Expand All Collapse All Extent 13 folders, approximately 656 pages Summary This collection consists of records related to a July and August 1998 trip that President William J. Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton took to East Hampton, New York. During this weekend, the President and First Lady attended a Democratic National Committee (DNC) fund raiser in East Hampton, New York. Also this weekend, the President called newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi to introduce himself and to say congratulations. Coincidentally the New York Times reported on August 9, 1998 that a 290 acre body of water named Georgica Pond had been drained and the reporter speculated that the visit of the President and the draining of Georgica Pond were related. This segment of the collection contains records from White House Staff and Office CF files, Presidential Diarist, and records of the National Security Council. The collection includes open press, transcripts of speeches given at events, speech drafts, schedules, staff and press trip books, the Presidential Daily Diary, phone logs, memos, and correspondence. There is no mention of Georgica Pond in these records. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2016-0333-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request 2016-0333-F was related to a July and August 1998 trip of the President and First Lady to East Hampton, New York. Segment 2 of this FOIA request contains records from White House Staff and Office CF files, Presidential Diarist, and records of the National Security Council. This collection includes open press, transcripts of speeches given at events, speech drafts, schedules, staff and press trip books, the Presidential Daily Diary, phone logs, memos, and correspondence. Over the weekend of July 31 to August 2, 1998 the President and First Lady attended a Democratic National Committee (DNC) fund raising event in East Hampton, New York. The fund raising trip included a number of weekend activities as well as some work and personal time. The White House press pool traveled with the President and reported on many of the weekend’s activities. While in East Hampton, the President and First Lady were guests of Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw. Over the weekend the President called newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Kezio Obuchi to introduce himself and to say congratulations. The President and First Lady returned to Washington, DC on the afternoon of Sunday August 2, 1998. Coincidentally, the New York Times reported on August 9, 1998 that a 290 acre body of water named Georgica Pond had been drained and the report speculated that the visit of the President and the draining of the pond were related. There is no mention of Georgica Pond in these records. Record Type Textual System of Arrangement Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas— Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files, Clinton Presidential Records: ARMS Emails, Clinton Presidential Records: TRP Emails, and Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems. Staff and Office files were maintained at the folder level by staff members within their individual offices and document all levels of administration activity. The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) is a database that contains email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential email. The ARMS database is comprised of six sub-series of email records called "buckets." The buckets generally represent a specific White House office. The buckets are titled: NPR for National Performance Review, OPD for Office of Policy Development, POTUS for President of the United States, WHO for White House Office, CEA for Council of Economic Advisers, and Default for emails not associated with an office. The Tape Restoration Project (TRP) is a database consisting of restored emails from the Automated Records Management System (ARMS) from July 1994 through June of 2000. The TRP is a database that contains email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential record email. The TRP database is comprised of the same six sub-series of email as in ARMS. TRP email are arranged by topic, there-under by bucket, and there-under chronologically by creation date. Access Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 22, as amended) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552, as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions. Copyright Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of the United States (17 U.S.C. Chapter 1) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Provenance Official records of William Jefferson Clinton’s presidency are housed at the Clinton Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA). Processed by Staff Archivist, 2016. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last Modified Date 2016-06-15 Container List The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2016-0333-F (segment 2). Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files Executive Office of the President July 31, 1998 [1] [OA/ID CF 994] July 31, 1998 [2] [OA/ID CF 994] July 31, 1998 [3] [OA/ID CF 994] August (1-2), 1998 [OA/ID CF 995] August (1-2), 1998 [OA/ID CF 995] Presidential Diarist McCathran, Ellen [Presidential Diary, Book 202] July 31, 1998 [OA/ID CF 1995] [Presidential Diary, Book 202] August 1, 1998 [OA/ID CF 1995] [Presidential Diary, Book 202] August 2, 1998 [OA/ID CF 1995] Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email] NSC [OA/ID 1200000] [East Hampton, Spielberg] [07/25/1998-08/01/1998] Clinton Presidential Records: Tape Restoration Project [Email] NSC [OA/ID 1200000] [East Hampton, Spielberg] [08/01/1998-08/02/1998] Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System NSC Email Exchange-Record (Sept 97-Jan 01) [OA/ID 620000] [East Hampton, Spielberg] [07/27/1998-08/03/1998] Exchange-Non-Record (Mar 97-Jan 01) [OA/ID 630000] [East Hampton, Spielberg] [07/27/1998-08/03/1998] NSC Records Management System [Spielberg] 9805431 [OA/ID 2052]