(2021-0328-F Segment 1) Al From/DLC

59 folders, approximately 1,192 pages

This collection consists of records sent to the White House from the Democratic Leadership Council’s Al From (or Alvin From) during the Clinton Administration. The collection also includes records relating to all meetings and call lists between President Clinton and Al From during the Clinton Administration. This collection consists of records dating from 1993 to 2000 that include articles, briefing papers, clippings, correspondence, invitations, letters of recommendation and resumes, notes, publications, reports, scheduling materials, and speeches. Events include conferences, dinners, galas, speeches, and town halls associated with the Democratic Leadership Council or DLC. Topics include economic growth, gifts, healthcare reform, higher education, the Hyde Park Declaration, New Democrats, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Third Way, and the first Presidential webcast.

The materials in FOIA 2021-0328-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. This collection contains records sent to the White House from the Democratic Leadership Council’s Al From (or Alvin From) during the Clinton Administration. The collection also includes records relating to all meetings and call lists between President Clinton and Al From during the Clinton Administration. These records date from 1993 to 2000 and include articles, briefing papers, clippings, correspondence, invitations, letters of recommendation and resumes, notes, publications, reports, scheduling materials, and speeches. Events include conferences, dinners, galas, speeches, and town halls associated with the Democratic Leadership Council or DLC. Topics include economic growth, gifts, healthcare reform, higher education, the Hyde Park Declaration, New Democrats, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Third Way, and the first Presidential webcast.

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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) Alpha Files, Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Alpha Project, Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files, Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM (OP), and Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files. 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. FOIA 2021-0328-F includes WHORM records from these subject codes: ED Education FG001-07 Appointments Granted, Presidential FG006-03 Chief of Staff FG052 Courts of Appeal, U.S. FG126 Export-Import Bank of the United States FI004 Budget - Appropriations FO002 Diplomatic Affairs – Consular Relations GI001 Gifts from the President GI002 Gifts to the President IV Invitations LA002 Conditions – Employment - Unemployment LE Legislation PL005-02 Democratic Party PP Presidential Personal PP005-01 First Lady PP010 Messages Received by the President PR013-12 Sponsorship, Request for Presidential PU001-07 Clippings to the President SP Speeches TR Trips WE Welfare.

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, 2022. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2021-0328-F (seg 1):
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Alpha Files
From, Al
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Alpha Project
Case Number/Name/Folder Title
400876 [Folder 5] [From, Al]
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File
Category Case Number
ED 226833SS
FG001-07 266110SS
FG001-07 289328SS
FG001-07 293129SS
FG001-07 417066
FG001-07 417074
FG001-07 417103
FG001-07 417114
FG001-07 417236
FG001-07 425551
FG006-03 036129
FG006-03 078809
Box 2
FG052 108056CU
FG126 203855
FI004 091361
FI004 119624
FO002 203853
GI001 152067
GI002 019089
GI002 048430
IV094 064157
1V094 073610
IV095 185888
IV096 174622
IV096 191108
IV097 207589
IV097 222686
LA002 280785
LE 426619
PL005-02 027397SS
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File (continued)
Category Case Number
PL005-02 103107
PL005-02 143028
PL005-02 143402
PL005-02 267047SS
PP 095429
PP 161917
PP005-01 305119
PP010 000434
PR013-12 089221
PU001-07 400671
SP230-98 251571
SP1302 286971SS
SP1442 404855
TR361 314589
TR387 411932
WE 181625
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: (OP)
259747 [From, Al]
264313 [From, Al]
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
Calligraphy Office
Paulus, Rick
Invitation – Surprise B-day Party for Al From, 6/9/93 [OA/ID 12067]
Chief of Staff
Bowles, Erskine
204327 [From, Al] [OA/ID 8072]
261511 [Folder 7] [From, Al] [OA/ID 11386]
275775 [Folder 3] [From, Al] [OA/ID 12129]
Counsel’s Office
Lindsey, Bruce
Al From Candidates [OA/ID 24802]
Oval Office Operations
General Files
[October 24 1994 Thank You from Al From] [OA/ID 5950]
Scheduling Office
General Files
201878 [From, Al] [OA/ID 8066]
264455 [From, Al] [OA/ID 10910]
267011 [From, Al] [OA/ID 11613]
Street, Stephanie
303892 [From, Al] [OA/ID 12924]