Expand All Collapse All Extent Approximately 2,226 photographs in color and black & white film processed from 35mm negatives. Summary This segment of the collection consists of photographs taken from December 1, 1999 through December 6, 1999. The segment contains 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. Notable events: First Lady receives the 1999 White House Christmas Tree arrival at the South Portico; President Clinton signing the International Labor Organization Convention on the Prohibition and Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor in Seattle, Washington. Scope and Content Note FOIA 2016-0100-F (Segment 1) is a request for all Clinton Administration White House photographs taken from December 1, 1999 through January 31, 2000. The photographs processed in this segment were created from December 1, 1999 through December 6, 1999. The segment contains 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. A portion of responsive photo contact sheets for this segment were previously processed in several Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) cases including: 2014-0176-F & 2016-0595-F. Please reference these cases for Photo Contact Sheets from the following ranges: P77990-P77999; P78000-P78010; P78052; P78081-P78093 Photographs proposed to open from December 1, 1999 are as follows: Hillary Rodham Clinton participates in a World AIDS Day symposium at the United Nations in New York City Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses a Henrietta’s Table Book party in Boston, Massachusetts Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses an HRC for Senate Fundraiser in Boston Photographs proposed to open from December 2, 1999 are as follows: Hillary Rodham Clinton receives the 1999 White House Christmas Tree at the South Portico. Ceremony participants include: Ed and Cindy Hedlund, Tree Growers from Elma, Washington, and their family, Jim Heater, President of the National Christmas Tree Association and others. The First Lady greets ceremony participants in the Diplomatic Reception Room. (A paper copy of an AP News photo clipping is included) Hillary Rodham Clinton meets in the White House Library with Mehmet Gerguri, Director of the National and University Library in Kosovo, Luke Hingson, President with Brothers Brother Foundation, Ernie Fleishman, Senior VP for Education at Scholastic Inc., Bill Barrett, Senior Advisor with the Office of the Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State and others Hillary Rodham Clinton greets Janie. I. Jeffers on the Ground Floor Residence area of the White House President Clinton signs the International Labor Organization Convention on the Prohibition and Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor in Seattle, Washington. Participants at the signing include: Juan Samovia, Director General, International Conference Center; John Sweeney, President AFL-CIO; Ambassador Thomas M.T. Niles, President, U.S. Council for Business; Sec. Alexis Herman, Sen. Tom Harkin, Rep. Jim McDermott, Sen. Patty Murray, Rep. Norman Dicks, Rep. Barney Frank and others. President Clinton greets people as he departs the Westin Hotel in Seattle and departs from Boeing Field for a flight to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania President Clinton arrives at Philadelphia International Airport President Clinton addresses a tribute to Mayor Ed Rendell at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia President Clinton departs Philadelphia International Airport for a flight to Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland President Clinton plays cards with staff during his flight to Andrews Air Force Base Photographs proposed to open from December 3, 1999 are as follows: President Clinton meets in the Oval Office Dining Room with Loretta Ucelli, Bruce Reed, Terry Edmonds and others President Clinton tapes his weekly radio address in the Oval Office and greets guests following his address President Clinton talks with Lynda Carter and Robert Altman outside their home in Potomac, Maryland where they are hosting a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Tally event President Clinton participates in a year-end interview in the Oval Office with Carol Wallace of People Magazine, Sarah Skolnik and Kristen Kelch President Clinton participates in a photo shoot in the Oval Office with photographer George Lange President Clinton participates in an interview in the Oval Office by Steve Scully of C-SPAN President Clinton meets in the Oval Office with Joseph Prueher, U.S. Ambassador to China President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton visit with Dan Rosenthal and Aviva Steinberg in the Oval Office President Clinton walks across West Executive Avenue with John Podesta, Sec. Alexis Herman, Martin Baily and Loretta Ucelli President Clinton delivers remarks regarding economic growth in the Presidential Hall in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Participants include: Martin Baily, Sec. Alexis Herman and Marvin Dawkins President Clinton meets in the Oval Office with Larry Stein President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton participate in a Menorah Lighting ceremony in celebration of Hanukkah in the Oval Office Hillary Rodham Clinton reads as she walks on the Colonnade with Mary Beth Cahill Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Monica McWilliams and Mary Beth Cahill in the Map Room Photographs proposed to open from December 4, 1999 are as follows: Staff and Volunteers work in the Blue Room, East Room, Grand Foyer, Red Room and Ground Floor residence decorating the White House for Christmas Photographs proposed to open from December 5, 1999 are as follows: President Clinton departs the Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington, DC Photographs proposed to open from December 5, 1999 Continued: President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton pose for their annual Christmas portrait by the White House Christmas Tree in the Blue Room Hillary Rodham Clinton joins Christmas Volunteer Decorators for a group photos in the East Room Views of Christmas decorations in the Green Room and Red Room President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton join White House Military Social Aides for a group photo on the North Portico of the White House President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton participate in the Annual Kennedy Center Honors Reception in the East Room. Honorees are: Victor Borge, Sean Connery, Judith Jamison, Jason Robards, Jr., and Stevie Wonder President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton join the Kennedy Center Honorees and their families for photos in the Diplomatic Reception Room President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton greet Kennedy Center Honors Reception guests in the Blue Room. Guests include: Mary Tyler Moore, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Douglas, Kevin Spacey, Jean Kennedy Smith, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Andrew Cuomo, Sec. Madeleine Albright and others President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton talk alone with Sen. Trent Lott at the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, DC Photographs proposed to open from December 6, 1999 are as follows: Hillary Rodham Clinton poses with White House Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier next to the Gingerbread “Houses” that he and his staff created for Christmas decorations during the Press Preview of the 1999 Christmas Decorations President Clinton signs S. 580, The Health Care Research and Quality Act of 1999, in the Oval Office President Clinton and Hillary Rodham greet and meet with Frederick Sanger III, Make-A-Wish Child and his family in the Oval Office following the Health Care Signing ceremony Sylvia Mathews, Larry Stein, Jack Lew and Gene Sperling pose for a group photo in the West Wing President Clinton meets in the Cabinet Room to discuss the Budget with Martin Baily, Gene Sperling, Sylvia Mathews, Jack Lew, Bruce Reed, Larry Stein 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. 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, 2019 Container List The following is a list of photograph contact sheets/folders processed in response to FOIA 2016-0100-F (1999-2000, Segment 1): Clinton Presidential Records: Photographs of the White House Photograph Office Series: Photographs Relating to the Clinton Administration Photograph Contact Sheets: Book 780 (P77900-P77999) P77951 December 1, 1999 P77952 December 1, 1999 P77953 December 1, 1999 P77954 December 1, 1999 P77955 December 1, 1999 P77956 December 1, 1999 P77957 December 1, 1999 P77958 December 2, 1999 P77959 December 2, 1999 P77960 December 2, 1999 P77961 December 2, 1999 P77962 December 2, 1999 P77963 December 2, 1999 Book 781 (P78000-P78099) P78011 December 2, 1999 P78012 December 2, 1999 P78013 December 2, 1999 P78014 December 2, 1999 P78015 December 2, 1999 P78016 December 2, 1999 P78017 December 2, 1999 P78018 December 2, 1999 P78019 December 2, 1999 P78020 December 2, 1999 P78021 December 2, 1999 P78022 December 2, 1999 P78023 December 2, 1999 P78024 December 2, 1999 P78025 December 2, 1999 P78026 December 2, 1999 P78027 December 5, 1999 P78028 December 5, 1999 P78029 December 5, 1999 P78030 December 5, 1999 Book 781 (P78000-P78099) P78031 December 5, 1999 P78032 December 5, 1999 P78033 December 5, 1999 P78034 December 5, 1999 P78035 December 5, 1999 P78036 December 5, 1999 P78037 December 5, 1999 P78038 December 5, 1999 P78039 December 5, 1999 P78040 December 3, 1999 P78041 December 3, 1999 P78042 December 3, 1999 P78043 December 3, 1999 P78044 December 3, 1999 P78045 December 3, 1999 P78046 December 3, 1999 P78047 December 3, 1999 P78048 December 3, 1999 P78049 December 3, 1999 P78050 December 3, 1999 P78051 December 3, 1999 P78053 December 3, 1999 P78054 December 3, 1999 P78055 December 3, 1999 P78056 December 3, 1999 P78057 December 3, 1999 P78058 December 3, 1999 P78059 December 3, 1999 P78060 December 3, 1999 P78061 December 3, 1999 P78062 December 3, 1999 P78063 December 3, 1999 P78064 December 3, 1999 P78065 December 3, 1999 P78066 December 3, 1999 P78067 December 4, 1999 P78068 December 4, 1999 P78069 December 5, 1999 P78070 December 5, 1999 P78071 December 5, 1999 P78072 December 5, 1999 P78073 December 5, 1999 P78074 December 5, 1999 P78075 December 5, 1999 P78076 December 5, 1999 P78077 December 5, 1999 P78078 December 5, 1999 Book 781 (P78000-P78099) P78094 December 6, 1999 P78095 December 6, 1999 P78096 December 6, 1999 P78097 December 6, 1999 P78098 December 6, 1999 P78099 December 6, 1999