(2019-0097-F) Artwork in the West Wing

3 folders, approximately 167 pages

This collection consists of email concerning paintings and other works of art located in the West Wing and Oval Office. It contains transcripts of presidential speeches, news transcripts and west wing tour highlights.

The materials in FOIA 2019-0097-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. Executive Order 11145 states “There shall be in the White House a Curator of the White House. The Curator shall assist in the preservation and protection of the articles of furniture, fixtures, and decorative objects…” The Curators Office is responsible for preserving all of the historic artifacts, including artwork, sculpture, and furniture, in the White House. Materials responsive to this FOIA request include email concerning paintings and other works of art located in the West Wing and Oval Office. This collection contains transcripts of presidential speeches, news transcripts and west wing tour highlights.

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Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas— Clinton Presidential Records: ARMS Emails 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 database is comprised of six sub-series of email records called "buckets." The buckets generally represent a specific White House office. The buckets are titled: NPR for National Performance Review, 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. The OPD bucket contains email created or received by an individual with an Office of Policy Development (OPD) White House user account. The WHO bucket contains email created or received by individual with an Executive Office of the President White House user account not identified as CEA, NPR, or OPD. The Default bucket contains email created or received by unknown or un-recognized email accounts. Email found within the Default bucket often includes email created or received by offices or individuals outside the Executive Office of the President. ARMS emails are arranged by topic, there-under by bucket, and there-under chronologically by creation date.

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, 2018. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2019-0097-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email]
OPD [OA/ID 250000]
[West Wing Paintings]
[02/21/1995]
WHO [OA/ID 500000]
[West Wing Paintings]
[03/26/1993 – 01/11/2001]
Default [OA/ID 1100000]
[West Wing Paintings]
[10/07/1997 – 03/25/1995]