(2018-0084-F) White House Photos - Jean-Bertrand Aristide Photographs

3,998 photographs in color and black & white film processed from 35mm.

The photographs processed in this collection are related to President Jean-Bertrand Aristide of Haiti. The bulk of the material is leading up to the re-installment of Aristide as President of Haiti and the subsequent Summit of the Americas, with some small material encompassing the time period following his tenure in office.

The materials in FOIA 2018-0084-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. FOIA request 2018-0084-F contains photographs of President Jean-Betrand Aristide of Haiti. President Aristide had been exiled from Haiti following a military coup d’état in 1991. He was returned to power on October 15, 1994, where he remained in office until February 7, 1996. His second term as President would occur following the Clinton Adminstration being in office. Events include meetings at the White House both prior to President Aristide’s reinstallation and following his serving of term, speeches & meetings during the September 1994 reinstallation as President, the 1994 Summit of the Americas, and a transition ceremony in 1995. Key individuals include President William Jefferson Clinton, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, Vice President Albert “Al” Gore, Jr., Tony Lake, Samuel “Sandy” Berger, Secretary of State Warren Christopher, Madeleine Albright, Les Aspin, Leon Fuerth, David Gergen, George Stephanopoulos, and General John Shalikashvili, among others. The December 1994 Summit of the Americas events include many foreign heads of state in attendance including, President Carlos Menmen of Argentina, President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada of Bolivia, President Itamar Franco of Brazil, President-elect Fernando Henrique Cardoso of Brazil, President Eduardo Frei of Chile, President Jose Maria Figureres of Costa Rica, President Joaquin Balaguer of the Dominican Republican, President Sixto Duran Ballen of Ecuador, President Armando Calderon Sol of El Salvador, President Ramiro de Leon Carpio of Guatemala, President Cheddi Jagan of Guyana, President Carlos Roberto Reina of Honduras, President Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico, President Violeta Chamorro of Nicaragua, President Ernesto Perez Balladares of Panama, President Juan Carlos Wasmosy of Paraguay, President Alberto Fujimori of Peru, President Ronald Venetiaan of Suriname, President Luis Alberto Lacalle of Uruguay, President Rafael Caldera of Venezuela, Prime Minister Jean Chretien of France, Prime Minister John Compton of Saint Lucia, Prime Minister Nicholas Brathwaite of Grenada, Prime Minister Percival Noel James “P.J.” Patterson of Jamaica, Prime Minister Kennedy Simmonds of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Prime Minister James Fitz-Allen Mitchell of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Prime Minister Patrick Manning of Trinidad and Tobago. Select material responsive to this case was previously processed in FOIA case # 2006-1135-F Segments 22 and 62, which contain photographs from March 16, 1993 and July 22, 1993 respectively. This case contains only a small selection of images containing the subject matter, President Aristide. Further items include President William Jefferson Clinton confering with staff prior to meetings with President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on December 6, 1993, President Clinton and Vice President Al Gore Jr. greeting delegates for the Sumit of the Americas during arrival and at dinner on December 9 and 10, 1994, President Clinton and Vice President Gore participating in the Summit of the Americas sessions on December 9 through 11, 1994, and President Clinton participating in various events in Haiti during his visit on March 31, 1995 including greeting US troops stationed in Haiti & touring their facilites and also participating in both arrival & departure ceremonies at the National Palace.

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 incidental 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, 2017.

The following is a list of photograph contact sheets/folders processed in response to FOIA 2018-0084-F:
Clinton Presidential Records: Photographs of the White House Photograph Office
Series: Photographs Relating to the Clinton Administration
Photograph Contact Sheet:
Book 018 (P01700-P01799)
P01720 March 16, 1993 (FOIA 2006-1135-F)
P01723 March 16, 1993 (FOIA 2006-1135-F)
P01736 March 16, 1993 (FOIA 2006-1135-F)
P01737 March 16, 1993 (FOIA 2006-1135-F)
P01738 March 16, 1993 (FOIA 2006-1135-F)
Book 058 (P05700-P05799)
P05765 July 22, 1993 (FOIA 2006-1135-F)
P05766 July 22, 1993 (FOIA 2006-1135-F)
P05767 July 22, 1993 (FOIA 2006-1135-F)
P05769 July 22, 1993 (FOIA 2006-1135-F)
Book 105 (P10400-P10499)
P10482 December 6, 1993
P10483 December 6, 1993
P10484 December 6, 1993
P10486 December 6, 1993
P10489 December 6, 1993
P10490 December 6, 1993
P10491 December 6, 1993
Book 197 (P19600-P19699)
P19640 September 16, 1994
P19641 September 16, 1994
P19642 September 16, 1994
P19643 September 16, 1994
P19644 September 16, 1994
P19646 September 16, 1994
P19647 September 16, 1994
P19648 September 16, 1994
P19649 September 16, 1994
Book 208 (P20700-P20799)
P20753 October 14, 1994
P20754 October 14, 1994
P20755 October 14, 1994
P20756 October 14, 1994
P20761 October 14, 1994
P20767 October 14, 1994
P20768 October 14, 1994
P20769 October 14, 1994
P20770 October 14, 1994
P20771 October 14, 1994
P20772 October 14, 1994
P20773 October 14, 1994
P20774 October 14, 1994
P20775 October 14, 1994
P20776 October 14, 1994
P20777 October 14, 1994
Book 228 (P22700-P22799)
P22729 December 9, 1994
P22730 December 9, 1994
P22731 December 9, 1994
P22764 December 9, 1994
P22765 December 9, 1994
P22766 December 9, 1994
P22769 December 9, 1994
P22772 December 10, 1994
P22773 December 10, 1994
P22774 December 9, 1994
P22775 December 9, 1994
P22776December 10, 1994
P22779 December 9, 1994
P22780 December 10, 1994
P22782 December 10, 1994
Book 229 (P22800-P22899)
P22818 December 10, 1994
P22819 December 10, 1994
P22820 December 10, 1994
P22844 December9, 1994
P22845 December 9, 1994
P22846 December 9, 1994
P22847 December 9, 1994
P22848 December 9, 1994
P22849 December 10, 1994
P22850 December 10, 1994
P22851 December 10, 1994
P22852 December 9, 1994
P22853 December 9, 1994
P22854 December 9, 1994
P22870 December 11, 1994
P22871 December 11, 1994
P22872 December 11, 1994
P22873 December 11, 1994
P22874 December 11, 1994
P22875 December 11, 1994
P22876 December 11, 1994
P22877 December 11, 1994
P22878 December 11, 1994
P22879 December 11, 1994
P22880 December 11, 1994
P22881 December 11, 1994
P22882 December 11, 1994
P22893 December 11, 1994
P22894 December 11, 1994
P22895 December 11, 1994
P22896 December 11, 1994
P22897 December 11, 1994
P22898 December 11, 1994
P22899 December 11, 1994
Book 230 (P22900-P22999)
P22900 December 11, 1994
P22902 December 11, 1994
P22904 December 11, 1994
P22907 December 11, 1994
P22911 December 11, 1994
P22912 December 11, 1994
Book 260 (P25900-P25999)
P25990 March 31, 1995
P25992 March 31, 1995
P25993 March 31, 1995
P25994 March 31, 1995
P25995 March 31, 1995
P25997 March 31, 1995
Book 261 (P26000-P26099)
P26000 March 31, 1995
P26001 March 31, 1995
P26004 March 31, 1995
P26006 March 31, 1995
P26007 March 31, 1995
P26008 March 31, 1995
P26009 March 31, 1995
P26011 March 31, 1995
P26012 March 31, 1995
P26014 March 31, 1995
P26018 March 31, 1995
P26023 March 31, 1995
P26024 March 31, 1995
P26025 March 31, 1995
P26026 March 31, 1995
P26027 March 31, 1995
P26028 March 31, 1995
P26032 March 31, 1995
P26033 March 31, 1995
P26034 March 31, 1995
P26035 March 31, 1995
P26036 March 31, 1995
P26037 March 31, 1995
P26038 March 31, 1995
P26039 March 31, 1995
P26040 March 31, 1995
P26041 March 31, 1995
P26043 March 31, 1995
P26044 March 31, 1995
P26045 March 31, 1995
P26046 March 31, 1995
P26047 March 31, 1995
P26048 March 31, 1995
P26049 March 31, 1995
P26050 March 31, 1995
P26051 March 31, 1995
P26052 March 31, 1995
P26053 March 31, 1995
P26055 March 31, 1995
Book 415 (P41400-P41499)
P41464 June 17, 1996