(2020-0310-F) Bud Selig

28 folders, approximately 298 pages

This collection consists of records related to event invitations, schedules, letters of thanks and congratulations, requests for autographed photos, emails and other correspondence mentioning Bud Selig. Some of the topics covered include President Clinton throwing the ceremonial first pitch at a Baltimore Orioles game, collaborating with Major League Baseball on an anti-smokeless tobacco initiative, and honoring Jackie Robinson and Hank Aaron. This collection contains memoranda, emails, letters, and schedules.

The materials in FOIA 2020-0310-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. Allan “Bud” Selig was Acting Commissioner of Baseball from 1992-1998, and Commissioner of Baseball from 1998-2015. This collection consists of event invitations, schedules, letters of thanks and congratulations, requests for autographed photos, emails and other correspondence mentioning Bud Selig. Some of the topics covered include President Clinton throwing the ceremonial first pitch at a Baltimore Orioles game, collaborating with Major League Baseball on an anti-smokeless tobacco initiative, and honoring Jackie Robinson and Hank Aaron.

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Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collections areas—Clinton Presidential Records: White House Office of Records Management (WHORM), Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files, Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM (OP), Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Various Offices, Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files, Clinton Presidential Records: ARMS Emails, and Clinton Presidential Records: TRP 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. The Tape Restoration Project (TRP) is a database consisting of restored emails from the Automated Records Management System (ARMS) from July 1994 through June of 2000. The TRP is a database that contains email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential record email. The TRP database is comprised of the same six sub-series of email as in ARMS. TRP email are arranged by topic, there-under by bucket, and there-under chronologically by creation date FOIA 2020-0310-F includes WHORM records from these subject codes: FG001-07 Appointments Granted, Presidential FG001-08 Presidential Telephone Calls FG006-04 Counsel to the President IV Invitations IV093 Invitations, 1993 IV094 Invitations, 1994 IV095 Invitations, 1995 IV097 Invitations, 1997 IV098 Invitations, 1998 IV099 Invitations, 1999 PL003 Messages, Political (Sent or Denied) PR005-01 Photographs Granted, Presidential RE001 Baseball – Softball TR235 Brooklyn / Flushing, N.Y., 4/15/97 TR248 Baltimore, MD, 7/2/97 (Orioles Game).

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 2020-0310-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Office of Records Management (WHORM)
Streett, Stephanie
176943 [Allan H. Selig]
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File
Category Case Number
FG001-07 294889SS
FG001-08 136757SS
FG006-04 117387CU [Allan Selig – Major League Baseball]
IV 400606
IV093 022283
IV094 064747
IV095 107263
IV097 222618
IV098 280700
IV099 404238
PL003 217938
PR005-01 089144
PR005-01 166183
PR005-01 300129
RE001 197892
RE001 404181
TR235 217736 [Bud Selig]
TR248 233114
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: (OP)
407082 [Bud Selig – Good Scout Award]
Box 1 (Cont.)
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Various Offices
220579 [Allan H. Selig]
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
Oval Office Operations
Alston, Mildred
POTUS Memo 2/9/99 [Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig] [OA/ID 14871]
Scheduling Office
General Files
240597 [Allan H. Selig] [OA/ID 10195]
282454 [Allan Selig – Major League Baseball] [OA/ID 11635]
Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email]
OPD [OA/ID 250000]
[Bud Selig…]
[02/04/1999 – 10/29/1999]
WHO [OA/ID 500000]
[Bud Selig…]
[02/07/1995 – 12/01/2000]
Clinton Presidential Records: Tape Restoration Project (TRP) [Email]
WHO [OA/ID 250000]
[Bud Selig…]
[06/27/1997]
Default [OA/ID 1100000]
[Bud Selig…]
[04/18/1997]