(2024-0412-F Segment 2) Gary Webb

3 folders, approximately 31 pages

This collection (2024-0412-F Segment 2) consists of records related to Gary Webb. This collection consists of a signed photograph of First Lady Clinton, correspondence requesting executive clemency, and emails with press materials on Webb’s work for the San Jose Mercury News.

The materials in FOIA 2024-0412-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. This collection contains records related to Gary Webb. The collection consists of a signed photograph of First Lady Clinton to a Gary Webb. The collection also consists of correspondence from Dr. Gary M. Webb related to executive clemency. In addition, there are two emails with press materials that mention Gary S. Webb’s work for the San Jose Mercury News.

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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) Subject Files, Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files, and Clinton Presidential Records: ARMS Emails. The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) contains a variety of series created to organize and track documents and correspondence. 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. The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) was a database that contained email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system held, and allowed access to, unclassified Presidential email. The ARMS database was comprised of seven sub-series of email records called "buckets." The buckets generally represented a specific White House office. The buckets were titled: NPR for National Performance Review, NSC for National Security Council, OPD for Office of Policy Development, POTUS for President of the United States, WHO for White House Office, CEA for Council of Economic Advisers, and Default for emails not associated with an office. In 2022, the National Archives and Records Administration transferred the majority of Clinton ARMS and TRP records to a records management and access system called ERA. This changed the processing of ARMS and TRP records. For technical reasons, however, NSC emails remained in their own bucket. NSC ARMS emails are arranged by topic, there-under by bucket, and there-under chronologically by creation date. FOIA 2024-0412-F includes WHORM records from these subject codes: PR005-01 Photographs Granted, Presidential.

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, 2024. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2024-0412-F (Seg 2):
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File
Category Case Number
PR005-01 155258 [17. Gary Webb]
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
Agency Liaison
Correspondence
113876 [177. Gary Webb] [OA/ID 5257]
Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email]
NSC [OA/ID 120000]
[Gary Webb]
[02/06/1997 - 05/19/1997]