(2018-0079-F) Jean Bertrande Aristide - President of Haiti

1 folder, approximately 1 page

This collection consists of records from White House Staff and Office files relating to Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide. It contains a letter from Taylor Branch to President Clinton regarding Branch’s visit with the exiled President Aristide of Haiti.

The materials in FOIA 2018-0079-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the following FOIA for related material: 2006-0651-F. This Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was for records that contained any reference to Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide. Records responsive to FOIA request 2018-0079-F include correspondence from Taylor Branch to President Clinton regarding Branch’s visit with Aristide.

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Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas—Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files. 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.

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 Archives Specialist, 2018. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2018-0079-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
Staff Secretary
President Has Seen Files
January 1993 – March 1993: Folder #2 [Taylor Branch Letter Regarding Exiled President
Aristide of Haiti, March 4, 1993] [OA/ID 20387]