(2016-0864-F) Lane Kirkland

2 folders, approximately 8 pages

This collection consists of email correspondence concerning a meeting between President Clinton and Lane Kirkland on December 10, 1993. Email correspondence specifically addresses Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) Reform.

The materials in FOIA 2016-0864-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request 2016-0864-F was for email records concerning a meeting between President Clinton and Lane Kirkland in December of 1993. Lane Kirkland was the President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organization (AFL-CIO) from 1979 until 1995. Automated Records Management System email consists of correspondence concerning a meeting between President Clinton and Lane Kirkland December 10, 1993. Email correspondence specifically addresses Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) Reform. Further, an email from Ellen S. Seidman (Special Assistant to the President for economic policy) to Janet R. Forsgren concerning a memorandum from Robert Rubin (Director of the National Economic Council) to the President. The memorandum from Rubin states “Kirkland will meet with you on Friday, December 10 and will want to know the Administration’s position on OSHA Reform.”

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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. The OPD bucket contains email created or received by an individual with an Office of Policy Development (OPD) White House user account. The Default bucket contains email created or received by unknown or un-recognized email accounts. Email found within the Default bucket often includes email created or received by offices or individuals outside the Executive Office of the President. ARMS emails are arranged by topic, there-under by bucket, and there-under chronologically by creation date.

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, 2016. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2016-0864-F.
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email]
OPD [OA/ID 250000]
[Lane Kirkland]
[12/06/1993 – 12/17/1993]
Default [OA/ID 1100000]
[Lane Kirkland]
[12/10/1993]