(2006-0522-F) Dick Morris - Political Advisor- Campaign Mangager

7 folders, approximately 75 pages

This collection was made available via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The FOIA request was for all correspondence between President Clinton and Dick Morris, a political advisor and a campaign manager for President Clinton’s re-election. The correspondence letters from President Clinton to Dick Morris consist of happy birthday greetings, letters thanking Dick Morris for presents received, and a letter of condolence, following the death of Dick Morris’ mother. There are also routine drafts and memos, from White House staff, relating to the preparation and delivery of these letters. Correspondences from Dick Morris to President Clinton are in the form of brief notes and memos. The notes are relating to gifts sent on a couple of occasions to the President from Dick Morris. One memo is related to a political appointment within the Department of Health and Human Services and the other memo is related to the fiscal difficulties experienced by Amtrak and the proposal that a study of the problem be conducted by Consortium for Passenger Rail Transportation, Inc. Other

The materials in FOIA 2006-0522-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. FOIA request 2006-0522-F contains materials consisting of correspondence between President Clinton and Dick Morris, a political advisor and a campaign manager for President Clinton’s re-election. In addition there are correspondences from private citizens, the Ambassador to Portugal, the Under Secretary of the Navy, former First Lady Nancy Reagan, and Coretta Scott King. The correspondences are in the form of letters, cards and memos. The correspondence letters from President Clinton to Dick Morris consist of happy birthday greetings, letters thanking Dick Morris for presents received, and a letter of condolence, following the death of Dick Morris’ mother. There are also routine drafts and memos, from White House staff, relating to the preparation and delivery of these letters. Correspondences from Dick Morris to President Clinton are in the form of brief notes and memos. The notes are relating to gifts sent on a couple of occasions to the President from Dick Morris. One memo is related to a political appointment within the Department of Health and Human Services and the other memo is related to the fiscal difficulties experienced by Amtrak and the proposal that a study of the problem be conducted by Consortium for Passenger Rail Transportation, Inc. Letters from private citizens to the President are concerned with recommendations that certain individuals be considered for specific political appointments or to express their own interest in serving in the government in some official capacity. Some of the letters are from persons who are, on some level, acquaintances of the President and are thanking President Clinton for a birthday or anniversary gift, or well wishes they had received from the President. One such correspondence is from Coretta Scott King. Two separate correspondences from the Ambassador to Portugal and the Under Secretary of the Navy are simply to thank the President for their recent selection to their respective positions. Also, among the correspondences, there is a thank you letter from former First Lady Nancy Reagan. In this letter, Mrs. Reagan thanks President Clinton for his participation in the 1997 Ronald Reagan Freedom Award Dinner honoring Bob Hope.

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Records that were responsive to this FOIA were found in one collection area - Clinton Presidential Records: White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Records: WHORM Subject Files. As policy, WHORM Alpha Files and WHORM Subject are normally processed at the document level. However, when a subject file scan ID involves multiple records then the entire batch of records may be processed. 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 WHORM Alpha File was compiled be the White House Office of Records Management 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. A complete listing of the categories with detailed descriptions is provided in our research room. [GI002] [Gifts to the President] [ME001-002] [Birthday Greetings] [ME001-03] [Condolence/Death (Include Name of Deceased] [PP] [Presidential Personal] [TN004] [Railroad].

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.

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.

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, 2009. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of folders processed in response to FOIA 2006-0522-F:
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files
Category Case Number
GI002 Scanned Case Number 150807
 Scanned Case Number 166482
ME001-02 Scanned Case Number 141130
 Scanned Case Number 243637
ME001-03 Scanned Case Number 036891
PP Scanned Case Number 258644SS
TN004 Scanned Case Number 047041