(2007-0019-F) Condoleezza Rice

14 folders, approximately 561 pages

This collection consists of records created for incoming National Security Council (NSC) Advisor, Condalezza Rice. The records include email regarding briefings and the transition process, memorandum regarding NSC offices, and NSC Press Guidance.

The materials in FOIA 2007-0019-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. FOIA request 2007-0019-F consists of records created by Clinton Administration National Security Council (NSC) staff for incoming National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice. The records include emails regarding briefings and the transition process, memorandum regarding NSC offices, and NSC Press Guidance. Rice served as National Security Council (NSC) Advisor for President George W. Bush’s first term and Secretary of State during his second term. Prior to her service as National Security Advisor Rice was a professor of Political Science at Stanford University and Provost from 1993- 1999. Rice served as Soviet and East European Affairs Advisor to President George H.W. Bush during the dissolution of the Soviet Union and German unification. The majority of these records related to this FOIA case are closed for national security reasons.

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Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas- Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files and Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email and Records Management Systems. Staff and Office files were maintained at the folder level by staff members within their individual offices and documents 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.

Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 USC 2201) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 USC 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, 2010. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2007-0019-F.
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
National Security Council
Executive Secretary
Robert Bradtke
Transition File (Clinton to Bush) [OA/ID 4161]
Multilateral & Humanitarian Affairs
Peter Smith
Transition Memo Drafts (November – December 2000) [OA/ID 3076]
Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System
NSC Cables
 Jan 1999-Dec 2000
 [Rice and Berger and transition..]
 [12/16/2000] [OA/ID 530000]
 Jan 2001
 [Rice and Brief and not Susan]
 [01/12/2001-01/19/2001] [OA/ID 540000]
NSC Emails
Exchange-Record (Sept 97- Jan 01)
 [Condi and brief]
 [12/15/2000-01/19/2001] [OA/ID 620000]
 [Memorandum for Condoleezza Rice]
 [01/10/2001-01/19/2001] [OA/ID 620000]
 [Rice and brief and not Susan and not Condi]
 [10/22/2000-12/31/2000] [OA/ID 620000]
 [01/02/2001] [OA/ID 620000]
 [01/03/2001-01/05/2001] [OA/ID 620000]
 [01/06/2001-01/19/2001] [OA/ID 620000]
Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System (cont.)
NSC Emails
Exchange-Record (Sept 97- Jan 01)
[Rice and Berger and transition and not Susan]
 [11/29/2000-01/18/2001] [OA/ID 620000]
 Exchange-Non-Record (Mar 97- Jan 01)
 [Condi and brief]
 [01/11/2001] [OA/ID 630000]
 [Memorandum for Condoleezza Rice]
 [01/19/2001] [OA/ID 630000]
 [Rice and brief and not Susan and not Condi]
 [11/28/2000-01/19/2001] [OA/ID 630000]