Expand All Collapse All Extent 61 folders, approximately 1,480 pages Summary This collection consists of records relating to Richard Blumenthal. Richard Blumenthal served as the 23rd Connecticut Attorney General from January 1991 until January 2011; during this time, President Clinton approved the nomination of Blumenthal to a vacant seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Court. This collection consists of clippings, emails, forms, letters, memoranda, reports, and materials from White House databases. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2010-0916-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. This collection consists of records related to Richard Blumenthal. This collection consists of clippings, emails, forms, letters, memoranda, reports, and materials from White House databases. Specifically, email may be best described as correspondence to and from White House staff concerning Richard Blumenthal’s attendance at White House events. Richard Blumenthal served as the 23rd Connecticut Attorney General from January 1991 until January 2011. During this time, President Clinton approved the nomination of Blumenthal to a vacant seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Court. On January 5, 2011, Blumenthal was sworn in to serve his first term as a United States Senator from the State of Connecticut. Material within the collection also reflects Blumenthal’s duties as Attorney General of the State of Connecticut, such as telecommunications reform and his support of community organizations. In addition, the collection also contains contains letters of recommendation and associated background material. The majority of the records produced for this FOIA were from personnel files, including background and financial questionnaires, which resulted in many closures related to personal privacy. Record Type Textual System of Arrangement Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas – Clinton Presidential Records: White Office of Records Management (WHORM) Alpha Project, Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files, Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files, Clinton Presidential Records: ARMS Emails, Clinton Presidential Records: TRP Emails, Clinton Presidential Records: Electronic Waves Files, Clinton Presidential Records: WHODB, and Clinton Presidential Records: CPA. The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) contains a variety of series created to organize and track documents and correspondence. 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. In addition, there are WHORM, WHORM Counsel, WHORM (CL), WHORM (OP), WHORM (Too Late); WHORM (Various Offices); and WHORM (Alpha Project) series. Staff and Office files were maintained at the folder level by staff members within their individual offices and document all levels of administration activity. WHORM files are processed at the document level; whereas, 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. 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. The Electronic WAVES Search System is a log of visitors/appointments to the White House and is arranged by name of visitor there under by date. The White House Database (WHODB) contained a list of individuals who were important to the Presidency, and the ability to track direct and indirect contact with those individuals. WHODB provided a tool for record keeping of past events, individuals that were invited or attended events, and acted as a tool for planning events and managing event details. WHODB files are arranged by event or individual and there under numerically by the event id number. The Clinton Presidential Appointments (CPA) database consists of presidential appointments entries logged into the White House Presidential Appointments system during the Clinton administration. The Database is comprised of 2 sub-series of data, the “Sand C” and “WHY.” CPA files are arranged by the sub-series and there under by the name of the appointee. FOIA 2010-0916-F includes WHORM records from these subject codes: FG Federal Government - Organizations IV Invitations PE Personnel Management (Civil Service0 PR Public Relations UT Utilities. 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). Person Names Blumenthal, Richard, 1946- Processed by Staff Archivist, 2012. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last Modified Date 2012-05-31 Container List The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2010-0916-F: Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Alpha Project 153177 [Richard Blumenthal] Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File Category Case Number FG017 198947 FG167 038711 FG999 244553 IV096 162986 IV096 167752 PE002 100028 [Richard Blumenthal] [Folder 15] PE002 100028 [Richard Blumenthal] [Folder 17] PE002 162390 [Richard Blumenthal] [Folder 4] PR005-01 263651 [Richard Blumenthal] UT001 126235 Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files Chief of Staff Bowles, Erskine AF 204200 [Richard Blumenthal] [OA/ID 8072] Counsel’s Office [Court of Appeal Vacancies – Profiles of Individual Candidates – Second Circuit – Connecticut – Richard Blumenthal] [OA/ID 5362] Angel, Eric Richard Blumenthal 2nd Circuit (CT) [1] [OA/ID 18284] Richard Blumenthal 2nd Circuit (CT) [2] [OA/ID 18284] Richard Blumenthal 2nd Circuit (CT) [3] [OA/ID 18284] Blumenthal 2nd Circuit (CT) [OA/ID 13502] [Blumenthal] – Blumenthal – ABA [American Bar Association] draft [empty] [OA/ID 13333] [Blumenthal] – Blumenthal – Articles & Finances [1] [OA/ID 13333] Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files (continued) [Blumenthal] – Blumenthal – Articles & Finances [2] [OA/ID 13333] [Blumenthal] – Blumenthal / Bylaws [OA/ID 13333] [Blumenthal] – Blumenthal – Clippings [OA/ID 13333] [Blumenthal] – Blumenthal – Department of Justice Draft Decision Memo [OA/ID 13333] [Blumenthal] – Blumenthal – Federal Bureau of Investigation [OA/ID 13333] [Blumenthal] – Blumenthal – Interview [OA/ID 13333] [Blumenthal] – Blumenthal Personal Data Questionnaire [OA/ID 13333] Counsel’s Office Band, Doug [Blumenthal] - [Blumenthal – Personal Data Questionnaire] [loose] [1] [OA/ID 13333] [Blumenthal] - [Blumenthal – Personal Data Questionnaire] [loose] [2] [OA/ID 13333] Box 2 Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files Counsel’s Office Band, Doug [Blumenthal] – [Blumenthal – Personal Data Questionnaire] [loose] [3] [OA/ID 13333] [Blumenthal] – Blumenthal, Richard – Judge 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, Connecticut [OA/ID 13333] [Blumenthal] – Blumenthal – Senate [OA/ID 13333] [Blumenthal] – Blumenthal Senate Draft [OA/ID 13333] [Blumenthal] – Blumenthal Writings – Blumenthal – ABA [American Bar Association] [OA/ID 13333] [Blumenthal] – Blumenthal Writings – Blumenthal – Additional Writings [OA/ID 13333] [Blumenthal] – Blumenthal Writings – Blumenthal – More Writings [OA/ID 13333] [Blumenthal] – Blumenthal Writings – Blumenthal – Presidential Decision Memo - Drafts [OA/ID 13333] [Blumenthal] – Blumenthal Writings – [search results] [loose] [1] [OA/ID 13333] [Blumenthal] – Blumenthal Writings – [search results] [loose] [2] [OA/ID 13333] [Blumenthal] – Court Papers [1] [OA/ID 13333] [Blumenthal] – Court Papers [2] [OA/ID 13333] [Blumenthal] – Court Papers [3] [OA/ID 13333] [Blumenthal] – Draft Bios [OA/ID 13333] [Blumenthal] – News [OA/ID 13333] [Blumenthal] – [Richard Blumenthal] [loose] [OA/ID 13333] [Blumenthal] – Talking Points / Judges [OA/ID 13333] Decision Memos for Susan P. Graber, Robert Stack, Richard Blumenthal [OA/ID 13500] Dick Blumenthal [OA/ID 13501] Richard Blumenthal [OA/ID 12944] Wilson, Sarah Judicial Decision Memo: 5/12/00 Richard Blumenthal (2nd Circuit, CT) [OA/ID 22016] Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files (continued) Presidential Personnel Blumenthal, Richard [OA/ID 19101] PE002 237392 [Richard Blumenthal] [Folder 2] [OA/ID 10352] Przeworksi, Bethany Richard Blumenthal [OA/ID 11647] White House Office of Records Management Street, Stephanie AF 184058 [Richard Blumenthal] [OA/ID 7645] Box 3 Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email] OPD [OA/ID 250000] [Richard Blumenthal] [08/14/1995 – 04/28/2000] WHO [OA/ID 500000] [Richard Blumenthal] [02/23/1994 – 06/27/2000] NSC [OA/ID 1200000] [Richard Blumenthal; Dick Blumenthal] [10/06/1996 – 06/29/2000] Clinton Presidential Records: Tape Restoration Project [Email] WHO [OA/ID 500000] [Richard Blumenthal] [07/11/1999 – 07/21/1999] Clinton Presidential Records: Electronic Waves Search System [Blumenthal, Richard] [03/30/1993 – 06/20/2000] [OA/ID 180000] Clinton Presidential Records: WHODB [Blumenthal, Richard] 314211 7106560 Clinton Presidential Records: CPA WHY Search Richard Blumenthal