(2020-0809-F) 4/7/95 speech to ASNE

12 folders, approximately 636 pages

This collection contains records related to President Clinton delivered remarks to the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE) in Dallas, Texas on April 7, 1995. This collection contains correspondence regarding and invitations to speak at the ANSE event in Dallas, scheduling memoranda, ANSE speech drafts, talking points and outreach planning memoranda. This collection also includes email correspondence that contains communication strategy for four speeches delivered throughout the Spring of 1995, transcripts of the speech, and background for the speech delivered to the ANSE.

The materials in FOIA 2020-0809-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. On April 7, 1995, President Clinton delivered remarks to the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE) in Dallas, Texas. This speech was the first speech in a four-speech communication strategy that outlined President Clinton’s vision for the American Dream for the 21st Century. The highlights from the speech to the ASNE focused on tax cuts for middle class Americans, welfare reform and cuts in government spending. Materials responsive to this FOIA request include correspondence regarding and invitations to speak at the ANSE event in Dallas, scheduling memoranda, ANSE speech drafts, talking points and outreach planning memoranda. This collection also includes email correspondence that contains communication strategy for four speeches delivered throughout the Spring of 1995, transcripts of the speech, and background for the speech delivered to the ANSE.

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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, and Clinton Presidential Records: ARMS Emails. The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) contains a variety of series created to organize and track documents and correspondence. The WHORM Alpha file was compiled by the White House Office of Records Management from 1993 – 1996 and is a series of documents arranged by name of persons, organizations, or events. 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. 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. FOIA 2020-0809-F includes WHORM records from these subject codes: IV095 Invitations, 1995 SP834 American Society of Newspaper Editors, Dallas, TX, 4/7/95 SP834 AmeriCorps Volunteers, Dallas, TX, 4/7/95.

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, 2021. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2020-0809-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File
Category Case Number
IV095 089116
IV095 100632
SP834 104757SS
SP834 106123SS
SP834 108912
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
Domestic Policy Council
Waldman, Michael
ASNE [American Society of Newspaper Editors] Speech (4/7/95) [April 7, 1995] [OA/ID 6628]
Legislative Affairs
Millsap, Eliza
Amer. [American] Society of Newspaper Editors – Dallas, TX – 04/07/1995 [OA/ID 6527]
Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email]
OPD [OA/ID 250000]
[American Society of Newspaper Editors Speech]
[03/31/1995 - 04/07/1995]
WHO [OA/ID 500000]
[American Society of Newspaper Editors Speech]
[03/15/1994 - 04/06/1995]
[04/06/1995 - 04/07/1995]
[04/07/1995]
Default [OA/ID 1100000]
[American Society of Newspaper Editors Speech]
[04/05/1995]