Expand All Collapse All Extent 53 folders, 304 pages Summary This collection consists of records from when James L. Farmer, Jr. received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on January 15, 1998. The files contain congressional correspondence and correspondence written by the general public recommending that President William J. Clinton award Dr. James L. Farmer, Jr. the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The files also contain lists of Presidential Medal of Freedom award ceremony invitees and the citations read for each recipient during the ceremony. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2008-0695-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. James L. Farmer, Jr. was born in Marshall, Texas on January 12, 1920 and died in Fredericksburg, Virginia on July 9, 1999. He was a leader of the American civil rights movement in the 1940’s, 50’s, and 60’s and the organizer of the 1961 Freedom Rides, which consisted of civil rights activists who rode on interstate buses into the segregated south of the United States to test the Supreme Court's ruling in Boynton v. Virginia (1960). Farmer was also a co-founder of the Committee of Racial Equality, later known as the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), which sought to end segregation in America through active nonviolence. James Farmer’s contributions during the civil rights movement and after were recognized on January 15, 1998, when President William J. Clinton awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States. FOIA request 2008-0695-F contains congressional correspondence and correspondence written by the general public recommending that President William J. Clinton award Dr. James L. Farmer, Jr. the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The FOIA also contains lists of Presidential Medal of Freedom award ceremony invitees and the citations read for each recipient during the ceremony. Record Type Textual System of Arrangement Records that were responsive to this FOIA request were found in three collection areas – Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Alpha File, Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files, and Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files. 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 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. Access 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. 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 USC 101), 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, 2010. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last Modified Date 2012-07-27 Container List The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2008-0695-F: Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Alpha File AF 221636 [Donna Sherie Marie Lee] [OA/ID 8643] 221636 [Mitzi H. Saffos] [OA/ID 8643] 221636 [Whitney E.H. Donaghy] [OA/ID 8643] 222823 [Marvin S. Bolinger] [OA/ID 9738] 228252 [Theresa L. Watson] [OA/ID 9749] 235136 [Merilie Robertson] [OA/ID 9762] 243322 [Gloria Darden Gettys] [OA/ID 10201] 244643 [Marietta J. Tanner] [OA/ID 10201] 248392 [Lacy L. Joyner] [OA/ID 10206] 254340 [Gregory V. Palmer] [OA/ID 10889] Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files Category Case Number MA026 Scanned: Case Numbers 212636 214579 216400 216403 216415 217270 217272 217273 217274 217275 217276 217297 Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files (continued) Category Case Number MA026 Scanned: Case Numbers 217299 217300 217303 217304 217305 217307 217308 217309 217310 217311 217312 217313 217314 217618 218682 218981 218984 222526 224139 224144 224154 224196 Box 2 224440 224831 229274 242713 247227 249696SS 249861 252594 Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files Public Liaison Presidential Medal of Freedom/James Farmer [OA/ID 11512]