeller. Accompanying the letters is a newspaper article regarding Mrs. Rockefeller’s death.
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Records of correspondence, meetings, or phone calls between President Clinton and Paul Davids
The materials in FOIA 2006-0484-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0484-F consists of correspondence between President Clinton and the Davids family. WHORM Subject File GI002 is correspondence between President Clinton and Paul Davids, dated January 3, 1996 and March 20, 1996, regarding gifts that Davids sent to the President. Also in the file is correspondence from Governor Clinton to Paul Davids, dated February 12, 1992 and December 9, 1992 regarding Davids’ family news and gifts Davids sent to Governor Clinton. The file also contains a letter, dated April 8, 1987, from Governor Clinton to Jules David, father of Paul Davids, regarding Georgetown University. A newspaper article and catalog clipping regarding extraterrestrials are also included. Accompanying this correspondence are White House Gift Unit drafts and White House tracking information.Click here for finding aid.
Records of correspondence, meetings, or phone calls between President Clinton and astronaut and Director of Institute for Noetic Sciences Edgar Mitchell
The materials in FOIA 2006-0490-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0490-F consists of correspondence from “The Project Starlight Coalition” to President Clinton and a response from James A. Dorskind, Special Assistant to the President/Director of Correspondence and Presidential Messages, regarding unidentified flying objects and extraterrestrials. WHORM Subject File FE010-01 contains a letter, dated June 4, 1995, to President Clinton from “The Project Starlight Coalition.” Edgar Mitchell is one of many signatories on this letter. The file also contains a letter, dated August 3, 1995, from James A. Dorskind, to Steven M. Greer, M.D., Director, Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence regarding unidentified flying objects and extraterrestrials. Accompanying this correspondence is the White House tracking sheet.Click here for finding aid.
All files on UFOs, Roswell New Mexico, flying saucers, Area 51 or the TV show X-Files in the files of John Podesta
The materials in FOIA 2006-0492-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0492-F consists of emails to and from John Podesta, containing the words either, X-Files or Area 51. John Podesta was a renowned fan of the “X-Files” television show. Automated Records Management System (ARMS) contains emails with many passing remarks about the “X-Files” during 1998 and 1999. Additionally, there are several emails that contain articles regarding the “X-Files” television show.
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Audio recording of Tom Brokaw’s MSNBC interview with President Clinton
The materials in FOIA 2006-0500-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0500-F contains an audio recording from the White House Communications Agency pertaining to an interview of President Clinton by Tom Brokaw of MSNBC. The interview was a live interview for MSNBC’s show “Internight”. The interview takes place in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on July 15, 1996. The President and Tom Brokaw discuss various topics such as, Information Technology, Russia, President Clinton’s personal character, Tobacco, Illegal drugs, Welfare reform, Social Security, the Presidential experience, Oil imports, Income tax, College Tuition Deduction, China, Immigration & Cuba, Former Senator Bob Dole, Former Governor Richard Lamm, Democratic Convention, and the movie, “Independence Day”. The live interview is conducted by questions taken from the MSNBC website, from phone lines with MSNBC, and questions by Tom Brokaw. The interview last approximately forty-five minutes.Click here for finding aid.
Records of correspondence, meetings, or phone calls between the President and Marie (Bootsie) Galbraith
The materials in FOIA 2006-0530-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0530-F consists of correspondence from “The Project Starlight Coalition” to President Clinton and a response from James A. Dorskind, Special Assistant to the President/Director of Correspondence and Presidential Messages, regarding unidentified flying objects and extraterrestrials. WHORM Subject File FE010-01 contains a letter, dated June 4, 1995, to President Clinton from “The Project Starlight Coalition.” Marie (Bootsie) Galbraith is one of many signatories on this letter. The file also contains a letter, dated August 3, 1995, from James A. Dorskind, to Steven M. Greer, M.D., Director, Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence regarding unidentified flying objects and extraterrestrials. Accompanying this correspondence is the White House tracking sheet.Click here for finding aid.
Records of correspondence between James Alan Dorskind, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Correspondence, with either Steven Greer or Laurance Rockefeller
The materials in FOIA 2006-0531-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0531-F consists of correspondence from “The Project Starlight Coalition” to President Clinton and a response from James A. Dorskind, Special Assistant to the President/Director of Correspondence and Presidential Messages, regarding unidentified flying objects and extraterrestrials. WHORM Subject File FE010-01 contains a letter, dated June 4, 1995, to President Clinton from “The Project Starlight Coalition.” Steven Greer is one of many signatories on this letter. The file also contains a letter, dated August 3, 1995, from James A. Dorskind, to Steven M. Greer, M.D., Director, Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence regarding unidentified flying objects and extraterrestrials. Accompanying this correspondence is the White House tracking sheet.Click here for finding aid.
All files on UFOs in the files of Mike McCurry, White House Press Secretary
The materials in FOIA 2006-0535-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0535-F consists of email forwards that contain Mike McCurry in the list of recipients, containing the word UFO. Automated Records Management System (ARMS) contains a memo emailed from Mark Neschis to Mike McCurry, Ann Lewis and Rahm Emanuel dated July 2, 1998 regarding the weekend television schedule for July 3-5, 1998. Additionally, an email forwarded by Margaret M. Suntum to twenty-one people, including Mike McCurry, dated April 6, 1998 contains an internal transcript of President Clinton’s remarks at the National Newspaper Association Reception in the East Room of the White House March 20, 1998.Click here for finding aid.
Records or correspondence related to President Clinton wanting the Sci-Fi Channel at the White House and Camp David
The materials in FOIA 2006-0543-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0543-F consists of an email regarding the Sci-Fi Channel at Camp David. Automated Records Management System (ARMS) contains an email from Patricia F. Lewis to Mary Ellen Glynn and Virginia M. Terzano dated June 14, 1996 regarding the Sci-Fi Channel at Camp David.Click here for finding aid.
President Clinton with Laurance Rockefeller
The materials in FOIA 2006-0545-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0545-F contains photographs from the White House Photograph Office pertaining to President Clinton presenting the Roosevelt Medal at the National Park Service Awards Ceremony to Laurance Rockefeller on May 23, 1995. President Clinton presents the Yount Award to James Hannah. Bruce Babbitt is present during both ceremonies.
Unrelated photographs that were reviewed with this FOIA include images of President Clinton delivering a press statement in the Rose Garden. In addition there are images from the responsive photograph contact sheet that were taken on May 20, 1995 at the White House Press Photographers Dinner at the Washington Hilton.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton at Laurance Rockefeller’s ranch in Jackson, Wyoming
The materials in FOIA 2006-0546-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0546-F contains photographs from the White House Photograph Office pertaining to President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton’s visit to the JY Ranch of Laurance Rockefeller in Jackson, Wyoming on August 21, 1995. Hillary Clinton walks with the Rockefellers on the ranch grounds.Click here for finding aid.
Photographs relating to President Clinton and James Woolsey
The materials in FOIA 2006-0547-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0547-F contains photographs from the White House Photograph Office pertaining to President Clinton and James Woolsey. James Woolsey was the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) under President Clinton from 1993 until 1995. The contact sheet reviewed for this case are from March 16, 1994. The photographs for March 16, 1994 include photographs of President Clinton greeting CIA Director, James Woolsey in the Oval Office, President Clinton greeting Boy Scouts in the Oval Office, and President Clinton dropping by a meeting with the National League of Cities in the Cabinet Room.Click here for finding aid.
Records on Brigadier General Terryl Schwalier
The materials in 2006-0649-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0649-F contains records dealing with Brigadier General Terryl Schwalier and the terrorist bombing at Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia in June 1996. This collection consists almost entirely of press summaries and briefings. There is very little in the way of revelatory or groundbreaking documents that would be beneficial to the researcher.
The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) contains just one record. The material found here concerns General Schwalier and the actions he failed to take to increase security measures at the Khobar Towers compound in the period preceding the terrorist attack. A report entitled “Personal Accountability for Force Protection at Khobar Towers” (complete with executive summary and appendix) is open and can be perused in detail. However, this same report is readily available online.
The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Emails focus primarily on two documents in which General Schwalier receives only a brief mention. There is a transcript of a press briefing by Mike McCurry on July 31, 1997 in which the denial of promotion to Schwalier because of Khobar Towers gets discussed in passing. Also, a transcript of a “McLaughlin Group” program for December 27-28, 1997 contains references to end-of-the-year awards, with Schwalier receiving “Bummest Rap of the Year” for taking the fall for Khobar Towers.
The NSC Cable and Email Systems contain multiple copies (with revisions) of Press Guidance for December 12, 1996. Various topics are covered, including the Khobar Towers bombing. Mention is made of the press dealing with the possible involvement of Iran in the episode. The press briefer is instructed to say an investigation is ongoing and no conclusion has been reached about what role (if any) Iran may have had in the attack against the American base. Click here for finding aid.
Records of Ira Magaziner, Senior Advisor to the President for Policy Development - Health Care Reform
The materials in FOIA 2006-0770-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0770-F contains materials from the files of Ira Magaziner, Office of Policy Development. Ira Magaziner served as Senior Advisor to the President for Policy Development and assisted in implementing President Clinton’s Health Care Reform initiatives by coordinating policydevelopment for the Task Force on National Health Care Reform; Hillary Rodham Clinton served as its chair. The records in this series include draft reports produced by the numerous working groups
Magaziner formed to advise the Task Force. The working groups consisted of experts and professionals in their fields within the health care system, government agency employees, state employees, White House staff, and Congressional staff. The working groups gathered information within their areas of specialty, and reported to the Task Force accordingly. The records also contain memos to Ira Magaziner and others from individuals who were senior advisers on health policy, including members of the
Cabinet. The records address the issues of the President’s Health Care Reform Plan, including topics such as proposed health alliances, the National Health Board, Medicare, Medicaid, veterans benefits, coverage, and payment methods. The records also show how the administration addressed the perception of health care reform by using media opportunities and speaking engagements to inform the general public on the health care issues. The files of Ira Magaziner, Policy Development, contain correspondence, publications, newsclippings, memoranda, schedules, and reports.
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Telephone Message Slips of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
Scope and Content
The materials in FOIA 2006-0886-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0886-F contains telephone message slips from the First Lady’s Office that are addressed to Hillary Rodham Clinton.
The White House Staff and Office Files from the First Lady’s Office contain telephone message slips addressed to Hillary Rodham Clinton. The messages are from the general public, doctors, staffers, and congressional leaders and range in date from early 1993 through early 1996.
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