(2006-0540-F) President Clinton's Knee Injury (1997) - Quadriceps Tendon Tear

4 folders, 209 pages

This collection contains material pertaining to President Clinton injuring his knee while staying at professional golfer Greg Norman’s home in Florida. President Clinton’s injury required surgery.

The materials in FOIA 2006-0540-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 2006-0540-F contains material pertaining to President Clinton’s knee injury while staying at Greg Norman’s home. In March of 1997, President Bill Clinton stayed at golfer Greg Norman's 80-acre Florida home to accompany Norman in a two-day golf tournament. As President Clinton was retiring to his room for the evening he caught his heel on an "irregular-shaped" step, causing his right knee to "pop" and buckle under. The injury required surgery. Responsive Records were found in the Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Emails and the Tape Restoration Project (TRP) database. Emails contain reports and updates concerning President Clinton’s injury and subsequent surgery.

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Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in two collection areas—Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email] and Tape Restoration Project [Email]. 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 dataset is comprised of 6 sub-series of email records called “Buckets.” The buckets include NPR, OPD, POTUS, WHO, CEA, and Default. ARMS emails are arranged chronologically by creation date. The Tape Restoration Project (TRP) is a database consisting of restored emails from the Automated Records Management System 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 dataset is comprised of 6 sub-series of email records called “Buckets.” The buckets include NPR, OPD, POTUS, WHO, CEA, and Default. ARMS emails are arranged chronologically by creation date.

Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 USC 2201) and the 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 2006-0540-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: ARMS Emails
WHO [OA/ID 500,000]
[Knee, Norman]
[03/14/1997 – 03/27/1997]
[03/27/1997 – 10/24/1997]
[01/02/1998 – 10/19/1998]
Clinton Presidential Records: Tape Restoration Project Emails
Default [OA/ID 1,100,000]
[Knee, Norman]
[03/17/1997 – 03/20/1997]