Finding Aids

Finding aids describe archival collections to help users navigate their contents and identify material relevant to their research. Finding aids provide a summary of a collection, the system of arrangement of the responsive material, a container list of responsive files, and a link to the related digitized records (if available).

Researchers may use the "Search Box" below to search by keyword or collection number (ex. 2016-0738-F). Researchers may narrow their search results by filtering by finding aid type, record type, or tag. Researchers may also select for "Digitized Content" to view only collections that have been digitized.

President Clinton stands, looking at a brown shelf full of books. President Clinton wears a green jacket.
President Clinton carefully examines the books at Bickerton & Ripley Bookstore in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, September 3, 1994. Photographer: Barbara Kinney
President Clinton carefully examines the books at Bickerton & Ripley Bookstore in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, September 3, 1994. Photographer: Barbara Kinney
About finding aid types

Finding Aid Types

Finding aid types include Freedom of Information Act Collections, Systematically Processed Collections, and Mandatory Declassification Review Collections.

Freedom of Information Act Collections provide a summary of a collection requested under the Freedom of Information Act, biographic information concerning the collection, the system of arrangement of the responsive material, a container list of responsive files, and a link to the related digitized records (if available).

Systematically Processed Collections provide a summary of a collection processed systematically, biographic information concerning the collection, the system of arrangement of the responsive material, a container list of files, and a link to the related digitized records (if available).

Mandatory Declassification Review Collections provide a summary of a collection released via a Mandatory Declassification Review, and an Adobe Acrobat file (.pdf) of the declassified records.

About collection description tags

Collection Description Tags

A Tag is a descriptive term attached to a finding aid to establish relationships between collection descriptions. Multiple tags can be used to describe collections.

TagUse For
AIDS (Disease)Finding aid descriptions of collections having to do with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and/or the treatment of HIV infections. Finding aids also describe policy concerning individuals, groups, or countries seeking treatment or subsidies for AIDs and HIV.
AmbassadorsFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with individuals who served the United States as an Ambassador to another country,
Armed ForcesFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with the Military, or Armed Services. This means any Finding aid descriptions of collections having to do with the Wars in Kosovo and Bosnia. (Ex: Don't Ask, Don't Tell, sending troops to Haiti in 1994, etc.)
Associations, institutions, etc.Finding aid descriptions of collections having to do with Networks (Associations, institutions, etc.), Organizations, Voluntary associations, or Voluntary organizations.
Award presentationsFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with Award ceremonies, Awards ceremonies, or Awards presentations. (Examples: Presidential Medal of Freedom, Kennedy Center Awards, Volunteer Service, National Service, Military Awards.)
CelebritiesFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with: Famous people; Famous persons; Illustrious people; or Well-known people.
Civil rightsFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with Basic rights; Civil liberties; Civil rights--Law and legislation; Civil rights--Legal status, laws, etc.; Constitutional rights; Human rights or Fundamental rights.
CrimeFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with: City crime; Crime and criminals; Crime--Social aspects; Crimes; Delinquency; Felonies; Misdemeanors; Urban crime, or International Crime.
Dinners and diningFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with State Dinners, dinners and receptions held on behalf of other countries, the Prayer Breakfast, Fundraising dinners, or private dinners.
Donated CollectionUsed only for systematically processed collections that were donated collections to the Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
Economic policyFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with domestic or U.S. Economic policy. Used for: Economic nationalism, Economic planning, Economic policy--Political aspects, National planning, State planning.
EducationFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with Education.
Emigration and immigrationFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with immigrants, illegal immigrants, illegal aliens, or immigration policies.
Environmental policyFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with Environment and state Environmental control; Environmental management--Government policy; Environmental policy--Law and legislation; Environmental policy--Political aspects; Environmental protection--Government policy; Environmental quality--Government policy; or State and environment.
Executive advisory bodiesFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with Presidential Commissions, Presidential Advisory Boards, Commissions of the federal government, or Government advisory boards.
Executive clemencyFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with the power to grant relief from criminal punishment, encompassing pardons (forgiveness of offense), commutations (reduced sentences), reprieves (postponement of sentence), and amnesty (broad forgiveness).
Executive ordersFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with Executive orders.
First LadyFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with the initiatives or activities of First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton. Finding aid descriptions of collections concernining the staff of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton or the Office of the First Lady.
Gay rightsFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with Gay and lesbian rights; Gay men--Civil rights; Gay people--Civil rights; Lesbian rights; Lesbians--Civil rights; Rights of gay people; or Rights of lesbians. Finding aid descriptions of collections having to do with "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," Gay Marriage, DOMA, etc.
Government agenciesFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with any Executive agencies, Government agencies, Regulatory agencies. This term can be used broadly to describe the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Presidential Cabinet Offices (Defense, Education, State), Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Europe, etc.
Heads of StateFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with foreign Heads of State, heads of government, or rulers (Example, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Kings, etc.)
Health care reform Finding aid descriptions of collections having to do with Health reform; Health system reform; Healthcare reform; Medical care reform; Reform of health care delivery; or Reform of medical care delivery.
HolidaysFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with Legal holidays or National holidays (St. Patricks Day, Christmas, Easter, MLK day, etc)
Housing policyFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with Housing policy and Government subsidies for housing. Also descriptions of collections having to do with homelessness or the un-housed.
International economic relationsFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with international economic planning or policy
International relationsFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with Foreign affairs, Foreign policy, Foreign relations, Global governance, Interdependence of nations, International affairs, Peaceful coexistence, or World order.
Judges--Selection and AppointmentFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with selection or appointment of judges (supreme court or circuit)
LawFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with Legislative Acts; Legislative Enactments; or Law--Regions; Laws (Statutes).
Law enforcementFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with policing or the enforcement of laws. (Example: ATF, DEA, and FBI actions; like WACO, Branch Dividians, Elian Gonzalez, Ruby Ridge, etc.) Finding aid descriptions concerning the Department of Justice and the Attorney General.
MeetingsFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with meetings at the White House, White House Conferences, or other conferences hosted by other associations.
Military basesFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with military bases, military forts, or military facilities.
Military operationsFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with Military Operations, Peacekeeping Operations, or Rescue Operations.
Millennium Celebrations (2000)Finding aid descriptions of collections having to do with Millennium celebrations (2000), 2000 A.D., celebrations, or Year 2000 celebrations. (This includes White House Millenium Events in 1999).
People with disabilitiesFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with people with disabilities, Americans with Disabilities, Americans with Disabilities Act, or Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Political campaignsFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with: Election Campaigns, Electioneering, Electoral politics, or Negative campaigns (example: President Clinton's 1996 election campaign, 2000 Gore campaign, Contested campaign results, Hillary Rodham Clinton's 1998 Senatorial Campaign).
PoliticiansFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with Statesmen like: Senators, Representatives, Governors, Mayors, or any other U.S. elected official.
Presidents--StaffFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with a member of White House Staff. This descriptive tag also applies to the President's Cabinet Secretaries (and Cabinet Secretary Deputies and Assistants).
Public welfareFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with Welfare (Public assistance) or Welfare reform; Benevolent institutions; Poor relief; Public assistance; Public charities; Public relief; Public welfare--Government policy; Public welfare reform; Relief (Aid); or Social welfare.
ReligionsFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do anything related to religion. These topices include religious denominations, world religions, religious leaders, or spiritual advisors.
Scandals--Political aspectsFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with a political controversy or scandal that affected the Clinton Administration (Whitewater, Filegate, Keneth Starr Investigations, etc.)
SpeechwritersFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with Individuals that are part of the President's speechwriting team who write, edit, research and fact check every speech. The speechwriting team varies in size and scope, depending on the preferences of the president.
SportsFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with Sports, Athletes, Athletic events (Example: Olympic Games). This finding aid tag also describes collections concerning President Clinton's involvement in sporting events (example: playing golf, throwing out the first pitch, attending a basketball game, etc).
TechnologyFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with the field of Science and Technology, satellites, computers, information systems, telecommunications, etc. 
TerrorismFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with foreign or domestic Terrorists; Acts of terrorism; Attacks, Terrorist; Global terrorism; International terrorism; Political terrorism; Terror attacks; Terrorist acts; Terrorist attacks; or World terrorism.
Voyages and travelsFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with Presidential Trips and Travel. These finding aids could also be describing presidential vacations. (Examples: the Travel Office, Trip Books, Vacations to Martha's Vinyard, etc.)
WarFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with armed conflict or war. (Example: Wars in Kosovo, Bosnia, etc.)
Deputies Committee MeetingFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with Deputies Committee Meetings
Principals Committee MeetingFinding aid descriptions of collections having to do with Principals Committee Meetings
Gubernatorial CollectionUsed only for systematically processed collections.
Federal RecordsUsed only for systematically processed collections.
About digitized content

Digitized Content

Researchers may select for "Digitized Content" to view only collections that have been digitized. If responsive files in a Freedom of Information Act Collection or Systematically Processed Collection have been digitized, a link to the digitized material is provided in the Container List.

All Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) Collections have been digitized. Digitized MDR Collections are provided as an Adobe Acrobat Document (.pdf) within the finding aid.


Search Finding Aids and MDRs

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Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual
This Mandatory Declassification Review contains material on Bosnia related documents from the summer of 1995 referenced in the book, Getting to Dayton. Material includes a memo from National Security Advisor Anthony Lake to President Clinton regarding the Balkan conflict, an NSC paper on current strategy in the region, and a Department of State memo on present diplomatic negotiations.
Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual
These Clinton Presidential Records were declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review request for specific records closed under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exemption 1 in Clinton Library case 2006-0647-F. FOIA case 2006-0647-f was for all records related to genocide in the Former Yugoslavia from 1993-1995.
Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual
These Clinton Presidential Records were declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review request for specific records closed under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exemption 1 in Clinton Library case 2006-0647-F. FOIA case 2006-0647-f was for all records related to genocide in the Former Yugoslavia from 1993-1995.
Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual
These Clinton Presidential Records were declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review request for specific records closed under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exemption 1 in Clinton Library case 2006-0647-F. FOIA case 2006-0647-f was for all records related to genocide in the Former Yugoslavia from 1993-1995.
Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual
This Mandatory Declassification Review contains material on memcons, telcons, and related correspondence concerning British Prime Minister John Major. Materials include 1995 memcons and telcons between the President and Major, as well as briefing documents related to those conversations, which primarily focus on Bosnia and Northern Ireland. Telcons from the President's conversations with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and French President Jacques Chirac are also included.
Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual
This Mandatory Declassification Review contains material on memcons, telcons, and related correspondence concerning British Prime Minister John Major. Materials include 1995 memcons and telcons between the President and Major, as well as briefing documents related to those conversations, which primarily focus on Bosnia and Northern Ireland. Telcons from the President's conversations with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and French President Jacques Chirac are also included.
Systematically Processed Collection Textual
Karen Guss was a White House Fellow in the Domestic Policy Council, First Lady's Office, from 1994-1995. This series consists of records related to health care issues, education, affirmative action, AIDS, children and families, industrial safety, regulatory review, and the White House Conference on Aging. The collection consists of memos, notes, drafts, articles, correspondence, and newsletters.
Systematically Processed Collection Textual
Noa Meyer served as an assistant to the First Lady’s Deputy Chief of Staff Bobbie Greene and then as a researcher for the First Lady’s speechwriting staff, 1997-1999. Subjects covered include adoption, child care, civil rights, domestic violence, education, FLOTUS overseas travel to Argentina, Austria, Barbados, Brazil, Costa Rica, Eritrea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe, health reform, microcredit, Millennium Council projects, race issues, welfare, and women’s issues. Records consist of background files, books, briefing papers, correspondence, interviews, legislation, lists, meeting notes, reports, resumes, Rolodex cards, schedules, scripts, speech drafts, speech and press transcripts, talking points, and trip books.
Systematically Processed Collection Textual
This collection consists of the records of Bobbie Green from her time in the First Lady’s Office. Greene was Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Lady from August 1997 to October 1998. This series highlights topics relating to Save America’s Treasures, the preservation of the White House, National Endowment for the Arts, the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, First Lady’s Office staffing, Christmas, child care, health care, women, the White House Sculpture Garden, records management, Presidential Libraries, and the early planning stages of the William J. Clinton Presidential Library. The records include reports, schedules of the First Lady, handwritten notes of Maggie Williams and Bobbie Greene, Maggie William calendars from 1993-1994, Maggie William call lists, Bobbie Greene and Maggie Williams memoranda, articles, emails, faxes, and correspondence both to and from the First Lady, Bobbie Greene, and Maggie Williams.
Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual
This collection consists of records related to the landmark 2000 decision by the United States Supreme Court in Boy Scouts of America (BSA) v James Dale. Dale was an Eagle Scout who became an adult member of the BSA as an assistant scoutmaster in New Jersey. The records consist of articles, briefing papers, drafts, emails, legal briefs, letters, meeting notes, memos, memorandums of understanding, routing forms, and transcripts. Topics cover discrimination, government sponsorship/support of private organizations, homosexuality, honorary chairmanships, legal strategy, and youth programs.
Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual
This collection consists of correspondence sent to President Clinton from Joseph Stiglitz, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors from 1995 to 1997. Topics of this correspondence include economic reports, retail sales, education, second term initiatives, welfare proposals, employment, consumer price index, and housing.
Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual
This collection consists of records relating to President Clinton’s visit to ILC Technology, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA. ILC Technology Inc. is in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of specialized lights and lasers for medicine, industrial, aerospace, scientific, entertainment, and military industries. The records in this collection contain memoranda, briefing papers, schedules, news articles, and a briefing book.
Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual
This Mandatory Declassification Review contains material on Russian oligarchs from the files Russia, Ukraine, Eurasian affairs directors, Eugene Rumer and Andrew Weiss. Included are Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) news reports and transmittal forms.
Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual
This Mandatory Declassification Review contains material on Russian oligarchs from the files Russia, Ukraine, Eurasian affairs directors, Eugene Rumer and Andrew Weiss. Included are Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) news reports and transmittal forms.
Systematically Processed Collection Textual
Within the First Lady’s Office, Speechwriting assisted with the writing and editing of the speeches given by the First Lady at various events and on various trips. This collection highlights topics relating to the arts and humanities, women’s issues and organizations, medical issues and organizations, health care, the economy, the military, and the efforts of the First Lady on behalf of candidates running in the 1994 midterm elections. It contains speeches given by the First Lady, and speeches given by President Clinton and Ira Magaziner, to a wide variety of organizations and audiences during 1994. The records include memos, notes, speech drafts, talking points, pamphlets, articles, correspondence, and newsletters.
Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual
This Mandatory Declassification Review contains material on Russian oligarchs from Transnational Threats director, Lee Wolosky. Included are email, letters, papers, and news articles. Topics include U.S. - Russian law enforcement cooperation and a Russian anti-crime and corruption initiative.
Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual
This Mandatory Declassification Review contains material on Russian oligarchs from Transnational Threats director, Lee Wolosky. Included are email, letters, papers, and news articles. Topics include U.S. - Russian law enforcement cooperation and a Russian anti-crime and corruption initiative.
Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual
This Mandatory Declassification Review contains material on Russian oligarchs from Transnational Threats director, Lee Wolosky. Included are email, letters, papers, and news articles. Topics include U.S. - Russian law enforcement cooperation and a Russian anti-crime and corruption initiative.
Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual
This Mandatory Declassification Review contains reports and papers regarding corruption and organized crime in Eastern Europe from the files of Transnational Threats director, Lee Wolosky. Also included are news articles on the indictment of Pavel Lazarenko, former Prime Minister of Ukraine, for money laundering.
Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual
This Mandatory Declassification Review contains reports and papers regarding corruption and organized crime in Eastern Europe from the files of Transnational Threats director, Lee Wolosky. Also included are news articles on the indictment of Pavel Lazarenko, former Prime Minister of Ukraine, for money laundering.