(2022-0236-F Segment 1) David Geffen

36 folders, approximately 1,006 pages / 147 pages of Electronic Records

This collection contains documents regarding David Geffen who was an entertainment mogul and known Democratic party fundraiser in the 1990s. This collection includes background materials, briefing papers, and correspondence regarding Geffen. Topics include Geffen’s attendance to White House events, the President’s, First Lady’s, and Geffen’s attendance to events outside the White House, the President’s telephone calls and birthday greetings to Geffen, gifts sent from the President to Gefffen, and Geffen’s contributions to the White House’s New Markets initiative and AIDS service organizations.

The materials in FOIA 2022-0236-F (Segment 1) are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. Responsive material may also be found in 2006-0188-F, 2006-0489-F, 2008-0097-F, 2013-0017-F, 2013-0019-F, 2013-0181- F, 2017-0494-F, and 2017-1164-S. This collection contains documents regarding David Geffen, an entertainment mogul and known Democratic party fundraiser, in the 1990s. This collection contains background materials, briefing papers, and correspondence regarding Geffen. Topics include Geffen’s attendance to White House events, the President’s, First Lady’s, and Geffen’s attendance to events outside the White House, the President’s telephone calls and birthday greetings to Geffen, gifts sent from the President to Geffen, and Geffen’s contributions to the White House’s New Markets initiative and AIDS service organizations.

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Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas—Clinton Presidential Records: White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Alpha Files, Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files, and Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files. 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. 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. FOIA 2022-0236-F (Segment 1) includes WHORM records from these subject codes: CO139 Russia FG001-07 Appointments Granted, Presidential FG001-08 Presidential Telephone Calls FG006-01 White House Office FG253-01 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts GI001 Gifts from the President LA Labor – Management Relations (Non-Government) ME001-02 Birthday Greetings ME002 Messages (Sent to Groups / Organizations) PL003 Messages, Political (Sent or Denied) PP Presidential Personal PR005-01 Photographs Granted, Presidential SO004 Receptions, White House SP1056-04 DNC Dinner, Los Angeles, CA, 9/12/96 TR Trips.

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 2022-0236-F (Segment 1):
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Alpha Files
Geffen, David
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File
Category Case Number
CO139 084743
CO139 084747
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File (continued)
Category Case Number
CO139 084751
FG001-07 293845SS
FG001-07 425563
FG001-08 039460SS
FG001-08 188379SS
FG006-01 124028
FG253-01 021333SS
GI001 185184
GI001 248091
GI001 309941
GI001 412813 [1]
GI001 412813 [2]
GI001 412813 [3]
GI001 412813 [4]
Box 2
LA 314766
ME001-02 151836
ME001-02 206244
ME001-02 253177
ME001-02 294396
ME001-02 412116
ME002 067476
PL003 158321
PP 028750SS
PR005-01 057891
PR005-01 086056
SO004 233612
SP1056-04 190999SS
TR261-02 243762
TR390-01 410421
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
Counsel’s Office
Mauton, Cliff
David Geffen [OA/ID 1899]
Pappas, Michael
[Box of 3.5 inch diskettes]: Jana Bair, Files Drach- Geffen [OA/ID 24704]
First Lady’s Office
First Lady’s Press Office
Caputo, Lisa
Geffen event [OA/ID 15626]
Electronic Records
Counsel’s Office
Pappas, Michael
[Box of 3.5 inch diskettes]: Jana Bair, Files Drach- Geffen [OA/ID 24704]
[Printed Copies]