(2018-1213-F) White House Videos - Video of a Presidential interview with Jim Lehrer of PBS

Two (2) betacam format tapes spanning approximately 48 minutes and 40 seconds.

This collection consists of a televised interview of President William Jefferson Clinton by Jim Lehrer of PBS News Hour. The interview was conducted as a taped session to be shown on the program ‘PBS News Hour’ the evening of January 21, 1998. Particular focus for the interview is Kenneth Starr’s independent counsel investigations

The materials in FOIA 2018-1213-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA, and researchers should consult the archivist about related material. FOIA request 2018-1213-F is a request for a televised interview of President William Jefferson Clinton by Jim Lehrer of PBS News Hour. The interview was conducted as a taped session to be shown on the program ‘PBS News Hour’ the evening of January 21, 1998. Particular focus for the interview is Kenneth Starr’s independent counsel investigations. Photographs relating to this request were processed in FOIA case # 2018-0360-F. Although this material is moving picture produced by the White House Television Office (WHTV) unit for public record, the material carries imagery and intellectual copyrights of PBS. Researchers assume there is no explicitly granted commercial permissions for the material from the National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) other than ‘fair use’ & similar educational purposes only. Researchers should reference NARA’s policy regarding ‘fair use’ of records in NARA’s holdings.

Videos

Records that were responsive to this FOIA request were found in one collection area and one series— Clinton Presidential Records: Video Recordings of the White House Television Unit and the series therein—Video Recordings Relating to the Clinton Administration. Processing is done at the individual tape moving picture level. While this method maintains run time integrity, it frequently results in the processing of video recordings that are 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, 2018

The following is a list of video recordings processed in FOIA 2018-1213-F
Clinton Presidential Records: Video Recordings of the White House Television Office
Series: Video Recordings Relating to the Clinton Administration
White House Television Office Tape:
Master Tape # 07883 January 21, 1998
Master Tape # 07884 January 21, 1998