(2025-0081-F) White House Photos - Photographs related to the Hollywood Gala Salute to President Clinton

Five White House Television Office digital betacam format tapes with approximately 121 minutes of run time and One White House Communications Agency cassette tape with approximately 13 minutes and four seconds of run time.

This case is for all audio & video recordings of a Hollywood Gala Salute to President William Jefferson Clinton. The event took place on August 12, 2000 at the Ken Roberts estate in Los Angeles, California. The gala took place on the front lawn of the Ken Roberts estate. Participants at the gala include Stan Lee, Patti LaBelle, Goldie Hawn, Sugar Ray, Red buttons, Jimmy Smiths, Toni Braxton, Anjelica Huston, Howie Mandel, Whoopi Goldberg, Melissa Etheridge, David Spade, Dylan McDermott, Alfree Woodard, Michael Bolton, Jack Lemmon, Cher, Muhammad Ali, Paul Anka, Gregory Peck, Diana Ross, Mary Steenburgen, and Ted Danson.

FOIA 2025-0081-F is a request for all audio & video recordings of a Hollywood Gala Salute to President William Jefferson Clinton. The event took place on August 12, 2000 at the Ken Roberts estate in Los Angeles, California. The gala took place on the front lawn of the Ken Roberts estate. Participants at the gala include Stan Lee, Patti LaBelle, Goldie Hawn, Sugar Ray, Red Buttons, Jimmy Smits, Toni Braxton, Anjelica Huston, Howie Mandel, Whoopi Goldberg, Melissa Etheridge, David Spade, Dylan McDermott, Alfree Woodard, Michael Bolton, Jack Lemmon, Cher, Muhammad Ali, Paul Anka, Gregory Peck, Diana Ross, Mary Steenburgen, and Ted Danson. Note: Researchers should be aware that this event contains live performances that may be under further intellectual copyrights outside of the scope of Presidential records. Researchers must secure permissions from the individual performers or their estate(s) prior to utilizing the material in professional settings. The William J. Clinton Presidential Library nor the National Archives & Records Administration takes no responsibility for the misuse of records that could interfere with intellectual copyright.

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Records that were responsive to this FOIA request were found in two collections and two series, Clinton Presidential Records: Audio Recordings of the White House Photograph Office and the series therein – Audio Recordings Relating to the Clinton Administration, and Clinton Presidential Records: Video Recordings of the White House Television Office and the series therein – Video Recordings Relating to the Clinton Administration. Processing was done at the individual item level for both audio recordings and video recordings. While this method maintains run time integrity for audio & video recordings, it frequently results in the incidental processing of audio and video material that is 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, 2025

The following is a list of audio & video recordings processed in response to FOIA 2025-0081-F:
Clinton Presidential Records: Audio Recordings of the White House Communications Agency
Series: Audio Recordings Relating to the Clinton Administration
Audio Cassette Recordings:
ROTP During NY Senate Gala August 12, 2000
Clinton Presidential Records: Video Recordings of the White House Television Office
Series: Video Recordings Relating to the Clinton Administration
Digital Betacam Video Recordings:
MT11834 August 12, 2000
MT11835 August 12, 2000
MT11836 August 12, 2000
MT11837 August 12, 2000
MT11838 August 12, 2000