(2017-0234-F) White House Videos - Middle East Peace Process Video

The materials in FOIA 2017-0234-F are a selective body responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. FOIA request 2017-0234-F contains video recordings from the White House Television Office (WHTV) relating primarily to the Israeli and Palestinian peace process during the Clinton Administration. Included are materials relating to arrivals & departures, meetings prior to and following events, speaking engagements including ceremonies & press briefings, and signing ceremonies relating to the topic. Materials range from July 9, 1996, which was Prime Minister Netanyahu’s visit to the White House, October 1 through 2, 1996, during a peace summit in Washington, DC, December 14, 1998, during a trip to Gaza City, Gaza, July 15 through 16, 1999 and July 18 through 19, 1999, which encompasses Prime Minister Ehud Barak’s visit to Camp David and the White House, January 3 through 10, 2000, and during the Shepherdstown peace talks, meetings taking place on July 4 through 5, July 7, and July 9, 2000 regarding the upcoming Camp David Peace Accords, and December 19, 2000, during a meeting with President-elect George Walker Bush. Key individuals in the video recordings include President William Jefferson Clinton, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, Vice President Albert “Al” Gore Jr., Prime Minister Binyamin (Benjamin) Netanyahu of Israel, Prime Minister Ehud Barak of Israel, Chairman Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), and King Hussein of Jordan. Video recordings from July 1996 are as follows; Photo-ops with Prime Minister Binyamin (Benjamin) Netanyahu in the Oval Office. Press conference with Prime Minister Netanhayu at the White House. Video recordings from September 1996 are as follows; Chelsea Clinton departs the White House. One on one meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu in the Oval Office. One on one meeting with Chairman Yasser Arafat in the Oval Office. Remarks in the Oval Office regarding the Middle East Summit. Photo-op on the South Lawn grounds at the White House. Working lunch at the White House. Video recordings from October 1996 are as follows; Departure of Prime Minister Netanyahu and Chairman Arafat from the White House. Photo-op with state agricultural commissioners and secretaries of agriculture at the White House. Departure for Andrews Air Force Base via Marine One. The President's news conference with Middle Eastern leaders at the White House. Video recordings from December 1998 are as follows; Remarks to the Palestine National Council and other organizations in Gaza. Luncheon hosted by Chairman Arafat in Gaza. Event at the main terminal of Gaza International Airport. Video recordings from July 1999 are as follows; Prime Minister Ehud Barak arrives at the White House. Remarks prior to discussions with Prime Minister Barak at the White House. The President's news conference with Prime Minister Barak. Meet and greet with US Women's national soccer team at the White House. One on one meeting with Prime Minister Barak at the White House. Expanded meeting with Prime Minister Barak in the Cabinet Room. Photo-op with Apollo astronauts in the Oval Office. State Dinner with Prime Minister Barak. Prime Minister Barak departs the White House. Video recordings from January 2000 are as follows; Arrival to Shepherdstown. Photo-op with Prime Minister Barak and Foreign Minister Farouk Al-Shara. Photo-op in Shepherdstown community. Departing Shepherdstown for the White House. Photo-op during Fourth of July festivities at the White House. Top of meeting at the White House in the Cabinet Room. Departure from the White House via Marine One. Delivering remarks on the national plan for information systems protection. Photo-op with White House Fellows. Delivering remarks announcing the Camp David Middle East Peace Summit in the Press Briefing Room. Video recordings from December 2000 are as follows; President-elect George W. Bush visits the White House.