(2024-0701-F) White House Photos - All Presidential series photographs taken on April 23, 1995 at the Oklahoma City State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Approximately 596 photographs in color and black & white film processed from 35mm negatives.

This collection consists of Clinton Administration White House photographs taken on April 23, 1995 at the Oklahoma City State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, during ceremonies for remembrance of the victims of the Oklahoma City Bombing.

FOIA 2024-0701-F is a request for all Clinton Administration White House photographs taken on April 23, 1995 at the Oklahoma City State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, during ceremonies for remembrance of the victims of the Oklahoma City Bombing. President William Jefferson Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to Oklahoma City for ceremonies remembering the victims of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, which is colloquially referred to as the Oklahoma City Bombing. On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh perpetrated the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah building by detonating a rented moving truck containing a powerful homemade bomb on the street in front of the building. McVeigh was arrested the same day of the explosion, tried & found guilty of perpetrating the bombing, and executed on June 11, 2001. Four days following the bombing, the President and First Lady traveled to Oklahoma City and met with first responders and heads of search & rescue operations in the state fair grounds arena. The President and First Lady are briefed of the situation, greet guests and staff, and participate in a large expanded meeting where they look over photographs of the aftermath of the bombing. Following the meeting the President and First Lady proceed to a memorial service for the victims of the bombing. The President and First Lady greet guests and family members of the victims. Later, the President participates in an interview with Steve Croft for 60 Minutes. Individuals photographed include FEMA Director James Lee Witt, Reverend Billy Graham, Dr. Rod Masteller, Governor Francis Anthony Keating, Cathy Keating, Senator James Inhofe, Congressman Bill Brewster, Congressman Frank Lucas, Congressman Tom Coburn, Archbishop Eusebius Joseph Beltran, Rabbi A. David Packman, Mayor Ron Norick, Kristen Bramble, and Pastor Carlton Pearson, among others. Material reviewed as matter of consequence includes a departure from Tinker Air Force Base via Air Force One. Select items responsive to this case were previously processed in Systematic Case # 2013-0534-S and FOIA Case # 2007-1758-F.

Photographs

Records that were responsive to this FOIA request were found in one collection area and one series— Clinton Presidential Records: Photographs of the White House Photograph Office and the series therein—Photographs Relating to the Clinton Administration. Processing is done at the Folder/Contact sheet level. While this method maintains folder/contact sheet integrity, it frequently results in the processing of photographs that are not wholly responsive to the subject area.

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, 2024

The following is a list of photograph contact sheets/folders processed in response to FOIA 2024-0701-F:
Clinton Presidential Records: Photographs of the White House Photograph Office
Series: Photographs Relating to the Clinton Administration
Photograph Contact Sheets:
Book 271 (P27000-P27099)
P27048 April 23, 1995
P27050 April 23, 1995
P27051 April 23, 1995
P27052 April 23, 1995
P27053 April 23, 1995
P27054 April 23, 1995
P27055 April 23, 1995
P27056 April 23, 1995
P27057 April 23, 1995 [Systematic Case # 2013-0534-S]
P27058 April 23, 1995
P27059 April 23, 1995
P27060 April 23, 1995
P27061 April 23, 1995
P27062 April 23, 1995
P27063 April 23, 1995
P27064 April 23, 1995
P27065 April 23, 1995
P27066 April 23, 1995
P27067 April 23, 1995 [FOIA Case # 2007-1758-F]
P27068 April 23, 1995
P27073 April 23, 1995
P27074 April 23, 1995
P27075 April 23, 1995
P27076 April 23, 1995
P27078 April 23, 1995
P27079 April 23, 1995