Expand All Collapse All Extent 53 folders, approximately 592 pages Summary This collection contains correspondence between Reverend Jessie L. Jackson of the National Rainbow Coalition and members of the Clinton White House staff. Topics in this collection include discussions on social justice; speeches and sermons; event invitations; and recommendations for appointments, social reform strategies, crime legislation, and foreign policy. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2020-0345-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. FOIA request 2020-0345-F contains correspondence between Reverend Jessie L. Jackson of the National Rainbow Coalition and members of the Clinton White House staff. Topics include social justice, speeches and sermons, recommendations for political appointment, foreign policy, event invitations, crime legislation, and minority economic empowerment. Founded by Rev. Jackson in 1984, the National Rainbow Coalition sought to unite diverse minority groups including African Americans, Jewish Americans, Arab Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and LGBTQ+ individuals, as well as disabled veterans and youth for mutual political empowerment and to promote public policy issues. The Coalition’s main goals were to build a broad base of support to demand social reform, expand voting registration, and affirmative action. The National Rainbow Coalition merged with Operation PUSH (People United to Save/Serve Humanity) in 1996. Record Type Textual System of Arrangement Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas—Clinton Presidential Records: White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Alpha Files, Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files, Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files, and Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, NSC Email, and NSC Records Management Systems. The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) contains a variety of series created to organize and track documents and correspondence. The WHORM Alpha file was compiled by the White House Office of Records Management from 1993 – 1996 and is a series of documents arranged by name of persons, organizations, or events. 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. In addition, there are WHORM, WHORM Counsel, WHORM (CL), WHORM (OP), WHORM (Too Late); WHORM (Various Offices); and WHORM (Alpha Project) series. 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. FOIA 2020-0345-F includes WHORM records from these subject codes: CO001-01 Africa CO051 Dominican Republic FG001-02 Personal Representative of the President FG006-03 Chief of Staff FG017-02 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) FG020-01 Bureau of Census FG022-03 Surgeon General of the USA FG050 Courts, Federal FG059-02 Superior Court of the District of Columbia FG114 District of Columbia FG114-01 District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistant Authority, Established 1995 FG123 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission FG128 Federal Communications Commission FG207 National Labor Relations Board FG479 Resolution Trust Corporation IT130 European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) FOIA 2020-0345-F includes WHORM records from these subject codes (continued): IV Invitations IV093 Invitations, 1993 IV096 Invitations, 1996 JL001 Amnesty – Clemency – Pardons JL003 Criminal Matters JL006 Law Enforcement – Police Matters LA005 Strikes – Work Stoppages - Arbitration LG Local Governments ME001-02 Birthday Greetings ME001-04 Illness/Get Well PL008 Voting, Political PP005-01 First Lady PR005-01 Photographs Granted, Presidential RM Religious Matters SP879 Responsible Citizenship and the American Committee, Georgetown University, DC, 7/6/95 TA005 Trade Agreements TR337 Nicaragua / El Salvador / Honduras / Guatemala, 3/7-11/99 UT001 Communications - Telecommunications WE001 Children (Welfare Services – Adoption – Abuse) WE010 Poverty Programs. Access 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. Copyright 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. Provenance 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). Processed by Staff Archivist, 2022. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last Modified Date 2022-08-03 Container List The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2020-0345-F: Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Alpha Files Jesse L. Jackson National Rainbow Coalition Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File Category Case Number CO001-01 039562 CO051 070484 FG001-02 033246 FG006-03 036328 FG006-03 230104 FG017-02 011266 FG020-01 294175 FG022-03 097472 FG050 131080 FG059-02 141115CU FG059-02 151510CU FG114 044215 FG114 057835 Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File (continued) FG114 189926 FG114-01 111728 FG123 158589 FG128 151777 FG207 030943 FG479 060096 IT130 178585 IV 194428 IV093 043064 IV096 186622 JL001 199025CU JL003 059076 JL006 300302 LA005 045554 LG 000740 LG 014137 ME001-02 122985 ME001-02 136355 ME001-02 238176 ME001-02 280586 ME001-02 401066 ME001-02 431054 ME001-04 025169 Box 2 PL008 055049 PP005-01 063472 [Rainbow Coalition] PR005-01 181244 RM 208558 SP879 123945 [Rainbow Coalition] TA005 037760 TR337 297548 UT00l 144633 WE001 085780 WE010 199148 Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files Chief of Staff Ickes, Harold Rainbow Coalition - Names [OA/ID 9154] National Economic Council Sperling, Gene Rainbow Coalition [OA/ID 10095] Press Secretary General Files [Jessie Jackson/Rainbow Coalition] [OA/ID 4015] Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cables, Emails, and Records Management Systems NSC Records Management [Rainbow Coalition] 9403518 [OA/ID 473] 9504548 [OA/ID 588]