Expand All Collapse All Extent Approximately 2,302 photographs in color and black & white film processed from 35mm negatives. Summary The segment consists of photographs pertaining to arrivals, departures, meetings, ceremonies, press briefings, interviews, photo-ops, etc., involving President Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, White House Staff, and others for the time period processed. Scope and Content Note FOIA 2016-0984-F (Segment 121) is a request for all Clinton Administration White House photographs taken from January 1, 1994, through December 31, 1994. The photographs processed in this segment were created on December 20, 1994, through December 22, 1994. The segment contains photographs pertaining to arrivals, departures, meetings, ceremonies, press briefings, interviews, photo-ops, etc., involving President William Jefferson Clinton, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, White House Staff, and others for the time period processed. Photographs from December 20, 1994, are as follows: President Clinton greets Keith Carter and his family in the Oval Office. President Clinton participates in a meeting in the Oval Office with Military Aide Rusty Schorsch, Sandy Berger, Strobe Talbott, and others. President Clinton and Vice President Albert Gore greet Lt. General Hugh Shelton and his family in the Oval Office. President Clinton greets General Gordon Sullivan and Admiral William Owens in the Oval Office. President Clinton presents Lt. General Shelton with the Distinguished Service Medal in a Rose Garden Ceremony. The President presents Lt. General Shelton and six service members with the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for their service in Haiti. President Clinton talks with Dave Carpenter, Leon Panetta and others in the West Wing regarding the man who fired gun shots at the White House. President Clinton holds Socks the cat while he is on the White House Colonnade. Socks sits on the President’s desk during the President’s meeting with Leon Panetta (photo shot through the window). First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton have their portrait taken in the Green Room of the White House by photographer Nancy Ellison for the American Ballet Theater. President Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton pose for their official portrait taken by photographer Gregory Heisler. The Clintons stand alone on the Truman Balcony at the White House. The Clintons talk with photographers and crew in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House. President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton hold hands and walk on the White House Colonnade. President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton greet guests in the Diplomatic Reception Room at a Holiday Gala Christmas party. Views of Santa Claus and the Military Dance band at the holiday party in the East Room and Grand Foyer area. President Clinton participates in a budget meeting in the Cabinet Room with Vice President Albert Gore, Attorney General Janet Reno, Secretary Lee Brown, Alice Rivlin, Laura Tyson, Leon Panetta, Bowman Cutter, and others. During the meeting Elaine Kamarck talks with Vice President Gore. President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton attend a farewell party for Joan Baggett in the Roosevelt Room. Guests include Laura Tyson, Bruce Lindsey, Harold Ickes, Leon Photographs from December 20, 1994, Continued: Panetta, Robert Rubin, Mack McLarty, Secretary Bruce Babbitt, Elaine Kamarck, Alice Rivlin, Betty Currie, Maggie Williams, Secretary Robert Reich, Todd Stern, John Podesta, and others. President Clinton attends a farewell party for Secretary Lloyd Bentsen in the Vice President’s Ceremonial office. President Clinton presents Secretary Bentsen with a navy-blue jacket. Guests include Vice President Albert Gore, Robert Rubin, Jack Quinn, and others. Vice President Albert Gore and Stephen Goodin talk alone in the Oval Office. President Clinton talks with Abner Mikva and James Castello in the Oval Office. Photographs from December 21, 1994, are as follows: President Clinton goes jogging near the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton greets kids from the Wrecking Crew group in the Diplomatic Reception Room. President Clinton and Vice President Albert Gore make a Community Empowerment Announcement telephone call in the Oval Office. President Clinton and Vice President Gore sit side by side at the President’s desk. President Clinton and Vice President Albert Gore attend a farewell party for Colonel Rusty Schorsch in the Old Executive Office Building (OEOB). President Clinton and Vice President Gore joke with Dee Dee Myers in the Old Executive Office Building (OEOB). President Clinton and Vice President Gore talk and walk with Jack Quinn in the Old Executive Office Building (OEOB). President Clinton and Vice President Albert Gore participate in a Community Empowerment announcement in the Old Executive Office Building (OEOB). First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton visits the Old Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home in Washington. The First Lady is met by Herschel Gober, Deputy Secretary of the Veteran’s Administration, General Donald C. Hilbert, and others. The First Lady visits the mail room and greets volunteers who work with White House Correspondence. The First Lady visits people in the Recreation Therapy area. The First Lady calls a game of Bingo and talks with residents. Photographs from December 21, 1994, Continued: President Clinton talks alone in the Oval Office with George Stephanopoulos. President Clinton participates in a budget meeting in the Cabinet Room with Vice President Albert Gore, Secretary Warren Christopher, Sandy Berger, John Deutch, Leon Panetta, Alice Rivlin, Gene Sperling, Robert Rubin, Laura Tyson, and George Stephanopoulos. President Clinton talks with Chelsea Clinton in the hallway of the Ground Floor Residence. President Clinton meets in the Map Room with Secretary Warren Christopher, Secretary William Perry, Strobe Talbott, Sandy Berger, Leon Fuerth, and Nicholas Burns. President Clinton talks with the Secret Service (USSS) in the Ground Floor Residence regarding the gun shots fired at the White House. Leon Panetta is present at the meeting. President Clinton participates in a medal ceremony for departing Military Aide Rusty Schorsch in the Oval Office. Colonel Schorsch presents the President his jacket to thank him for his service as a military aide. President Clinton greeting departing Secret Service personnel and their families in the Oval Office. President Clinton greets departing military personnel in the Oval Office. President Clinton and Vice President Albert Gore greet Vice President’s Counsel Todd Campbell in the Oval Office. Dee Dee Myers poses with White House Military Aides for a group photo in the West Wing. President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton greet White House staff on the Grand Foyer landing for three holiday receptions. The receptions are held on the State Floor of the White House. Santa Claus greets the President, and a choir performs at the receptions. Photographs from December 22, 1994, are as follows: President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton greet Harold Ickes and others in the West Wing. Photographs from December 22, 1994, Continued: President Clinton greets Betty Currie and others in the Outer Oval Office. The President talks alone with Don Baer in the Outer Oval Office. President Clinton participates in a budget meeting in the Cabinet Room with Vice President Albert Gore, Secretary Ron Brown, Robert Rubin, Laura Tyson, Carol Rasco, Bowman Cutter, George Stephanopoulos, Erskine Bowles, Leon Panetta, Alice Rivlin, and others. President Clinton talks alone with Secretary Brown. President Clinton talks with Leon Panetta, George Stephanopoulos and Andrew Friendly in the Outer Oval Office. President Clinton, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, Vice President Albert Gore, and Tipper Gore participate in a health care briefing in the Cabinet Room. Meeting participants include Secretary Ron Brown, Robert Rubin, Laura Tyson, Alice Rivlin, Ira Magaziner, Leon Panetta, Bowman Cutter, Carol Rasco, Erskine Bowles, Gene Sperling, Secretary Donna Shalala, and others. Views of up-close shots of Vice President Gore and Tipper Gore during the meeting. The Clintons talk in the Outer Oval Office with Marcia Hale, Pat Griffin, George Stephanopoulos, Leon Panetta, Carol Rasco, Robert Rubin, Harold Ickes, Betty Currie, Gene Sperling. Gene Sperling and Robert Rubin talk on telephones in the hallway outside the Cabinet Room. Views of camera equipment and tripods on the floor in the White House China Room. President Clinton drops by George Stephanopoulos’ office and jokes with Heather Beckel, Wendy Smith, Dee Dee Myers, and George Stephanopoulos. President Clinton drops by the Press Briefing Room for Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers’ final press briefing. The President makes comments to the press and hugs Dee Dee Myers. Jock Gill embraces photographer Sharon Farmer in the West Wing. President Clinton confers with Don Baer and Tony Blinken prior to taping his weekly radio address in the Map Room. The President greets guests in the Diplomatic Reception Room. President Clinton reads “Twas The Night Before Christmas” to children in the State Dining Room. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton sits with children during the story. The Clintons greet children, Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and members of the military choir. President Clinton and Billy Webster walk down the White House Colonnade. Photographs from December 22, 1994, Continued: First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton meets in the Map Room with Milli Alston’s son, John Alston. President Clinton stands in the Lower Press Office doorway and talks to Mark Gearan. Karen Finney holds Socks the cat as children pet him at a Christmas Party in the Old Executive Office Building. Neel Lattimore and other First Lady’s staff members are present. President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton stop by a farewell party for Dee Dee Myers in her West Wing office. The President presents Dee Dee Myers with a navy-blue jacket with the Presidential Seal and her name monogrammed on the jacket. The Clintons hug Dee Dee Myers. President Clinton talks with Betty Currie in the Oval Office. The First Lady is present and reads a magazine. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton tapes a tour of the White House Christmas decorations with Larry King for his television show. The First Lady greets the television crew. The First Lady poses for photos with Larry King and his television show crew. The First Lady talks alone with Neel Lattimore. President Clinton confers with Vice President Albert Gore, Sandy Berger, Dennis Ross, and Martin Indyk in the Oval Office. President Clinton meets in the Oval Office with representatives from Syria and Israel. Vice President Albert Gore, Sandy Berger, and Dennis Ross are present at the meeting. President Clinton confers in the Oval Office with Alice Rivlin, Vice President Albert Gore, Leon Panetta, Harold Ickes, Secretary Richard Riley, Secretary Donna Shalala, and Carol Browner. President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton greet White House Residence staff at the Holiday Party for staff and their families in the Diplomatic Reception Room. Dee Dee Myers, George Stephanopoulos, and Mark Gearan joke with each other and pose for photos in her West Wing office. President Clinton autographs photos on Betty Currie’s desk in the Outer Oval Office. Betty Currie and Dee Dee Myers embrace in the Outer Oval Office. Photographs from December 22, 1994, Continued: President Clinton jokes with Andrew Friendly, Kelly Crawford, Heather Beckel, and Betty Currie in the Outer Oval Office. President Clinton and Vice President Albert Gore meet in the Oval Office with Secretary Hazel O’Leary, Secretary Federico Pena, Alice Rivlin, Leon Panetta, Harold Ickes, and others. Record Type Photographs System of Arrangement 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 processing of photographs that are not wholly responsive to the subject area. Access 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. Copyright Photographs in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of the United States (17 U.S.C. Chapter 1) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Provenance 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). Processed by Staff Archivist, 2025 Container List The following is a list of photograph contact sheets/folders processed in response to FOIA 2016-0984-F (1994, Segment 121): Clinton Presidential Records: Photographs of the White House Photograph Office Series: Photographs Relating to the Clinton Administration Photograph Contact Sheets: Book 232 (P23100-P23199) P23100 December 20, 1994 P23101 December 20, 1994 P23102 December 20, 1994 P23103 December 20, 1994 P23104 December 20, 1994 P23105 December 20, 1994 P23106 December 20, 1994 P23107 December 20, 1994 P23108 December 20, 1994 P23109 December 20, 1994 P23110 December 20, 1994 P23111 December 20, 1994 Book 232 (P23100-P23199) P23112 December 20, 1994 P23113 December 20, 1994 P23114 December 20, 1994 P23115 December 20, 1994 P23116 December 20, 1994 P23117 December 20, 1994 P23118 December 20, 1994 P23119 December 20, 1994 P23120 December 20, 1994 P23121 December 20, 1994 P23122 December 20, 1994 P23123 December 20, 1994 P23124 December 20, 1994 P23125 December 20, 1994 P23126 December 20, 1994 P23127 December 20, 1994 P23128 December 20, 1994 P23129 December 21, 1994 P23130 December 21, 1994 P23131 December 21, 1994 P23132 December 21, 1994 P23133 December 21, 1994 P23134 December 21, 1994 P23135 December 21, 1994 P23136 December 21, 1994 P23137 December 21, 1994 P23138 December 21, 1994 P23139 December 21, 1994 P23140 December 21, 1994 P23141 December 21, 1994 P23142 December 21, 1994 P23143 December 21, 1994 P23144 December 21, 1994 P23145 December 21, 1994 P23146 December 21, 1994 P23147 December 21, 1994 P23148 December 21, 1994 P23149 December 21, 1994 Book 232 (P23100-P23199) P23150 December 21, 1994 P23151 December 21, 1994 P23152 December 21, 1994 P23153 December 21, 1994 P23154 December 21, 1994 P23155 December 22, 1994 P23156 December 22, 1994 P23157 December 22, 1994 P23158 December 22, 1994 P23159 December 22, 1994 P23160 December 22, 1994 P23161 December 22, 1994 P23162 December 22, 1994 P23163 December 22, 1994 P23164 December 22, 1994 P23165 December 22, 1994 P23166 December 22, 1994 P23167 December 22, 1994 P23168 December 22, 1994 P23169 December 22, 1994 P23170 December 22, 1994 P23171 December 20, 1994 P23172 December 22, 1994 P23173 December 22, 1994 P23174 December 22, 1994 P23175 December 22, 1994 P23176 December 22, 1994 P23177 December 22, 1994 P23178 December 22, 1994 P23179 December 22, 1994 P23180 December 22, 1994 P23181 December 22, 1994 P23182 December 22, 1994 P23183 December 22, 1994 P23184 December 22, 1994 P23185 December 22, 1994 P23186 December 22, 1994 P23187 December 22, 1994 Book 232 (P23100-P23199) P23188 December 22, 1994 P23189 December 22, 1994 P23190 December 22, 1994 P23191 December 22, 1994 P23192 December 22, 1994 P23193 December 22, 1994 P23194 December 22, 1994 P23195 December 22, 1994 P23196 December 22, 1994 P23197 December 22, 1994 P23198 December 22, 1994 P23199 December 22, 1994