(2024-0403-F Segment 2) Records related to Ruby Ridge Shootout

16 folders, approximately 751 pages

This collection consists of records related to the Ruby Ridge shootout that occurred in 1992 in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, after an attempt by U.S. Marshals to arrest Randall Weaver on a fugitive warrant. This collection consists of clippings, congressional document requests from White House Counsel, and correspondence from the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding the shootout.

The materials in FOIA 2024-0403-F (Segment 2) are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material, including the Elena Kagan case and 2023-0127-F (Segment 2).

This collection contains records related to the Ruby Ridge shootout that occurred in 1992 in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, after an attempt by U.S. Marshals to arrest Randall Weaver on a fugitive warrant. This collection contains clippings, congressional document requests from White House Counsel, and correspondence from the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding the Ruby Ridge shootout.

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Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas—Clinton Presidential Records: White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject Files; Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files; Clinton Presidential Records: ARMS Emails; and Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems. 

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. 

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.


The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) was a database that contained email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system held, and allowed access to, unclassified Presidential email. The ARMS database was comprised of seven sub-series of email records called "buckets." The buckets generally represented a specific White House office. The buckets were titled: NPR for National Performance Review, NSC for National Security Council, OPD for Office of Policy Development, POTUS for President of the United States, WHO for White House Office, CEA for Council of Economic Advisers, and Default for emails not associated with an office.


In 2022, the National Archives and Records Administration transferred the majority of Clinton ARMS and TRP records to a records management and access system called ERA. This changed the processing of ARMS and TRP records. For technical reasons, however, NSC emails remained in their own bucket. NSC ARMS emails are arranged by topic, there-under by bucket, and there-under chronologically by creation date.
FOIA 2024-0403-F (Segment 2) includes WHORM records from these subject codes:

FG017-02        Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
JL            Judicial – Legal Matters

Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 22, as amended) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 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, 2024. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2024-0403-F (Segment 2): 

Box 1 

Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File 
Category         Case Number 
FG017-02        112327
FG017-02        112336
JL            127940

Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files 
Counsel’s Office
    Castello, James
        Ruby Ridge [OA/ID 6730]
    Cerf, Chris
        Ruby Ridge [OA/ID 6734]
    General Files
        Counsel 1995 Ruby Ridge [OA/ID 13876]
    Mills, Cheryl
        Binder : [Waco and Ruby Ridge] [OA/ID 24599]    
Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email]
NSC [OA/ID 1200000]
[Ruby Ridge]
[05/14/1995 - 10/19/1995] 
[03/28/1996 - 06/09/1997]
[01/27/1998 - 02/02/2000]
Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System (continued)
NSC Cables
Jan 1995-Dec 1996 [OA/ID 510000]
[Ruby Ridge]
[08/01/1995 - 10/25/1995]

Jan 1997-Dec 1998 [OA/ID 520000]
[Ruby Ridge]
[08/07/1998]
 
NSC Email
    MSMail-Record (Sept 94 - Sept 97) [OA/ID 590000]
        [Ruby Ridge]    
[05/16/1995 - 10/15/1995]
            [03/27/1996 - 10/30/1996]

    MSMail-Non-Record (Sept 94 - Sept 97) [OA/ID 605000]
        [Ruby Ridge]
[04/11/1996 - 04/18/1996]
    
Exchange-Record (Sept 97-Jan 01) [OA/ID 620000]
[Ruby Ridge]
[09/13/1999]