(2014-1063-F) Karl A. Racine

18 folders, approximately 1,529 pages

This collection consists of correspondence from Karl A. Racine. Racine served as Associate White House Counsel from 1997 to 2000. The collection contains of memoranda document requests, and email. Responsive email consists of correspondence concerning topics such as “D.C. Works”, superior court interviews, and the 2000 Easter Egg Roll.

The materials in FOIA 2014-1063-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. Karl A. Racine served as Associate White House Counsel from 1997 to 2000. Correspondence illustrates that Racine’s role in this capacity included certifying the completion of White House Counsel’s document requests. Document requests were authored by members of White House Counsel, namely Cheryl Mills, Deputy White House Counsel. Racine frequently corresponded with Mills via email. Subject files in this collection contain both these document requests and the corresponding certifications. The Automated Records Management System [Email] contains email created by Karl A. Racine. Responsive email consists of correspondence concerning topics such as “D.C. Works”, document requests, superior court interviews, and the 2000 Easter Egg Roll. The majority of the email produced for this FOIA is best described as personal correspondence concerning non-work related activities. This resulted in many Personal Records Misfile (PRM) closures.

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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 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. WHORM files are processed at the document level. 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. The WHO bucket contains email created or received by individual with an Executive Office of the President White House user account not identified as CEA, NPR, or OPD. ARMS email are arranged by topic, there-under by bucket, and there-under chronologically by creation date. FOIA 2014-1063-F includes WHORM records from these subject codes: FE010-01 Access to Records - Documents FG006-01 White House 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.

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, 2015. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2014-1063-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File
Category Case Number
FE010-01 262366
FE010-01 287170
FE010-01 316017
FG006-01 418667
FG006-01 418900
FG006-01 418949
FG006-01 419013
Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email]
WHO [OA/ID 500000]
[From: Karl Racine]
[06/12/1997 – 08/12/1998]
[08/18/1998 – 01/19/1999]
[01/20/1999 – 04/20/1999]
[04/20/1999 – 06/28/1999]
[06/29/1999 – 08/12/1999]
Box 2
Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email]
WHO [OA/ID 500000]
[From: Karl Racine]
[08/13/1999 – 10/12/1999]
[10/12/1999 – 11/16/1999]
[11/16/1999 – 12/27/1999]
[12/27/1999 – 01/27/1999]
[01/27/2000 – 03/03/2000]
[03/07/2000 – 01/09/2000]