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 201 - 220 of 2328 Sort by FOIA Number Relevance Order Asc Desc Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2022-0596-F) Detention of asylum seekers on Wake Island This collection contains material regarding the Clinton Administration’s use of Wake Island an a detention location for asylum seekers. Claimed by the United States as a territory since 1899, Wake Island is a 5 square mile coral atoll in the Pacific Ocean administered by the United States Air Force. It is also claimed by the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The records in this collection consist of National Security Council (NSC) Cables regarding the detention of migrants on the island, as well as NSC Email correspondence regarding funding for migrant processing and the legal authorities involved interdiction on the high seas. Freedom of Information Act Collection Electronic Records (2022-0594-F) Burmese aliens or asylum seekers traveling to or remaining in Guam This collection consists of records related to Burmese refugees in Guam during late 2000. This collection only contains emails. Freedom of Information Act Collection Electronic Records (2022-0592-F Segment 2) Operation Over the Rainbow This collection consists of one record related to Operation Over the Rainbow. One email press compilation in which the successful conclusion of the operation was noted. Operation Over the Rainbow was a multi-agency investigation that brought together U.S. and Canadian federal officials and tribal law enforcement. It targeted a smuggling operation that spanned five continents and earned an estimated $170 million by smuggling as many as 150 Chinese nationals a month from Canada to New York through the St. Regis Mohawk Territory. Freedom of Information Act Collection Electronic Records (2022-0592-F Segment 1) Operation Over the Rainbow This collection consists of records related to Operation Over the Rainbow. The bulk of the records are emails containing electronic newsletters and news articles. This collection only contains emails. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2022-0498-F) Letter from the Government of Israel to the United States This collection contains records related to a letter from the government of Israel to the United States. This letter was in response to a proposal made by President Clinton regarding a way to address the Israel-Palestine conflict. The letter itself is closed as foreign government information and the records open in this collection are related to records management issues. The collection dates from January 2001. This case has a majority of records withheld for national security reasons. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2022-0496-F Segment 2) Heritage Rivers This collection consists of records relating to American Heritage Rivers, an initiative aimed to reward communities that protected American rivers. This collection consists of correspondence regarding applications for nomination and designation as an American Heritage River, document productions, executive orders (including drafts and supporting correspondence), action plans and background, remarks, reports, resolutions, scheduling material, press statements, talking points, and printed web pages. This collection also contains material from the various American Heritage Rivers committees including agendas, background material, correspondence, and meeting notes. Freedom of Information Act Collection Electronic Records (2022-0496-F Segment 1) Heritage Rivers This collection consists of records related to Department of the Interior and Environmental Protection Agency weekly reports, press material on the American Heritage Rivers Initiative, American Heritage Rivers Interagency Committee and Interagency Task Force updates and meeting summaries, and White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) status reports on American Heritage Rivers. This collection contains emails and other electronic records. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2022-0443-F) Madeleine Albright and Russia This collection contains records related to memorandum of conversation, talking points, or briefing papers for meetings between Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Russian politicians. Open records include transcripts and emails related to an Albright-Sandy Berger press conference, a letter to Sandy Berger from Sergey Ivanov, and administrative records related to records management. Records to be opened are from Staff and Office files and the National Security Council’s Cable, Email, and Records Management System. The collection dates from February 1997 to October 2000. This case has a majority of records withheld for national security reasons. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2022-0442-F) William Perry and Russia This collection contains records related to memorandum of conversation, talking points, or briefing papers for meetings between Secretary of Defense William Perry and Russian politicians. Open records include a press conference given by Secretary Perry during overseas travel and administrative records related to records management. Records are from the National Security Council’s Cable, Email, and Records Management System. The collection dates from February 1994 to October 1996. This case has a majority of records withheld for national security reasons. Systematically Processed Collection Textual (2022-0433-S) Harold Ickes - Health Care Files This collection consists of health care records from the files of Harold Ickes, White House Deputy Chief of Staff. This collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, newspaper and magazine articles, academic reports, schedules, speeches, press releases, resumes, and handwritten notes from the Deputy Chief of Staff files of Harold Ickes from 1994. Freedom of Information Act Collection Videos (2022-0400-F) White House Videos - White House Television Office recording of an Intern Greeting on August 14, 1995 The video recording processed in this case relate to a summer intern greeting event on the South Lawn of the White House. Freedom of Information Act Collection Photographs (2022-0399-F) White House Photos - White House Photographs of an Intern Greeting on August 14, 1995 The photographs processed in this case relate to a summer intern greeting event on the South Lawn of the White House. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2022-0370-F Segment 2) Environmental Policy/EOs/American Indian federal policy This collection consists of records relating to Executive Order 12898 and 13045, which direct federal agencies to evaluate government programs and regulations that involve potential environmental, health or safety risks that may disproportionately affect minority and low-income populations, and children, respectively. The collection contains notes, memoranda, reports, correspondence, drafts of E.O. 12898, and related memos regarding proposed wording and implementation strategies. Freedom of Information Act Collection Electronic Records (2022-0370-F Segment 1) Environmental Policy/EOs/American Indian federal policy This collection consists of records related to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Executive Order 12898, or Executive Order 13045. Subjects covered in these records include Federal Register publications regarding NEPA, NEJAC (National Environmental Justice Advisory Council), Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice, EPA weekly reports, federal environmental impact statements, Federal Facility Policy Group, merger of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and White House Office on Environmental Policy, activities of the CEQ, ANWR (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge) oil drilling, ISTEA (Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act) reauthorization, 1999 H.R. 1487 Antiquities Act Amendments/National Monument NEPA Compliance Act, TEA-21 (Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century), Yucca Mountain storage site, National Forest Road System development, and San Francisco Bay Bridge historic preservation. Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual (2022-0345-M) Declassified Documents Concerning Iran This Mandatory Declassification Review contains a September 1999 memorandum from Samuel Berger to President William J. Clinton regarding the Iranian response to the June 25, 1996 Khobar Towers bombing. This memo was previously released in part for MDR case 2007-1424-M. Mandatory Declassification Review Collection Textual (2022-0267-M) Declassified documents concerning Iraq This Mandatory Declassification Review contains the June 15, 1993 letter from King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud to President William J. Clinton. The letter deals with funding for United Nations operations in Iraq. Included are the unofficial translation of the letter and the original arabic. Freedom of Information Act Collection Photographs (2022-0238-F) White House Photos - All photos of President Clinton and David Geffen The photographs processed in this segment pertain to David Geffen, producer, and studio executive, who founded both Asylum Records and Geffen Records. Events in this case include an event at the AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) on January 27, 1994, a Carousel of Hope dinner in Los Angeles, California on October 28, 1994, a Democratic National Committee fundraiser event & visit to the Shoah Visual History Foundation in Los Angeles, California on April 8, 1995, a fundraiser concert in Los Angeles, California on September 12, 1996, and a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee event in Los Angeles, California on May 15, 1999. Freedom of Information Act Collection Photographs (2022-0237-F) White House Photos - President William Jefferson Clinton’s Birthday Party and Mary Elizabeth “Tipper” Gore’s Birthday Party on August 19, 1994 The photographs processed in this segment pertain to the August 19, 1994, birthday events at the White House for President William Jefferson Clinton and Second Lady Mary Elizabeth “Tipper” Gore. Material includes President Clinton greeting guests in the Oval Office and meeting with staff at the White House. Freedom of Information Act Collection Electronic Records (2022-0236-F Segment 2) David Geffen This collection consists of records related to David Geffen. Responsive records include logs of President Clinton’s telephone calls to David Geffen, holiday greetings, and Geffen’s attendance at White House events. David Geffen is an entertainment industry mogul and founder of Geffen Records, DGC Records, Geffen Pictures, and DreamWorks SKG. This collection contains emails and other electronic records. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2022-0236-F Segment 1) David Geffen This collection contains documents regarding David Geffen who was an entertainment mogul and known Democratic party fundraiser in the 1990s. This collection includes background materials, briefing papers, and correspondence regarding Geffen. Topics include Geffen’s attendance to White House events, the President’s, First Lady’s, and Geffen’s attendance to events outside the White House, the President’s telephone calls and birthday greetings to Geffen, gifts sent from the President to Gefffen, and Geffen’s contributions to the White House’s New Markets initiative and AIDS service organizations. Pagination « First First page ‹‹ Previous page … 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 … ›› Next page Last » Last page