(2014-0317-F) Jeffrey Frankel

8 folders, approximately 400 pages

This collection consists of email correspondence to and from Jeffrey Frankel in 1999. Jeffrey A. Frankel is a macroeconomist who served as Chief Economist on the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) from 1996-1999. Frankel left the CEA in 1999 to serve as New Century Chair at the Bookings Institution. The email in this collection are after he left the White House and continued to correspond with White House staffers concerning his scholarly publications. Topics of his email include but are not limited to climate change, dollarization and economic statistics.

The materials in FOIA 2014-0317-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. Jeffrey A. Frankel is a macroeconomist who served as Chief Economist on the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) from 1996-1999. Frankel left the CEA in 1999 to serve as New Century Chair at the Bookings Institution, and then Professor at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. FOIA 2014-0317-F consists of email correspondence to and from Jeffrey Frankel. Responsive email is arranged into email to and from Frankel’s Booking’s Institution email account, and to his White House account (Jeffrey A. Frankel@EOP[CEA]). A majority of the responsive emails are to or from his Brookings Institution and Kennedy School accounts. Frankel corresponded with former colleagues within the White House and CEA concerning his scholarly publications. Topics discussed within the emailed correspondence include but are not limited to Climate Change, Dollarization and Economic statistics.

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Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas –Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email]. The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) is a database that contains email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential email. The ARMS database is comprised of six sub-series of email records called "buckets." The buckets generally represent a specific White House office. The buckets are titled: NPR for National Performance Review, 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.

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, 2014. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2014-0317-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email]
OPD [OA/ID 250000]
[From Jeffrey Frankel]
[06/25/1999 – 12/13/1999]
OPD [OA/ID 250000]
[To Jeffrey Frankel]
[06/25/1999 – 12/10/1999]
CEA [OA/ID 950000]
[From Jeffrey Frankel]
[03/29/1999 – 05/17/1999]
[05/18/1999 – 11/17/1999]
CEA [OA/ID 950000]
[To Jeffrey Frankel]
[03/30/1999 – 11/05/1999]
[11/10/1999 – 11/17/1999]
CEA [OA/ID 950000]
[To Jeffrey A Frankel]
[03/15/1999 – 09/22/1999]
Default [OA/ID 1000000]
[From Jeffrey Frankel]
[03/30/1999]