(2006-0500-F) Tom Brokaw - Broadcast journalist

One audio cassette recording

This is an audio recording of an interview of President Clinton by Tom Brokaw of MSNBC; the interview took place in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on July 15, 1996. The interview was a live interview for MSNBC’s show “Internight”. The President and Tom Brokaw discussed 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 and Cuba, Bob Dole, Richard Lamm, and the Democratic Convention.

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 audio recording of the interview runs approximately fifty-two minutes.

Audio

Records that were responsive to this FOIA request were found in one collection area and one series— Clinton Presidential Records: Audio Recordings of the White House Communications Agency and the series therein—Audio Recordings Relating to William J. Clinton. Processing is done at the Folder/audiotape level. While this method maintains folder/audiotape integrity, it frequently results in the incidental processing of audiotapes that are not wholly responsive to the subject area.

Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 USC 552 as amended) and the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 USC 22) 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).

Brokaw, Tom

Staff Archivist, 2006

The following is a list of an audio recording processed in response to FOIA 2006-0500-F:
Clinton Presidential Records: Audio Recordings of the White House Communications Agency
Series: Audio Recordings Relating to William J. Clinton (Clinton Administration)
Audio cassette recording:
PP 15July 1996 Remarks of the President during MSNBC Interview