(2020-0917-F Segment 2) Eric Schmidt

18 folders, approximately 1,295 pages

This collection consists of electronic records concerning correspondence or communication with Eric Schmidt .This collection contains emails concerning Eric Schmidt’s attendance at an informal reception for CEO’s and foreign heads of state at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2000. This collection also contains emails concerning invitations for Schmidt and other business leaders to meet with the President, or to attend White House events.

The materials in FOIA 2020-0917-F (Segment 2) are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. This collection contains textual records related to Eric Schmidt that date to his time as the Chairman and CEO of the software company Novell (1997 to 2001). Schmidt was also a known supporter of the Democratic Party. This collection contains correspondence concerning universal internet access, digital democracy, NetDay, and export rules. In addition to photographs of the Novell Campus in San Jose, California, the collection also includes correspondence, scheduling materials, and lists of invitees concerning the 1999 National Education Summit, the World Economic Forum in 2000, and holiday parties.

Textual

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 Project, Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files, and Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM (OP). 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. In addition, there are WHORM (OP) and WHORM (Alpha Project) series. FOIA 2020-0917-F (Segment 2) includes WHORM records from these subject codes: FG001 President of the United States FG001-07 Appointments Granted, Presidential GI002 Gifts to the President PL Political Affairs SO004 Receptions, White House TA003 Exports TR044 Sacramento/San Francisco/L.A./Culver City, CA,10/3-4/93.

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, 2023. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2020-0917-F (Seg 2):
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Alpha Project
Case Number
409350 [Folder 6]
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File
Category Case Number
FG001 410264 [1]
FG001 410264 [2]
FG001 410264 [3]
FG001-07 417076
FG001-07 417101
FG001-07 417236
FG001-07 417253
FG001-07 425548
Box 2
FG001-07 425563
GI002 414117
PL 402001
SO004 418511
TA003 231378
TR044 046458
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: (OP)
173380 [1]
173380 [2]
173380 [3]