(2019-0140-F) White House Photos - Photographs of meetings regarding Bosnia in July and November of 1995

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

This collection consist of photographs of President Clinton participating in meetings and a telephone call pertaining to Bosnia Foreign Policy. The dates of meetings at the White House were July 13, 1995, July 17, 1995 and November 22, 1995. Participants at these meetings include: Vice President Gore, Tony Lake, Sandy Berger, Secretary Warren Christopher, Ambassador Madeleine Albright, General John Shalikashvili, Richard Holbrooke, John Deutch and others. Other events on the same photograph contact sheets that pertain to the Bosnia policy meetings include: President Clinton meeting with Delegation from China and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in the Oval Office on July 13, 1995; President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton greeting former President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush in the Hallway of the Ground Floor residence on July 17, 1995.

The materials in FOIA 2019-0140-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of photographs responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. This request consists of photographs regarding specific meetings and a telephone call pertaining to Bosnia Foreign Policy. The following events were processed: July 13, 1995, President Clinton talks on the Oval Office telephone with President Jacques Chirac of France. During the telephone call Vice President Gore, Secretary Warren Christopher, Sandy Berger and others take notes in the Oval Office. July 17, 1995, President Clinton meets in Tony Lake's West Wing office with General John Shalikashvili, Ambassador Madeleine Albright, Tony Lake and Secretary Warren Christopher regarding Bosnia. November 22, 1995, President Clinton participates in a briefing with Vice President Gore, Tony Lake, Richard Holbrooke, Secretary Warren Christopher, General John Shalikashvili, John Deutch, Sandy Berger and others in the Situation Room regarding Bosnia. Other events processed in part that were included on the responsive photo contact sheets include: July 13, 1995, President Clinton meets in the Oval Office with the recent delegation to China including former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger July 17, 1995, President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton greet former President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush in the Hallway of the Ground Floor residence. The Clintons and Bushes attend the President Bush Portrait Unveiling Ceremony in the East Room. The Clintons and Bushes greet guests in the Blue Room.

Photographs

Records that were responsive to this FOIA request were found in one collection 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, 2018

The following is a list of photograph contact sheets/folders processed in response to FOIA 2019-0140-F:
Clinton Presidential Records: Photographs of the White House Photograph Office
Series: Photographs Relating to the Clinton Administration
Photograph Contact Sheet:
Book 302 (P30100-P30199)
P30140 July 13, 1995
P30157 July 13, 1995
P30158 July 13, 1995
Book 303 (P30200-P30299)
P30223 July 17, 1995
P30224 July 17, 1995
Book 344 (P34300-P34399)
P34308 November 22, 1995
P34309 November 22, 1995
P34316 November 22, 1995
P34317 November 22, 1995
P34318 November 22, 1995