(2019-0224-F) White House Photos - Photographs of Prime Minister Chernomyrdin on 5/3/99

67 photographs in color film processed from 35mm and wide-lux negatives.

This collection consists of photographs of President William Jefferson Clinton participating in meetings at the White House with former Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin of Russia on May 3rd, 1999. Prior to the meeting the President is briefed by senior staff including Sandy Berger, Madeleine Albright, John Podesta, and Jim Steinberg. The press pool enters the Oval Office for a photo opportunity prior to the meeting. The meeting with President Clinton and Prime Minister Chernomyrdin also includes Vice President Al Gore, Strobe Talbott, and Mary Mel French, and other members of the senior staff.

The materials in FOIA 2019-0224-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. FOIA request 2019-0224-F contains photographs of President William Jefferson Clinton participating in meetings at the White House with former Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin of Russia on May 3rd , 1999. Prior to the meeting the President is briefed by senior staff including Sandy Berger, Madeleine Albright, John Podesta, and Jim Steinberg. The press pool enters the Oval Office for a photo opportunity prior to the meeting. In the meeting with President Clinton and Prime Minister Chernomyrdin includes the aformentioned senior staff and also includes Vice President Al Gore, Strobe Talbott, and Mary Mel French, among others.

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 (System of Arrangement cont.) 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, 2019.

The following is a list of photograph contact sheets/folders processed in response to FOIA 2019-0224-F:
Clinton Presidential Records: Photographs of the White House Photograph Office
Series: Photographs Relating to the Clinton Administration
Photograph Contact Sheet:
Book 722 (P72100-P72199)
P72124 May 3, 1999
P72125 May 3, 1999
P72127 May 3, 1999