(2006-0226-F) Gore for President Campaign

50 folders; 2,163 pages

This collection consists of materials related to White House communication between January 01, 2000 and January 20, 2001 regarding Vice President Gore's campaign for President. It consists of correspondence, memoranda, speech drafts, and schedules related to various aspects of the campaign."

FOIA request 2006-0226-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]; NSC Cables, and NSC Emails. The topic of this request was limited to include only records related to internal White House communication and preparation for Vice President Gore’s campaign for the Presidency. The search for responsive records was limited at the request of the researcher to include only records between the dates January 01, 2000 and January 20, 2001. This collection consists of files from various staff offices including Cabinet Affairs, Chief of Staff, Council of Economic Advisors, Domestic Policy, First Lady’s Office, Scheduling, and Speech Writing. The collection includes memorandum, correspondence, background materials, speech drafts, schedules, and briefing materials related to preparations for Vice President Gore’s campaign for President. Vice President Al Gore announced his candidacy for president on June 16, 1999, in Carthage, Tennessee. Gore faced democratic challenger, New Jersey senator Bill Bradley. After a successful round of debates Gore won primary contests and claimed the Democratic Nomination for president in 2000. On August 13, 2000, Gore announced that he had selected Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut as his vice presidential running mate. Vice President Gore faced Republican George W. Bush in the 2000 election. Gore narrowly lost the electoral vote (271 – 266), but he won over 500,000 more popular votes. The 2000 election is most remembered for the ballot recount in the state of Florida. On election night, news networks first called Florida for Gore, later retracted the projection, and then called Florida for Bush, before finally stating that the election was too close to project. Vice President Gore contested the election results in Florida and requested a recount. After the Florida Supreme Court and U.S. Federal Supreme Court’s involvement in the recount, and much controversy, on December 13, 2000, Gore conceded the election.

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Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 USC 2201) and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 USC 552, as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions.

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).

Staff Archivist, 2009. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2006-0226-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files
Category Case Number
SP400 Scanned: Case Number 435591 [OA/ID 23767]
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
Advance Office
Gore 2000 Contacts Info [OA/ID 24157]
Cabinet Affairs
Marshall Jr., Thurgood
Democratic National Committee-2000 Election [OA/ID 19089]
Warren, Setti
Gore 2000 [OA/ID 23938]
Chief of Staff
Echaveste, Maria
Gore [1] [OA/ID 16802]
Gore [2] [OA/ID 16802]
Gore [3] [OA/ID 16802]
Podesta, John
Al Gore [OA/ID 20888]
Council of Economic Advisors
Erickson, Kevin
Bush-Gore Economic Plans-(OECD Meeting, Summer 2000) [1] [OA/ID 24024]
Bush-Gore Economic Plans-(OECD Meeting, Summer 2000) [2] [OA/ID 24024]
Bush-Gore Economic Plans-(OECD Meeting, Summer 2000) [3] [OA/ID 24024]
Bush-Gore Economic Plans-(OECD Meeting, Summer 2000) [4] [OA/ID 24024]
Domestic Policy Council
Little, Bethany
Gore 2000 [OA/ID 18526]
Gore Talking Points and Paper [OA/ID 18526]
Box 2
Gore Conference [OA/ID 18526]
Gore Agenda for 21st Century Schools [OA/ID 18526]
ESEA Proposal Gore v. Bush [OA/ID18526]
First Lady’s Office
First Lady’s Press Office
Muscatine, Lissa
Women for Gore [OA/ID 20087]
Gore 2000 06/12/99 [OA/ID 21393]
Convention 2000 [1] [OA/ID 21396]
Convention 2000 [2] [OA/ID 21396]
Management and Administration
Gore 2000 [OA/ID 23571]
Millennium Council
Richardson, Malcolm
Independent Sector Election 2000 Recommendations and OMB Watch Survey [OA/ID 23102]
Political Affairs
Moore, Minyon
Presidential Election 2000 [OA/ID 18194]
Scheduling Office
Street, Stephanie
Election Day, Chappaqua, New York 11/7/00 [OA/ID 20693]
[Staff Unknown]
G2K Manifest Memo [Gore 2000] [OA/ID 24832]
Speech Writing
Pollack, John
Election Comments of BC, Notes, Etc. (12/14/000) [OA/ID 19908]
Post Convention Hand-Off to Al Gore in Monroe, Michigan [Notes 8/00] [OA/ID 19908]
Gottheimer, Josh
Democratic Convention 2000 [1] [OA/ID 18993]
Democratic Convention 2000 [2] [OA/ID 18993]
Box 3
Democratic Convention 2000 [3] [OA/ID 18993]
Democratic Convention 2000 [4] [OA/ID 18993]
Democratic Convention 2000 [5] [OA/ID 18993]
Democratic Convention 2000 [6] [OA/ID 18993]
Election Day Ideas (Election Day Holiday) [OA/ID 18994]
Shesol, Jeff
Election Results-Gore Concession (12/14/00) [OA/ID 21462]
2000 Election (11/8/00) [OA/ID 21462]
Silver, Mara
2000 Democratic Party Platform [OA/ID 20992]
Convention 2000 [OA/ID 20992]
Convention 2000 [OA/ID 20993]
Box 4
Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System (Email)
WHO [OA/ID 500,000]
[Gore, Election]
[03/02/1999 – 09/30/1999]
[02/17/2000 – 12/19/2000]
Clinton Presidential Records: Tape Restoration Project (Email)
WHO [OA/ID 500,000]
[Gore, Election]
[01/12/1999]
OPD [OA/ID 250,000]
[Gore, Election]
[08/22/1999]
Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System (Email)
NSC [OA/ID 1,200,000]
[Gore, Election]
[06/08/2000 – 06/09/2000]
Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems
NSC Cables
[Gore and Campaign]
 Jan 1999-Dec 2000 [OA/ID 530000]
 [03/01/2000 – 11/27/2000]
NSC Emails
[Gore and Campaign]
Exchange-Record (Sept 97 – Jan 01) [OA/ID 620000]
 [01/26/2000 – 05/31/2000]
[07/05/2000 – 12/20/2000]
Exchange-Non-Record (Mar 97 Jan 01) [OA/ID 630000]
[02/15/2000 – 09/25/2000]
[09/25/2000 – 11/02/2000]