(2008-0264-F) District of Columbia National Guard

40 folders, approximately 688 pages

This collection consists of records related to a 1993 request from District of Columbia Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly to President Clinton about using the DC National Guard to augment the District's Police Forces in the city. The collection contains memos regarding the legal issues surrounding the request, correspondence from Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton and other leaders in the District of Columbia, copies of the original request from Mayor Kelly, copies of legislation and various press clippings regarding the District of Columbia National Guard.

The materials in FOIA 2008-0264-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. The records in this collection relate to a 1993 request by former Washington D.C. Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly. Mayor Kelly requested the President’s support to amend or change Executive Order 11485, which gives authority over the D.C. National Guard to the President of the United States. Mayor Kelly wanted to use the National Guard to increase support for drug interdiction activities, to conduct roadblocks, and to augment the local police force. Mayor Kelly was also pursuing legislation in Congress that would change the command of the District’s National Guard. The records in this collection include memos regarding the legal issues surrounding this request, correspondence from Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton and other leaders in the District of Columbia, copies of the original request from Mayor Kelly, copies of legislation and various news clippings regarding the National Guard.

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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), Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files, Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM (CL), 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 from1993-1996 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. WHORM files are processed at the document level; whereas, 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 2008-0264-F includes WHORM records from these subject codes: FG001-08 Federal Government – Presidential Telephone Calls FG006-04 Federal Government – Counsel to the President ND010 National Security, Defense – Reserve Forces, National Guard FG001 Federal Government – President of the United States

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, 2011. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2008-0264-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File
Category Case Number
FG001-08 039916SS
FG006-04 145823
ND010 040536SS
ND010 040683SS
ND010 041246SS
ND010 041248SS
ND010 041519
ND010 051099
ND010 230178
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: (CL)
Category Case Number
FG001 209572 [Walter Dellinger Memo]
Clinton Presidential Records: Staff and Office Files
Chief of Staff
Gergen, David
National Guard [Folder 1] [OA/ID 2659]
National Guard [Folder 2] [OA/ID 2659]
Greenstone, Jodi
National Guard [OA/ID 4352]
Counsel’s Office
Lindsey, Bruce
D.C. National Guard [OA/ID 19517]
Nussbaum, Bernard
D.C. National Guard, 1993 [OA/ID CF 32]
Law Enforcement by D.C. National Guard 1993 [OA/ID CF 34]
National Guard in D.C. 1993 [OA/ID CF 34]
Sloan, Cliff
D.C. National Guard [OA/ID 4262]
D.C. National Guard: Attorney General Opinions [OA/ID 4262]
D.C. National Guard: Baggett Memo [OA/ID 4262]
D.C. National Guard: BWN [Bernard W. Nussbaum] / CMS [Cliff M. Sloan] Memo
[OA/ID 4262]
D.C. National Guard: D.C. Code 39-109 [OA/ID 4262]
D.C. National Guard: Deborah Lee Memo (9/30/93) [OA/ID 4262]
D.C. National Guard: E.O. 11485 [OA/ID 4262]
D.C. National Guard: [Federal Assistance for Metropolitan Police Department]
[OA/ID 4262]
D.C. National Guard: Guard Information paper [OA/ID 4262]
D.C. National Guard: Notes [OA/ID 4262]
D.C. National Guard: OLC [Office of Legal Counsel] Memos [OA/ID 4262]
D.C. National Guard: Perpich [OA/ID 4262]
D.C. National Guard: Presidential Comments [OA/ID 4262]
D.C. National Guard: Press Accounts [OA/ID 4262]
D.C. National Guard: Regulations [OA/ID 4262]
D.C. National Guard: Supreme Court Decisions [OA/ID 4262]
D.C. National Guard: Statutes [OA/ID 4262]
D.C. National Guard: Tom Taylor Memos [OA/ID 4262]
D.C. National Guard: 32 U.S.C. 112 [OA/ID 4262]
Domestic Policy Council
Cerda, Jose
National Guard Role [OA/ID 5318]
Box 2
Political Affairs
Baggett, Joan
D.C. / National Guard [Folder 1] [OA/ID 4055]
D.C. / National Guard [Folder 2] [OA/ID 4055]
Staff Secretary
Stern, Todd
National Guard [OA/ID 14129]