(2017-0497-F) Bill Gates

27 folders, approximately 545 pages

This collection consists of records from the White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) files related to Microsoft founder, Bill Gates. William Henry (Bill) Gates III is an entrepreneur, investor, author, and philanthropist. He and his friend Paul Allen founded the Microsoft Corporation. The files contain correspondence between President Clinton and Bill Gates. The correspondence covers topics such as, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), nation’s urban school systems, Gates Millennium Scholars, computer software piracy, Gate’s participation on the Global Divide panel and Gates Library Foundation. The files also contain copies of photographs of Bill Gates with President Clinton, magazine and press clippings, birth announcement cards, and a copy of the interview transcript by Ron Insana of CNBC regarding the Wall Street Diversity project.

The materials in FOIA 2017-0497-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about other related material. Freedom of Information Act Request 2017-0497-F is for all records from the White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) files related to Microsoft founder, Bill Gates. This collection contains correspondence between President William J. Clinton and Bill Gates. The correspondence covers topics such as, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), nation’s urban school systems, Gates Millennium Scholars, computer software piracy, Gate’s participation on the Global Divide panel and Gates Library Foundation, which provides computers and staff training to public libraries in low-income communities. The correspondence contains a letter from Senator Slade Gorton to President Clinton recommending Bill Gates for the State Justice Institute and correspondence between John Podesta and Bill Gates discussing software and technical industries and encryption export policies. The collection also includes copies of photographs of Bill Gates with President Clinton, magazine and press clippings, birth announcement cards, and a copy of the interview transcript by Ron Insana of CNBC regarding the Wall Street Diversity project. William Henry (Bill) Gates III is an entrepreneur, investor, author, and philanthropist. He and his friend Paul Allen, founded the Microsoft Corporation.

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Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in this collection area— Clinton Presidential Records: White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject Files and Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM (OP) 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 (OP). WHORM files are processed at the document level. FOIA 2017-0497-F includes WHORM records from these subject codes: ED Education FG001 Federal Government: President of the United States FG038 Federal Government: Vice President GI001 Gifts from the President GI002 Gifts to the President HE006 Health: Medicines – Drugs - Serums IT138 International Organizations: World Trade Organization (WTO) IV Invitations MC003 Meetings – Conferences: Briefings – Conferences, White House ME001 Messages (sent to individuals) PE002 Personnel Management: Employment - Appointments PP Presidential Personal PR005-01 Public Relations: Photographs Granted, Presidential PU001-07 Publications: Clippings viewed by the President SP Speeches SP1466 Speeches: Remarks on New Markets to Wall Street Project, New York 1/13/00 UT001 Utilities: Communications - Telecommunications

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 Archives Specialist, 2017. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2017-0497-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File
ED 404619
FG001 282972SS
FG038 220505
GI001 186008 [Bill Gates]
GI002 146296
GI002 306946
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File (continued)
HE006 410684
HE006 433950
IT138 277955
IT138 292887
IV 128359
MC003 419866
ME001 166224
ME001 224505SS
ME001 309738
PE002 078121 [Bill Gates]
PE002 214981 [Bill Gates]
PP 088852SS [Bill Gates]
PR005-01 081469 [Bill Gates]
PR005 01 133073
PR005-01 134006 [Bill Gates]
PU001-07 264918SS
PU001-07 420338
SP 316023
SP1466 417129
UT001 282093SS
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Office of Records Management (OP)
Outgoing Presidentials
312232 [Bill Gates]