(2006-1009-F) Stephen Friedman - PFIAB

13 folders, approximately 275 pages

This collection consists of memoranda, press releases, forms, correspondence, articles, cables, and email concerning Stephen Friedman. Friedman was appointed to the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (PFIAB) in 1999. A considerable amount of this collection is from personnel files of Friedman, nearly all of which are closed for personal privacy.

The materials in FOIA 2006-1009-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 2006-1009-F consists of memoranda, press releases, forms, correspondence, articles, cables, and emails concerning Stephen Friedman. A Republican, Friedman was appointed to the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (PFIAB) by President Clinton in 1999. He became Chairman of PFIAB in 2005 during the Administration of George W. Bush. A sizable portion of this FOIA is composed of the personnel files of Stephen Friedman. Nearly all of these records were closed for reasons of personal privacy. In short, Friedman’s service as a member of PFIAB receives very little attention in the documents deemed to be responsive.

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Records that were responsive to this FOIA request were found in four collection areas—Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files, Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files, Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Emails, and Clinton Presidential Records: NSC, Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems. As policy, Staff and Office files are processed at the folder level, that is, individual documents are not selected and removed from a folder for processing. While this method maintains folder integrity, it frequently results in the incidental processing of documents that are not wholly responsive to the subject area. WHORM Subject and WHORM Alpha files are processed at the document level. The WHORM Subject File was compiled by the White House Office of Records Management and is a series of categories designated by a letter/number combination. A complete listing of the categories with detailed descriptions is provided in our research room. 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 Records 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.

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).

United States. President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board

Friedman, Stephen J., 1938-

Staff Archivist, 2008. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2006-1009-F:
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files
Category Case Number
PE002 Scanned: Case Number 213697
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
Counsel’s Office
 Fuld, Richard
 Friedman, Stephen [1] [OA/ID CF 1498]
 Friedman, Stephen [2] [OA/ID CF 1498]
 Schaffner, Jane
 Friedman, Stephen [OA/ID CF 1607]
Presidential Personnel
 PE002
 [Friedman, Stephen] 237479 [OA/ID 10288]
 [Friedman, Stephen] 237603 [OA/ID 10288]
Security Office
 Friedman, Stephen [OA/ID CF 1884]
Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Emails
NSC 1994/08 – 1999/12
 [Stephen Friedman]
 [11/06/1998 – 08/30/1999] [OA/ID 1200000]
NSC 2000/01 – 2001/01
 [Stephen Friedman]
 [02/11/2000 – 03/10/2000] [OA/ID 1250000]
WHO
 [Stephen Friedman]
 [09/14/1998 – 12/11/2000] [OA/ID 500000]
Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email And Records Management Systems
NSC Cables
 Jan 1999 – Dec 2000
 [Stephen Friedman]
 [04/06/1999 – 11/01/2000] [OA/ID 530000]
NSC Emails
 Exchange-Record (Sept 97 – Jan 01)
 [Stephen Friedman]
 [01/19/1998 – 01/05/2001] [OA/ID 620000]
 Exchange-Non-Record (Mar 97 – Jan 01)
 [Stephen Freidman]
 [01/22/1998 – 02/23/2000] [OA/ID 630000]