(2018-1124-F) WHORM Records regarding Roger Ebert

6 folders, approximately 52 pages

This collection consists of White House Office of Records Management records related to American film critic, Robert Ebert. It contains correspondence from Ebert regarding attendance at the Conference on World Affairs, White House staff memorandum to President Clinton regarding interviews with Ebert, scheduling materials regarding interviews with Ebert, correspondence from President Clinton to Ebert regarding such interviews, and correspondence between President Clinton and various film producers mentioning Ebert. The materials date from 1998 to 2000.

The materials in FOIA 2018-1124-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. Roger Ebert was an American film critic. This collection contains correspondence from Ebert regarding attendance to the Conference on World Affairs, White House staff memoranda to President Clinton regarding interviews with Ebert, scheduling materials regarding interiews with Ebert, correspondence from President Clinton to Ebert regarding such interviews, and corrrespondence between President Clinton and various film producers mentioning Ebert. The materials date from 1998 to 2000.

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Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas—Clinton Presidential Records: White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Alpha Project and Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files. The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) contains a variety of series created to organize and track documents and correspondence. The WHORM Alpha file was compiled by the White House Office of Records Management from 1993 – 1996 and is a series of documents arranged by name of persons, organizations, or events. The WHORM Subject file was compiled by the White House Office of Records Management and is a series of categories designated by a letter/number combination. WHORM files are processed at the document level. FOIA 2018-1124-F includes WHORM records from these subject codes: FG001-07 Appointments Granted, Presidential GI002 Gifts to the President PR015-01 Broadcasts - Telecasts SP230-00 State of the Union, 2000.

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. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2018-1124-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Alpha Project
Case Number/Name/Folder Title
294603 [Folder 3] Roger Ebert
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File
Category Case Number
FG001-07 406198
FG001-07 417248 [Roger Ebert]
GI002 410411
PR015-01 413115
SP230-00 414051