Expand All Collapse All Extent 128 folders, 7851 pages Summary This collection consists of speeches, drafts, correspondence, and background research from the files of Heather Hurlburt. Hurlburt worked as Special Assistant and Speechwriter to President Clinton; her speechwriting files date from 1999-2001.She wrote primarily on domestic issues and prepared remarks for policy speeches, radio addresses, commencements, video remarks, award ceremonies, and tributes. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2008-0700-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. FOIA request 2008-0700-F consists of speeches, drafts, correspondence, and background research from the files of Heather Hurlburt. Hurlburt worked as Special Assistant and Speechwriter to President Clinton; her speechwriting files date from 1999-2001. As a speechwriter, Hurlburt prepared remarks on primarily domestic issues ranging from health care to the Special Olympics to the Mississippi Delta Region to the Kennedy Center Awards. She wrote remarks for policy speeches, radio addresses, commencements, taped video remarks, and award ceremonies or tributes. She also prepared a few speeches for the First Lady, and one undelivered speech for Sandy Berger on the topic of military reform. Hurlburt’s files have been processed in their entirety Record Type Textual System of Arrangement Records that were responsive to this FOIA request were found in one collection area - Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files. Staff and Office Files were maintained at the folder level by staff members within their individual offices and document all levels of administration activity. 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. 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). Subject Headings Speechwriting Speechwriters Speeches, addresses, etc., American Processed by Staff Archivist, 2012. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last Modified Date 2012-01-31 Container List The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2008-0700-F: Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files Speechwriting Hurlburt, Heather AFT/NEA [Luncheon] Speech 8/14/00 [OA/ID 19911] Air Traffic [control]: Summer Storms & Delays [3/10/00] [OA/ID 19909] Armed Forces Day [Remarks 5/5/00] [OA/ID 19910] Arts & Humanities Awards 12/00 [OA/ID 19912] Arts & Humanities Awards 12/00 [Barbara Kingsolver] [OA/ID 19912] Arts & Humanities Awards 12/00 [Edmund Morgan] [OA/ID 19912] Binder: Association of Trial Lawyers of America [1] [OA/ID 19911] Binder: Association of Trial Lawyers of America [2] [OA/ID 19911] Binder: Baldridge Awards February 25, 2000 [1] [OA/ID 19909] Binder: Baldridge Awards February 25, 2000 [2] [OA/ID 19909] Binder: Briefing Materials for MOS/MOT Event Access to Information on the Human Genome March 14, 2000 [OA/ID 19909] Binder: Carousel of Hope Event 10/24/00 [OA/ID 19912] Binder: Delta Conference May 10, 2000 [1] [OA/ID 19910] Box 2 Speechwriting Hurlburt, Heather Binder: Delta Conference May 10, 2000 [2] [OA/ID 19910] Binder: District of Columbia College Access Act [OA/ID 19910] Binder: Holocaust Restitution [OA/ID 19911] Binder: Kennedy Center Honors December 2000 [OA/ID 19912] Binder: Kennedy Center Honors 12/2/00 [1] [OA/ID 19912] Binder: Kennedy Center Honors 12/2/00 [2] [OA/ID 19912] Binder: Kennedy Center Honors 12/2/00 [3] [OA/ID 19912] Binder: Kennedy Center Honors 12/2/00 [4] [OA/ID 19912] Binder: Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission [1] [OA/ID 19910] Binder: Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission [2] [OA/ID 19910] Binder: Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission [3] [OA/ID 19910] Box 3 Speechwriting Hurlburt, Heather Binder: Materials for Eastern Michigan Speech [OA/ID 19910] Binder: Million Mom March [OA/ID 19910] Binder: Mississippi Delta Regional Initiative June 22, 1999 [OA/ID 19910] Binder: National Medal of Science & National Medal of Technology Award Ceremony March 14, 2000 [OA/ID 19909] Binder: Nigeria [1] [OA/ID 19911] Binder: Nigeria [2] [OA/ID 19911] Box 4 Speechwriting Hurlburt, Heather Binder: Nigeria [3] [OA/ID 19911] Binder: Nigeria [4] [OA/ID 19911] Binder: Nigeria [5] [OA/ID 19911] Binder: Nigeria [6] [OA/ID 19911] Binder: UN Optional Protocol on Children in Armed Conflict & Forced Labor [1] [OA/ID 19911] Binder: UN Optional Protocol on Children in Armed Conflict & Forced Labor [2] [OA/ID 19911] Bruce Vento [Tribute to Congressman] [OA/ID 19910] Budget [11/2/00] [OA/ID 19912] Carousel of Hope 10/28 [OA/ID 19912] Casey Shearer Eulogy [5/25/00] [OA/ID 19910] China PNTR – Senate Vote [Statement on Senate Approval of China PNTR 9/19/00] [OA/ID 19911] China PNTR 10/10 [Remarks at Signing 10/10/2000] [OA/ID 19912] Box 5 Speechwriting Hurlburt, Heather Clinical Trials 6/7/00 Statements [OA/ID 19910] DC College Access Prescription Drugs 6/20/00 [Remarks] [OA/ID 19910] Debt Pool Spray 10/2/00 [OA/ID 19912] December 1999-WH: [Foster Care Independence Act 12/14/99] [OA/ID 19909] December 1999-WH: Presidential Library 12/99 [12/10/99] [OA/ID 19909] December 1999-WH: Videos Varmus & Galinson [OA/ID 19909] December 1999-WH: Welfare [to Work – Radio Address 12/3/99] [OA/ID 19909] December 1999-WH: Xmas ’99 Events [Radio Address] [OA/ID 19909] Delta Vision, Delta Voices [Remarks 5/10/00] [OA/ID 19910] Earth Day Radio Address 4/21/00 [OA/ID 19910] Earth Day 2000 [Giant Sequoia National Monument 4/15/00] [OA/ID 19910] Eastern Michigan University Commencement 4/30/00] [OA/ID 19910] Box 6 Speechwriting Hurlburt, Heather Education Budget 10/5/00 [Remarks] [OA/ID 19912] Family Planning/Reproductive Health Stuff [Remarks to Women’s Health Event 4/7/00] [OA/ID 19910] February 2000-WH: African American History [Radio Address] [OA/ID 19909] February 2000-WH: Baldridge Awards 2-25 [2000] [OA/ID 19909] February 2000-WH: Breast/Cervical Cancer Treatment 2/00 [Radio Address 2/4/00] [OA/ID 19909] February 2000-WH: James S. Brady Personal Info [Pressroom Dedication 2/00] [OA/ID 19909] Fiscal Responsibility 3/30/00 [Seniors] [OA/ID 19909] FLOTUS Video UNHCR 12/11/00 [OA/ID 19912] Food Bank 11/22/00 [Capital Area – Remarks] [OA/ID 19912] [Forward to President’s Public Papers 7/1/99, 12/31/99, 1/11/99, 6/20/99] [OA/ID 19910] Holocaust Restitution 9/11 [9/11/00 Remarks] [OA/ID 19911] [Human Rights Day 12/6/00 – Remarks] [OA/ID 19910] [Human Rights Day 12/6/00 – Remarks] Elaine Jones [OA/ID 19912] [Human Rights Day 12/6/00 – Remarks] Fred Cuny] [OA/ID 19912] [Human Rights Day 12/6/00 – Remarks] Norman Dorsen [OA/ID 19912] [Human Rights Day 12/6/00 – Remarks] [The Most Revered Theodore Edgar] McCarrick [OA/ID 19912] [Human Rights Day 12/6/00 – Remarks] “Tillie” Black Bear [OA/ID 19912] Hurlburt Archives [Disk] [OA/ID 24510] Box 7 Speechwriting Hurlburt, Heather Independent Insurance Agents of America [5/2/00] [OA/ID 19910] Information Age Economy 3/3/00 [Aspen Institute Conference] [OA/ID 19909] Invitation to the White House 11/28/00 [Remarks] [OA/ID 19912] IRA/Americans Savings [Radio Address on Budget Priorities 10/20/00] [OA/ID 19912] January 2000-WH: Davos [World Economic Forum 1/29/00] [1] [OA/ID 19909] January 2000-WH: Davos [World Economic Forum 1/29/00] [2] [OA/ID 19909] January 2000-WH: Debt Reduction 1/00 [OA/ID 19909] Januray 2000-WH: FAA ASAP [Aviation Safety Action Programs 1/14/00] [OA/ID 19909] January 2000-WH: [Health Care Coverage 1/19/00] [1] [OA/ID 19909] January 2000-WH: [Health Care Coverage 1/19/00] [2] [OA/ID 19909] Box 8 Speechwriting Hurlburt, Heather Judicial Nominations – Statements/Remarks [OA/ID 19910] Judicial Nominations – Statements/Remarks 4th Circuit – African-American Judges [OA/ID 19910] Kennedy Center Honors [OA/ID 19912] MBA 9/21/00 [Michigan Bar Assocation Remarks] [OA/ID 19911] Medals of Science/Technology [Genetics 3/14/00] [OA/ID 19909] [Merchant Marine Academy Commencement Address – First Lady – 6/19/00] [OA/ID 19910] Military [Retiree] Prescription [Drugs] [5/16/00 Statement] [OA/ID 19910] Monroe, Michigan 8/15/00 [Remarks] [OA/ID 19911] Nigeria – Bios [Speech to Nigerian Parliament 8/26/00] [OA/ID 19911] Nigeria – Policy Memos [OA/ID 19911] November Videos: Rabbi Genack Video 11/00 [OA/ID 19912] November Videos [Statements] [OA/ID 19912] Points for [Q & A with] Evangelicals [8/10/00 – Talking Points] [OA/ID 19911] Pool Spray on Budget 9/28/00 [OA/ID 19911] POTUS Remarks re: American Ireland Fund [3/16/00] [OA/ID 19909] Box 9 Speechwriting Hurlburt, Heather Prayer Breakfast Remarks [Debt Relief 9/14/00] [OA/ID 19911] Prescription Drug Radio Address 6/24/00 [OA/ID 19910] President’s Cup Dinner [10/17/00] [OA/ID 19912] [President’s Remarks 4/4/00 & 4/3/00] [OA/ID 19910] [Radio Address on Fiscal Discipline 7/22/00] [OA/ID 19911] Radio Address Youth Violence 4/14/00 [OA/ID 19910] Special Olympics Dinner [Remarks 12/14/00] [1] [OA/ID 19912] Special Olympics Dinner [Remarks 12/14/00] [2] [OA/ID 19912] Tobacco [Radio Address 3/24/00] [OA/ID 19909] UN Protocols 7/5/00 [UN Child Protection Protocols – Remarks] [OA/ID 19911] Videos June/July 2000 [Statements] [OA/ID 19911] Welfare to Work Transportation [Support Remarks 10/13/00] [OA/ID 19912] White House Website Webcast 7/7/00 [OA/ID 19911] World War II Memorial [11/11/2000 – Speech] [OA/ID 19912] Box 10 Speechwriting Hurlburt, Heather 9/7/00 CBC Africa Event [Congressional Black Caucus/UN Africa Event – Remarks] [OA/ID 19911] Hurlburt, Heather; Pollack, John Berger National Security [Military Reform] 9/27/00 [1] [OA/ID 24510] Berger National Security [Military Reform] 9/27/00 [2] [OA/ID 24510] Binder: Martin Luther King, Jr. DC Celebration 1/15/01 [1] [OA/ID 24510] Binder: Martin Luther King, Jr. DC Celebration 1/15/01 [2] [OA/ID 24510] Breast Cancer 1/01 [OA/ID 24510] Breast Cancer 1/01: Women’s Health [OA/ID 24510] Chicago 1/19/01 [Remarks on Education James Ward Elementary School & Chicago Rally] [OA/ID 24510] Citizens Medals 1/18/01 [Remarks] [OA/ID 24510] Citizens Medals 1/18/01 [Remarks] [Candidate] [OA/ID 24510] Box 11 Citizens Medals 1/18/01 [Remarks] [Constance Baker Motley] [OA/ID 24510] Citizens Medals 1/18/01 [Remarks] [Daniel Ho] [OA/ID 24510] Citizens Medals 1/18/01 [Remarks] [Rabbi Arthur Schneier] [OA/ID 24510] East Lansing 1/9/01 [Remarks to Rally at Michigan State] [OA/ID 24510] E-Commerce [speech/event cancelled] [OA/ID 24510] Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 1/15/01 [Speech] [OA/ID 24510] Points for Arkansas Arrival 1/17/00 [Talking Points] [OA/ID 24510] Reverend Clay Evans [Video Script for Televised Tribute 1/3/01] [OA/ID 24510]