Expand All Collapse All Extent 216 folders, approximately 14,296 pages Summary This collection consists of the records of Christine Macy from her time in the First Lady’s Office. Macy was Senior Speechwriter for First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton from January 1998 to September 1999. This series contains draft and final copies of speeches delivered by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton on domestic and foreign issues. This series also contains background material used by Christine Macy to write the First Lady’s speeches. Domestic topics include: adoption, the arts, after school programs, breast cancer, children’s health care, colon cancer, domestic violence, education, the millennium, race, Save America’s Treasures tour, school modernization, school safety, school violence, and working women. Foreign topics include: foreign policy, girls education, globalization, human rights, microenterprise, the Northern Ireland peace process, peace corps, United Nations, vital voices, and women’s rights. Scope and Content Note Within the First Lady’s Office, Christine Macy, also known as “Christina” or “Christy”, was Senior Speechwriter for First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton from January 1998 to September 1999. In her position, Macy worked on speeches relating to both domestic and foreign affairs. Before the White House, Christine Macy served as Assistant Speechwriter for Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke from 1988 to 1998. She also served as Assistant Director for Communication at People for the American Way, Assistant to the Hosts of “All Things Considered’ at National Public Radio, and Associate at the Center for National Security Studies. After leaving the White House, Macy accepted the position of Director of Publications at the International Youth Foundation. Macy received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from George Washington University with a major in Anthropology and a minor in Music. This series contains draft and final copies of speeches delivered by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton on domestic and foreign issues. This series also contains background material used by Christine Macy to write the First Lady’s speeches. Domestic topics include: adoption, the arts, after school programs, breast cancer, children’s health care, colon cancer, domestic violence, education, the millennium, race, Save America’s Treasures tour, school modernization, school safety, school violence, and working women. Foreign topics include: foreign policy, girls education, globalization, human rights, microenterprise, the Northern Ireland peace process, Peace Corps, United Nations, vital voices, and women’s rights. The records include speech drafts, press releases, reports, schedules of the First Lady, handwritten notes, memoranda, articles, emails, faxes, and correspondence. Record Type Textual System of Arrangement Records of this series were found in Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files, First Lady’s Office. This series consists of Domestic Affairs and Foreign Affairs and is arranged alphabetically by topic and alphabetical within. Access 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. Copyright Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of the United States (17 U.S.C. Chapter 1) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Provenance 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). Processed by Staff Archivist, 2013. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released Last Modified Date 2015-11-30 Container List Following is a list of folders processed: Domestic Affairs Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files First Lady’s Office Macy, Christine Abortion [OA/ID 17203] Abortion/Reproductive Rights/HRC [OA/ID 17204] Adoption [Folder 1] [OA/ID 17203] Adoption [Folder 2] [OA/ID 17203] Adoption [OA/ID 17208] Adoption [OA/ID 17209] After-School (Background, Facts) [OA/ID 17203] After School HRC [OA/ID 17209] Al Shanker/Background [OA/ID 17209] AmeriCorps [OA/ID 17203] AmeriCorps/Peace Corps [OA/ID 17203] Arts and Humanities [1] [OA/ID 17209] Box 2 Arts and Humanities [2] [OA/ID 17209] Arts - Background [OA/ID 17208] Arts/HRC [OA/ID 17204] Arts - HRC 1998 Speech [1] [OA/ID 17207] Arts - HRC 1998 Speech [2] [OA/ID 17207] Arts in School [OA/ID 17207] Arts/Quotes/HRC, POTUS Remarks [OA/ID 17208] Arts - University of Michigan/Background [OA/ID 17203] Association of American Publishers [1] [OA/ID 17204] Association of American Publishers [2] [OA/ID 17204] Box 3 Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files First Lady’s Office Macy, Christine Asthma [Folder 1] [OA/ID 17209] Asthma [Folder 2] [OA/ID 17209] Bankruptcy [OA/ID 17207] Best Speeches - HRC [OA/ID 17203] Big to Small [OA/ID 17203] Black Church [OA/ID 17208] Bradley Exchange Students [OA/ID 17207] The Brain: Early Childhood Development [OA/ID 17203] Breast Cancer Speeches/HRC [OA/ID 17204] Budget 1998 [OA/ID 17203] Cancer/Health/Achievements [OA/ID 17208] Charter Schools 08/1998 [OA/ID 17207] Box 4 Child Care [OA/ID 17207] Child Care Announcement 01/07/1998 [OA/ID 17207] Child Care (Articles) [OA/ID 17207] Child Care: Facts [OA/ID 17203] Child Health Care [OA/ID 17203] Children's Health [OA/ID 17208] Children's Health Insurance [OA/ID 17203] Children's Health Insurance Program [OA/ID 17209] City Year [OA/ID 17204] Clinton Cartoons [OA/ID 17208] Clinton Initiatives/Child Care, Education, Leave [OA/ID 17203] Colon Cancer/Breast Cancer/HRC [OA/ID 17209] Column 1998/HRC [OA/ID 17203] Columns (Ideas) [OA/ID 17203] Box 5 Commencement (Howard) [OA/ID 17207] District of Columbia [OA/ID 17207] Domestic Violence [OA/ID 17207] Drafts [OA/ID 17203] Early Childhood Development: Early Childhood Development [OA/ID 17209] Education [OA/ID 17208] Education [OA/ID 17209] Education/Background [OA/ID 17209] Education Speech/HRC [OA/ID 17204] Box 6 Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files First Lady’s Office Macy, Christine Education Speeches - HRC [1] [OA/ID 17204] Education Speeches - HRC [2] [OA/ID 17204] [Education] United Federation of Teachers [OA/ID 17209] Endangered List/Millennium [OA/ID 17207] Epilepsy/HRC [OA/ID 17209] Family Agenda 1999 [OA/ID 17209] Family Reunion (Gore) [OA/ID 17204] Foster Care/Background [OA/ID 17203] Gore [OA/ID 17204] Health/Medicine: Health Reform/HRC [OA/ID 17209] Health Care/Bill of Rights [OA/ID 17208] Hispanics/Background [Folder 1] [OA/ID 17203] Hispanics/Background [Folder 2] [1] [OA/ID 17203] Hispanics/Background [Folder 2] [2] [OA/ID 17203] Box 7 HRC Clips [OA/ID 17203] HRC/First Lady Conference Speeches [OA/ID 17206] HRC/First Lady's Library [OA/ID 17209] HRC Speeches 1998/ Child Care [OA/ID 17209] HRC/Speeches/Harvard/Medical [OA/ID 17209] HRC Stories [OA/ID 17205] HRC/Washington DC Remarks [OA/ID 17207] Labor/HRC [OA/ID 17209] Legal Services/HRC [OA/ID 17204] Littleton/School Violence Background [1] [OA/ID 17209] Littleton/School Violence Background [2] [OA/ID 17209] Box 8 Long Term Care/HRC/POTUS [OA/ID 17209] Medal of Freedom [OA/ID 17207] Medicare/Background [OA/ID 17204] Medicare, Social Security [OA/ID 17205] Mentoring/ Cuomo Project [OA/ID 17208] Millennium [1] [OA/ID 17207] Millennium [2] [OA/ID 17207] Millennium Council Projects [OA/ID 17203] Millennium/HRC Speeches [1] [OA/ID 17204] Box 9 Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files First Lady’s Office Macy, Christine Millennium/HRC Speeches [2] [OA/ID 17204] Millennium/HRC Speeches [3] [OA/ID 17204] Millennium/Voyager [OA/ID 17206] Miscellaneous [1] [OA/ID 17204] Miscellaneous [2] [OA/ID 17204] Miscellaneous [1] [OA/ID 17206] Miscellaneous [2] [OA/ID 17206] Box 10 Miscellaneous 1998 HRC Speeches [OA/ID 17206] Native Americans Background/HRC [OA/ID 17209] Native American Speeches [OA/ID 17209] NYC Schools/HRC [OA/ID 17209] New York University Child Advocacy [OA/ID 17203] Notes 1998/HRC [OA/ID 17203] Political Speeches [OA/ID 17203] Oceans [OA/ID 17208] Pediatric AIDS Foundation Remarks [OA/ID 17203] Public Education Vouchers Etc [OA/ID 17207] Box 11 Race/Civil Rights/HRC [OA/ID 17206] Race/Disparities [OA/ID 17208] Race Initiative (Article) [OA/ID 17208] Race Initiative/Speeches [1] [OA/ID 17208] Race Initiative/Speeches [2] [OA/ID 17208] Reach Out and Read [OA/ID 17204] Safe Motherhood [OA/ID 17204] Box 12 Safe Motherhood [OA/ID 17206] School Modernization [1] [OA/ID 17208] School Modernization [2] [OA/ID 17208] School Safety [OA/ID 17207] School Safety [OA/ID 17208] School Safety/Foster Care [OA/ID 17205] School Violence/Speeches/Columns [1] [OA/ID 17209] School Violence/Speeches/Columns [2] [OA/ID 17209] Science/Technology [OA/ID 17207] Sculpture Garden [OA/ID 17207] Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files First Lady’s Office Macy, Christine Small Business [OA/ID 17207] Box 13 Social Security 01/23/1999 [OA/ID 17205] Social Security Information [OA/ID 17203] State of the Union 1998 [OA/ID 17203] States [OA/ID 17208] Students [OA/ID 17207] Tobacco [OA/ID 17208] Treasures Tour [1] [OA/ID 17204] Treasures Tour [2] [OA/ID 17204] US Mayors/HRC, POTUS [OA/ID 17207] Videos 1998 [OA/ID 17203] Videos (Background) [OA/ID 17203] Videos (Past) [OA/ID 17203] Weird/El Nino [OA/ID 17208] Women [OA/ID 17208] Box 14 Women/HRC [1] [OA/ID 17209] Women/HRC [2] [OA/ID 17209] Women/HRC Speech [OA/ID 17204] Working Women [1] [OA/ID 17207] Working Women [2] [OA/ID 17207] Working Women – HRC [OA/ID 17205] Foreign Affairs Africa [OA/ID 17203] Cairo +5/ Background [OA/ID 17203] Central America HRC Speeches 11/1998 [1] [OA/ID 17206] Box 15 Central America HRC Speeches 11/1998 [2] [OA/ID 17206] Chernobyl Background [OA/ID 17203] Chile 1995/HRC [1] [OA/ID 17205] Chile 1995/HRC [2] [OA/ID 17205] Chile 1998 Speeches/HRC [OA/ID 17205] Chile '98/HRC Speeches Uruguay: Civil Society /Democracy Building [OA/ID 17206] China [1] [OA/ID 17208] China [2] [OA/ID 17208] China 1998/HRC Speeches/Harper's Article [OA/ID 17205] Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files First Lady’s Office Macy, Christine China/Background [OA/ID 17206] Box 16 China/Christine Macy's Notes [1] [OA/ID 17208] China/Christine Macy's Notes [2] [OA/ID 17208] China: Microlending [OA/ID 17207] Chinese NGO's [Non-Governmental Organizations]/Background [OA/ID 17203] Democracy/Human Rights [OA/ID 17205] Egypt/Tunisia/Mexico 1999/HRC Speeches [OA/ID 17205] Foreign Aid/Policy [OA/ID 17203] Foreign Policy/HRC [1] [OA/ID 17205] Foreign Policy/HRC [2] [OA/ID 17205] Box 17 Foreign Policy Speeches [OA/ID 17203] Foreign Speeches General/HRC [OA/ID 17205] Foreign Trips/HRC [OA/ID 17205] Girls Education [OA/ID 17209] Globalization [Folder 1] [OA/ID 17207] Globalization [Folder 2] [OA/ID 17207] The Hague 1999/HRC [OA/ID 17205] The Hague/Background [OA/ID 17206] The Hague/HRC [OA/ID 17205] Box 18 The Hague/HRC Speeches [OA/ID 17206] HRC/Health Education/International [OA/ID 17206] HRC Speeches 1998 - Women Microenterprise [OA/ID 17205] HRC/UN Speeches International Women [1] [OA/ID 17206] HRC/UN Speeches International Women [2] [OA/ID 17206] HRC/Vital Voices Speeches [OA/ID 17205] Human Rights [OA/ID 17208] Human Rights/Anan/Kennedy/POTUS [OA/ID 17206] Human Rights/HRC [OA/ID 17205] International Health/Background [OA/ID 17203] Box 19 Ireland 1995-1998/HRC [OA/ID 17205] Ireland 1999/HRC Speeches [OA/ID 17205] Ireland/POTUS [OA/ID 17205] Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files First Lady’s Office Macy, Christine Kosovo Comic Book [1] [OA/ID 17204] Kosovo Comic Book [2] [OA/ID 17204] Madeira [OA/ID 17209] Microenterprise [OA/ID 17203] Microenterprise [OA/ID 17207] Microenterprise/HRC [OA/ID 17209] Miscellaneous [1] [OA/ID 17205] Miscellaneous [2] [OA/ID 17205] Box 20 Miscellaneous [3] [OA/ID 17205] Palermo/Slovenia 1999/HRC Yemen [OA/ID 17205] Pan American Health Organization [OA/ID 17206] Peace Corps [OA/ID 17207] Peace Corps/HRC [OA/ID 17206] Poetry-Mistral, Neruda [OA/ID 17207] Quotes: Anan, Eleanor, Etc. [OA/ID 17206] Ramadan [OA/ID 17206] Seeds of Peace [OA/ID 17207] Speeches/Havel/Albright [OA/ID 17206] Summit of the Americas [OA/ID 17205] United Nations/Foreign Policy/HRC [OA/ID 17206] Box 21 United Nations/UNIFEM [United Nations Development Fund for Women]/Background [OA/ID 17206] Vital Voices [OA/ID 17205] Vital Voices/Stories [OA/ID 17205] Vital Voices/Stories the America [OA/ID 17206] Vital Voices: Voices [OA/ID 17206] Yemen/Background [OA/ID 17203]