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 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. 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Search Reset Type Freedom of Information Act CollectionMandatory Declassification Review CollectionSystematically Processed Collection Record Type TextualPhotographsElectronic RecordsVideosAudio Tags International relationsHeads of StatePresidents--StaffCelebritiesFirst LadyWarLawGovernment agenciesExecutive advisory bodiesInternational economic relationsTerrorismSpeechwritersMeetingsPoliticiansTechnologyArmed ForcesAmbassadorsPrincipals Committee MeetingJudges--Selection and AppointmentDeputies Committee MeetingHealth care reformVoyages and travelsMilitary operationsEconomic policyCrimeLaw enforcementAssociations, institutions, etc.Executive clemencyAIDS (Disease)ReligionsCivil rightsPolitical campaignsAward presentationsEnvironmental policyExecutive ordersMillennium Celebrations (2000)Dinners and diningEmigration and immigrationMilitary basesGay rightsHousing policyHolidaysPeople with disabilitiesEducationSportsScandals--Political aspectsDonated Collection Digitized Content (-) Yes Displaying 741 - 760 of 901 Sort by FOIA Number Relevance Order Asc Desc Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2009-1305-F) Crime Legislation This collection consists of material concerning three pieces of legislation: the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, the Brady Bill, and the Assault Weapons Ban. The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, newspaper articles, reports, publications, drafts of speeches, lists, notes, papers, legal briefs, cables, and emails. These materials also include letters from President Clinton to members of Congress, constituents, and law enforcement organizations thanking them for their support in getting tough crime bills passed. The collection also contains substantive memos detailing the Congressional strategy and lists those wishing to witness the signing of these laws. Lastly, there are cables from overseas embassies assessing how foreign countries viewed the 1994 Omnibus Crime Bill and emails pertaining to the potential importation of banned assault weapons. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2009-1295-F) Algeria This collection consists of records related to massacres that took place in Algeria in 1997 and 1998. The records include press materials, news summaries, correspondence, and reports from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual (2009-1292-M) Declassified documents concerning Iraq This Mandatory Declassification Review contains material on communications between President Clinton and various world leaders regarding air strikes against Iraq in December 1998. Correspondence between President Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin is included. Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual (2009-1291-M-Release-C) Declassified documents concerning Afghanistan, Sudan, and Russia These Clinton Presidential Records were declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review request for documents related to United States military operations or air strikes against targets in Afghanistan and Sudan in 1998. Documents released include talking points for telephone conversations with presidents Yeltsin and Chirac. The collection also includes memorandum of telephone conversations with presidents Yeltsin and Chirac. It also includes correspondence with Chinese Premier Jiang Zemin. Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual (2009-1291-M-Release-B) Declassified documents concerning Afghanistan, Sudan, and Russia These Clinton Presidential Records were declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review request for documents related to United States military operations or air strikes against targets in Afghanistan and Sudan in 1998. Documents released include talking points for telephone conversations with presidents Yeltsin and Chirac. The collection also includes memorandum of telephone conversations with presidents Yeltsin and Chirac. It also includes correspondence with Chinese Premier Jiang Zemin. Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual (2009-1291-M-Release-A) Declassified documents concerning Afghanistan, Sudan, and Russia These Clinton Presidential Records were declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review request for documents related to United States military operations or air strikes against targets in Afghanistan and Sudan in 1998. Documents released include talking points for telephone conversations with presidents Yeltsin and Chirac. The collection also includes memorandum of telephone conversations with presidents Yeltsin and Chirac. It also includes correspondence with Chinese Premier Jiang Zemin. Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual (2009-1290-M) Declassified documents concerning Russia This Mandatory Declassification Review contains material on communications between President Clinton and various world leaders regarding military force against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between October 1998 and April 1999. Material includes talking points and telcons with French President Jacques Chirac, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Russian President Boris Yeltsin, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, and Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi. Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual (2009-1289-M) Declassified documents concerning Haiti This Mandatory Declassification Review contains material on communications between President Clinton and various world leaders regarding military intervention in Haiti in 1994. Talking points for telephone conversations with the Belgian, Bolivian, Brazilian, Canadian, Chilean, Colombian, and Panamanian leaders are included. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2009-1161-F) Brazilian Foreign Minister Luiz Felipe Lampreia This collection consists of records regarding Brazilian Foreign Minister Luiz Felipe Lampreia’s meetings with members of the Clinton Administration. The meetings took place at least once a year every year from 1995-2000. This collection consists of background and briefing papers, talking points, handwritten meeting notes, charts, press releases and press briefings, draft schedules, transmittal sheets, cover sheets, weekly reports, memos, emails and cables. Topics include international trade relations between the United States and Brazil and meeting logistics. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2009-1155-F) President Clinton's South American Trips This collection consists of documents relating to President Clinton’s trips to Venezuela, Brazil, and Argentina in South America in October 1997 and to Chile for the Summit of the Americas (SOA) in April 1998. Records include agendas, briefing papers, cables, correspondence, diagrams, drafts, information packets, letters, manifests, meeting notes, memos, news clips, press releases, speeches, schedules, talking points, trip books, and trip reports. Topics include biodiversity, climate change, country information, democracy, electronic commerce, free trade, global economy, hemispheric security, human rights, illegal drug trade, peacekeeping, Presidential overseas travel and security arrangements, poverty relief, and sustainable energy. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2009-1007-F) Sonia Sotomayor This collection contains materials relating to the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. President Clinton nominated Judge Sotomayor to the position in 1997, and she was confirmed by the Senate in 1998. The records contain biographical information, court opinions as Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and letters in support of her nomination. This series also includes court records, correspondence, news clippings, articles, and email concerning her nomination. Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual (2009-0983-M-Release-D) Declassified documents concerning the National Security Council (NSC) This record was declassified in response to an appeal of a mandatory declassification review denial. The document being released was prepared for a January 15, 1999 Principal's Committee Meeting on Kosovo. The document discusses our objectives, negotiation policies, and future goals concerning foreign policy in Kosovo. Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual (2009-0983-M-Release-C) Declassified documents concerning the National Security Council (NSC) This record was declassified in response to an appeal of a mandatory declassification review denial. The document being released was prepared for a January 15, 1999 Principal's Committee Meeting on Kosovo. The document discusses our objectives, negotiation policies, and future goals concerning foreign policy in Kosovo. Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual (2009-0983-M-Release-B) Declassified documents concerning the National Security Council (NSC) This record was declassified in response to an appeal of a mandatory declassification review denial. The document being released was prepared for a January 15, 1999 Principal's Committee Meeting on Kosovo. The document discusses our objectives, negotiation policies, and future goals concerning foreign policy in Kosovo. Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual (2009-0983-M-Release-A) Declassified documents concerning the National Security Council (NSC) This record was declassified in response to an appeal of a mandatory declassification review denial. The document being released was prepared for a January 15, 1999 Principal's Committee Meeting on Kosovo. The document discusses our objectives, negotiation policies, and future goals concerning foreign policy in Kosovo. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2009-0895-F) Helen Hamman This collection consists of a letter with newspaper clippings from Helen Hamman to President Clinton regarding her father, Don C. Smith, former Director of the Red Cross pre-WWII, and his deathbed confession of a conversation he had with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual (2009-0816-M-Release-B) Declassified documents concerning the United Kingdom This Mandatory Declassification Review contains records related to specific meetings between President Clinton and British Labour leader, later Prime Minister, Tony Blair. Included are records related to meetings on April 12, 1996, May 29, 1997, and February 5, 1998. Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual (2009-0816-M-Release-A) Declassified documents concerning the United Kingdom This Mandatory Declassification Review contains records related to specific meetings between President Clinton and British Labour leader, later Prime Minister, Tony Blair. Included are records related to meetings on April 12, 1996, May 29, 1997, and February 5, 1998. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2009-0736-F) Edward Downe, Jr This collection consists of records relating to the presidential pardon of Edward Downe, Jr. In 1992, the Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC] charged Downe, a former director of the Bear Stearns investment firm of providing inside information to friends and family in order to make illegal stock trades in the late 1980’s. The records in this collection contain the petition for a pardon, character afffidavits, and correspondence in support of the petition. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2009-0572-F) Northern Ireland Correspondence This collection consists of records related to correspondence between President Clinton and those involved in the Northern Ireland Peace Process. The collection contains correspondence with the following individuals: Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams; Taoisigh of Ireland Albert Reynolds, John Bruton, and Bertie Ahern; and British Prime Ministers John Major and Tony Blair. The records also include correspondence with three architects of the Good Friday Agreement: John Hume, David Trimble, and Senator George Mitchell. The collection further contains memoranda, letters, schedules, and press statements regarding the President’s involvement in the peace process. The majority of the records address with routine issues: thank you letters for visits and head of state gifts, and farewell letters to outgoing leaders. 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