(2020-0564-F Segment 1) Roy Neel

72 folders, approximately 3,606 pages

This collection consists of documents regarding Roy Neel, who served as Deputy Chief of Staff in 1993 and Chief of Staff for Vice President Al Gore in 1993. The collection contains briefing books, correspondence, depositions, legislative analysis, reports, and resumes concerning scheduling, staffing (including boards and commissions), and information from outside the White House such as requests for White House assistance. Topics include international trade meetings, community banking, and the Travel Office investigation.

The materials in FOIA 2020-0564-F (Segment 1) are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. The following released collections may also contain responsive material: 2006-0209-F, 2006-0946-F, 2006-1080-F, 2012-0741-F, and 2012-0769-F. This collection contains documents regarding Roy M. Neel, who served as Deputy Chief of Staff in 1993 and Chief of Staff for Vice President Al Gore. This collection contains briefing books, correspondence, depositions, legislative analysis, reports, and resumes. This material concerns scheduling, staffing (including boards and commissions), and 2 information from outside the White House such as requests for White House assistance. Topics include international trade meetings, community banking, and the Travel Office investigation. WHORM Subject Files date from 1992 and 1993.

Neel, who has led a diverse career path, came to the White House with Gore. Neel came to Washington, D.C. with newly elected Congressman Albert Gore, Jr. in 1977. Neel remained with Gore, rising to Chief of Staff of then Senator Gore’s office in 1992. Neel worked on the transition team for Vice President Al Gore but did not remain long at the White House, resigning in December 1993 to go work in the telecommunications field. Neel is the author of two books: The Electors and Dynamite!: 75 Years of Vanderbilt Basketball.

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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) Alpha Files, Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files, and Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files, and Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System. 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. 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 2020-0564-F (Segment 1)includes WHORM records from these subject codes: CO085 Japan FG006-01 White House Office IV Invitations TR035-04 Tulsa, Oklahoma 8/16/93.

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, 2022. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2020-0564-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Alpha Files
Neel, Roy
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File
Category Case Number
CO085 034521SS
FG006-01 140095
IV093 036597SS
TR035-04 034183SS
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
Chief of Staff
McLarty, Thomas (Mack)
Roy Neel [OA/ID CF 137]
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files (continued)
Neel, Roy
[2 Audiotapes with Letter from William L. Cooper] [cassette tapes] [OA/ID 2458]
1992-93 Presidential Transition Agency Review Documents [binder] [1] [OA/ID 1363]
1992-93 Presidential Transition Agency Review Documents [binder] [2] [OA/ID 1363]
Biographies – RMN [Roy M. Neel] [OA/ID 2458]
Chronological File (unfiled) [OA/ID 2458]
[Executive Office of the President Pre-Transition Planning] [binder] [1] [OA/ID1363]
[Executive Office of the President Pre-Transition Planning] [binder] [2] [OA/ID1363]
Info [1] [OA/ID 2458]
Box 2
Info [2] [OA/ID 2458]
Info [3] [OA/ID 2458]
Information [1] [OA/ID 2458]
Information [2] [OA/ID 2458]
Information [3] [OA/ID 2458]
Information [4] [OA/ID 2458]
Information [5] [OA/ID 2458]
Information [6] [OA/ID 2458]
Invitations [OA/ID 2458]
Invitation – Pending [empty] [OA/ID 2458]
Issues [OA/ID 2458]
Box 3
Personal RMN [Roy M. Neel] [empty] [OA/ID 2458]
POTUS Scheduling Requests [OA/ID 2458]
President / Vice President Requests [empty] [OA/ID 2458]
Referral / Recommendations [OA/ID 2458]
Resume / Personnel [empty] [OA/ID 2458]
Resumes [OA/ID 2458]
RMN [Roy M. Neel] Call Lists [OA/ID 2458]
Routine Handling [Folder 1] [OA/ID 2458]
Routine Handling [Folder 2] [OA/ID 2458]
Roy M. Neel Deputy COS [Chief of Staff] 1992-93 Presidential Transition Agency
Review Documents [binder] [1] [OA/ID 1363]
Roy M. Neel Deputy COS [Chief of Staff] 1992-93 Presidential Transition Agency
Review Documents [binder] [2] [OA/ID 1363]
Roy M. Neel Deputy COS [Chief of Staff] 1992-93 Presidential Transition Agency
Review Documents [binder] [3] [OA/ID 1363]
Roy M. Neel Deputy COS [Chief of Staff] 1992-93 Presidential Transition Agency
Review Documents [binder] [4] [OA/ID 1363]
Roy M. Neel Deputy Chief of Staff Briefing Book June 28, 1993 – July 02, 1993, July
15, 1993 – July 16, 1993 [binder] [1] [OA/ID 1363]
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files (continued)
Box 4
Roy M. Neel Deputy Chief of Staff Briefing Book June 28, 1993 – July 02, 1993, July
15, 1993 – July 16, 1993 [binder] [2] [OA/ID 1363]
Roy M. Neel Deputy Chief of Staff Briefing Book June 28, 1993 – July 02, 1993, July
15, 1993 – July 16, 1993 [binder] [3] [OA/ID 1363]
Roy M. Neel Deputy Chief of Staff Briefing Book June 28, 1993 – July 02, 1993, July
15, 1993 – July 16, 1993 [binder] [4] [OA/ID 1363]
Roy M. Neel Deputy Chief of Staff Briefing Book June 28, 1993 – July 02, 1993, July
15, 1993 – July 16, 1993 [binder] [5] [OA/ID 1363]
Roy M. Neel, Deputy COS [Chief of Staff] Vice Presidential Announcement Little Rock,
AR 07/09/1992 [binder] [OA/ID 1363]
RSS [R. Scott Slifka] Personal [OA/ID 2458]
Scheduling Requests [OA/ID 2458]
[Supplement to Executive Office of the President Pre-Transition Planning] [binder]
[OA/ID 1363]
Box 5
[Video: ESD101 STEP] [VHS] [OA/ID 2458]
[Video: The NARAL Foundation “Mission NAR-159”] [VHS] [OA/ID 2458]
VP Scheduling Requests [OA/ID 2458]
[White House Organization and Structure] [binder] [OA/ID 1363]
Counsel’s Office
Neel, Roy M. [OA/ID CF 2049]
Johnson, Rochester (Ches)
Original Sticker Set (F126448-126763): Bernard Nussbaum (Eggleston Box 4)
[OA/ID CF 905A]
Original Sticker Set (F126448-126763): Cliff Sloan (Eggleston Box 4) [OA/ID CF 905A]
Original Sticker Set (F126448-126763): Kennedy/Nolan Phone Messages
[OA/ID CF 905A]
Original Sticker Set (F126448-126763): Lisa Caputo (Eggleston Box 4)
[OA/ID CF 905A]
Original Sticker Set (F126448-126763): Maggie Williams (Eggleston Box 4)
[OA/ID CF 905A]
Original Sticker Set (F126448-126763): Patsy Thomasson [OA/ID CF 905A]
Original Sticker Set (F126448-126763): Records Management [OA/ID CF 905A]
Original Sticker Set (F126448-126763): Roy Neel [OA/ID CF 905A]
Ockten, Paul
Neel, Roy [OA/ID 40301]
Sherburne, Jane
Independent Counsel – Whitewater: Subpoena – Neel [OA/ID CF 402]
Management and Administration
McClure, Kelli
Neel, Roy M. [OA/ID CF 1914]
Public Liaison
Scott, Marsha
Neel, Roy [OA/ID 8407]
Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System
NSC Records Management
[Neel, Roy]
93306621 [OA/ID 159]
9307465 [OA/ID 164]
9308384 [OA/ID 169]
9308475 [OA/ID 170]
9309343 [OA/ID 174]
9309833 [OA/ID 177]
9310113 [OA/ID 179]
9400058 [OA/ID 181]