(2011-0463-F) Oklahoma City Bombing

Three betacam video recordings reviewed and processed.

This collection consists of video recordings of President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton greeting officials and being briefed by local law enforcement, emergency rescue personnel, and firemen at the State Fairgrounds Arena holding area in Oklahoma City, OK on April 23, 1995. The video recording also contains footage of the Clintons greeting and speaking to families of United States Secret Service officers who perished during the bombing.

The material in FOIA 2011-0463-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. FOIA request 2011-0463-F includes three selected master tape video recordings from the White House Television Office. President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton greeting officials and being briefed by local law enforcement, emergency rescue personnel, and firemen at the State Fairgrounds Arena hold area in Oklahoma City, OK on April 23, 1995 (MT.03599). The run time for White House TV Master Tape #03599 was approximately 28 minutes. President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton greeting and speaking to families of United States Secret Service officers who perished during the Federal Building bombing in Oklahoma City. The meet and greet took place on April 23, 1995 (MT.03600) at the State Fairgrounds Arena Barn Room. The run time for White House TV Master Tape #03600 was approximately 13 minutes. President Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton touring a Kosovar refugee camp near Skopje, Macedonia. The toured was at Stenkovic 1 camp and the Clintons greeted and spoke to Kosovo refugees around the camp on June 22, 1999 (MT.10198) The run time for this clip from White House TV #10198 was approximately 4 minutes. The majority of this video footage is currently withheld under exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act.

Videos

Records that were responsive to this FOIA request were found in one collection area and one series— Clinton Presidential Records: Video Recordings of the White House Television Office, and the series therein—Video Recordings Relating to the Clinton Administration. Processing is done at the Folder/Video tape level.

Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 USC 552 as amended) and the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 USC 2201) 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).

Terrorism

Staff Archivist, 2011

The following is a list of video tape recordings processed in response to FOIA 2011-0463-F:
Clinton Presidential Records: Video Recordings of the White House Television Office
Series: Video Recordings Relating to the Clinton Administration
Master Tape# 03599 April 23, 1995
Master Tape# 03600 April 23, 1995
Master Tape# 10198 June 22, 1999 (Clip #1)