(2019-0935-F Segment 2) William Cohen and Yugoslavia

274 assets

This collection consists of records related to United States Information Agency (USIA) foreign news media summaries, press material, news clips, and television news transcripts on topics concerning William Cohen and the Kosovo War. This collection contains emails and electronic records.

The materials in FOIA 2019-0935-F (Segment 2) are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. William Cohen was Secretary of Defense from 1997-2001, having previously served in the United States House of Representatives and Senate from 1973-1997. Materials responsive to this FOIA request include emails regarding United States Information Agency (USIA) foreign news media summaries, press material, news clips, and television news transcripts on topics concerning William Cohen and the Kosovo War.

Electronic Records

Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas— Clinton Presidential Records: (SAS) Automated Records Management System [Email]; Clinton Presidential Records: (SAS) Tape Restoration Project [Email]; and Clinton Presidential Records: (SAS) Lotus Notes. The Executive Office of the President (EOP) subsystem of the Electronic Records Archive (ERA) contains electronic records created or received by Clinton Administration officials. These records are stored in Search and Access Sets (SAS) that represent their originating computer program. The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) is a database that contains email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential email. The Tape Restoration Project (TRP) is a database consisting of restored emails from the Automated Records Management System (ARMS) from July 1994 through June of 2000. The TRP is a database that contains email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential email. Lotus Notes is a database that contains files created in the Lotus Notes system. The Lotus Notes system was used as an email management system during the Clinton Administration. This database contains drafts of email, mailing lists, attachments, and other items likely intended for email.

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, 2022. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of Search and Access Sets processed in response to FOIA 2019-0935-F (Segment 2):
Clinton Presidential Records: EOP Search and Access Sets (SAS)
(SAS) Automated Records Management System [Email] contains 90 assets.
(SAS) Tape Restoration Project [Email] contains 22 assets.
(SAS) Lotus Notes contains 162 assets.