(2007-0389-F) White House Photos - Situation Room

Approximately 37 photographs in color film processed from 35mm negatives.

This collection consists of photographs of President Clinton meeting with his National Security and Foreign Policy advisors in the Situation Room on August 12, 1998. The President is briefed by his National Security team. There are also photographs from a Foreign Policy Meeting in the Oval Office on August 14, 1998. The President met with George Tenet, William Cohen, Madeleine Albright, Sandy Berger, Leon Fuerth, Richard Clarke, Gen. Henry "Hugh" Shelton, Thomas Pickering, Gen. Donald Kerrick, Maria Echaveste, and John Podesta

The materials in FOIA 2007-0389-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. FOIA request 2007-0389-F contains photographs from the White House Photograph Office pertaining to President Clinton’s meeting with his National Security and Foreign Policy advisors in the Situation Room on August 12, 1998. The President is briefed by his National Security team. The request also contains photographs from a Foreign Policy Meeting in the Oval Office on August 14, 1998. The President meets with George Tenet, William Cohen, Madeleine Albright, Sandy Berger, Leon Fuerth, Richard Clarke, Gen. Henry "Hugh" Shelton, Thomas Pickering, Gen. Donald Kerrick, Maria Echaveste, and John Podesta. The majority of the White House Photograph Office material related to this FOIA case is currently withheld under Presidential Records Act and Freedom of Information Act restrictions.

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.

Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 USC 552 as amended) and the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 USC 2201) 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, 2007

The following is a list of photograph contact sheets/folders processed in response to FOIA 2007-0389-F:
Clinton Presidential Records: Photographs of the White House Photograph Office
Series: Photographs Relating to the Clinton Administration
Photograph Contact Sheet:
Book 659 (P65800-P65899)
P65803 August 12, 1998
P65864 August 14, 1998