Download Page as PDF Expand All Collapse All Extent 46 folders, approximately 1,900 pages, 7 assets Summary This collection consists of records related to the TWA (Trans World Airlines) Flight 800 crash. This collection consists of reports regarding recovery efforts, memoranda, printed email, handwritten notes, schedules, press releases, newspaper articles, and correspondence. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2026-0429-F (Segment 1) are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material including 2006-0468-F, 2006-0469-F, 2016-0305-F (Segment 1) and 2023-0127-S. This collection consists of reports regarding recovery efforts, memoranda, printed email, handwritten notes, schedules, press releases, newspaper articles, and correspondence. Biographical Note TWA (Trans World Airlines) Flight 800 was an international passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City to Paris, France on July 17, 1996. At 8:31 p.m. EDT, twelve minutes after takeoff, the Boeing 747 exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. All 230 people on board were killed in the crash. After four years the NTSB investigation ended, and the report concluded that the probable cause of the crash was the explosion of flammable fuel vapors in the center fuel tank due to ignition from a short circuit. Record Type Textual System of Arrangement Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas—Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files, Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM (OP), and Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files. 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 2026-0429-F (Segment 1) includes WHORM records from these subject codes: CA001 Accidents - Safety DI002 Natural Disasters FG001-07 Presidential Appointments Granted FG001-08 Presidential Telephone Calls IV097 1997 Invitations JL Judicial and Legal Matters ME001 Messages Sent to Individuals ME001-03 Condolence Messages for Death ME002 Messages Sent to Groups and Organizations PP005-01 First Lady PP010-02 Condolence - Sympathy, Message Received by the President SP1042-1 Announcement New Airport Security, John F. Kennedy Airport, NY, 7/25/96 SP300 Press Conferences ST032 New York 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). Subject Headings TWA Flight 800 Crash (1996) Organization Names Trans World Airlines Processed by Staff Archivist, 2026. Last Modified Date 2026-08-28 Related Collections 2006-0468-F 2006-0469-F 2016-0305-F (Segment 1) 2023-0127-S Container List Box 1 [Electronic Media] Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File Category Case Number CA001 178473SS CA001 178488 CA001 179100 CA001 184671 CA001 186700 CA001 186878 CA001 191732 CA001 200357 CA001 201466 CA001 206952 CA001 211615 CA001 214283 CA001 218706 DI002 202499 FG001-07 297649SS FG001-08 178877SS FG001-08 179132SS IV097 225095 JL 309823 ME001 200370 ME001-03 194900 ME001-03 229027 ME002 205053 PP005-01 211402 [TWA Flight 800] PP010-02 178381 SP300 182465SS SP1042-1 181750SS SP1042-1 181762SS ST032 213021 Box 2 Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: (OP) 191820 AF Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files Cabinet Affairs Balderston, Kris [TWA Flight 800] [loose] [OA/ID 13181] TWA FL [Trans World Airlines Flight 800] [OA/ID 13190] Higgins, Kitty Box 2 Folder 5 [TWA [Trans World Airlines] 800 - January 1997 to June 1997] [OA/ID 9876] Box 3, Folder 4: [TWA Flight 800 - July 1996 to November 1996] [1] [OA/ID 9899] Box 3, Folder 4: [TWA Flight 800 - July 1996 to November 1996] [2] [OA/ID 9899] Box 3 Box 3, Folder 4: [TWA Flight 800 - July 1996 to November 1996] [3] [OA/ID 9899] Marshall Jr., Thurgood TWA [Trans World Airlines] 800 [OA/ID 19087] McGuire, Anne TWA [Trans World Airlines] [OA/ID 13172] Chief of Staff Lieberman, Evelyn TWA Flight 800 [OA/ID 8501] Stephanopoulos, George TWA Flight 800/Lockerbie [OA/ID 7638] First Lady’s Office Press Office TWA 7/96 [OA/ID 9466] Intergovernmental Affairs Hale, Marcia TWA Flight 800 Crash [OA/ID 10076] Legislative Affairs Subject Files POTUS [President of the United States] to NYC [New York City] (TWA [Trans World Airlines] 800) 7-25-96 [July 25, 1996] [OA/ID 14136] Scheduling Office AF 223288 [OA/ID 9739] 420555 [OA/ID 16071] Hanlin, Kirk New York/TWA [Trip of President to New York, New York - Crash of TWA Airliner] [OA/ID 23445] Electronic Records Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File ME001 200370 [disk] Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: (OP) 191820 [audio cassette] AF