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. 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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. 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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. 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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). 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(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 121 - 140 of 2328 Sort by FOIA Number Relevance Order Asc Desc Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2006-0504-F) Millennium Evening - January 25, 1999 - Millennium Council This collection contains transcripts, remarks, background information, talking points, and speech drafts relating to First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton’s remarks at the Fifth Millennium Evening, held at the White House on January 25, 1999. President and Mrs. Clinton created the Millennium Council in 1997 to oversee commemorative and celebratory activities in anticipation of the beginning of the 21st century. The Council entitled the January 1999 Millennium Evening “The Meaning of the Millennium.” Featuring theologian and religious historian Martin E. Marty and medieval historian Natalie Zemon Davis, the program compared contemporary religious and secular reactions to the year 2000 to similar trends during the previous millennial transition in the year 1000. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2006-0505-F) Hillary Rodham Clinton - Globalization This collection contains transcripts, draft remarks, research material, and e-mails pertaining to remarks by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton at the Sorbonne in Paris, France on June 17, 1999. In her remarks, entitled “Globalization into the New Millennium”, the First Lady discussed the challenges that globalization presented society. Mrs. Clinton emphasized the need to develop efficient governments and good citizens in order to create a prosperous and peaceful 21st century. She referenced events in Kosovo often, citing the need to remember past evils and prevent them in the future. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2006-0506-F) Blue Ribbon Schools This collection contains notes, memoranda, talking points, lists, schedules, and background information pertaining to research files and speech drafts for remarks by the President at Awards Ceremony for Blue Ribbon Schools, October 28, 1999. The collection consists of background information and information regarding scheduling for the Blue Ribbon Schools ceremony. The memoranda and talking points relate to the Department of Education and the Blue Ribbon Schools Elementary Programs. The lists consist of the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the schools selected for recognition, and the schedules relate to the draft agenda for the ceremony. The background materials contain information about the Blue Ribbon Schools programs, how the schools can apply, and how they are selected. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2006-0507-F) Mars Millennium Project This collection contains correspondence, drafts, and lists relating to the Mars Millennium Project and the remarks made by the First Lady at the Mars Millennium Kick-Off, January 14, 1999. Much of the correspondence is in the form of e-mails containing background information on the Mars Millennium Project, i.e., the kick-off event itself and the long term goals of the project. In addition, there are e-mails containing facts about some of the physical characteristics of the planet Mars and drafts of the remarks made by the First Lady at the kick-off event on January 14, 1999. There are also drafts of remarks by other speakers at the event. The files contain excerpts from published articles and books (fictional and factual) which also served as background information used in the preparation of the remarks made by the First Lady. Lists contain talking points, a sequence of events for the kick-off, and participating organizations in the Mars Millennium Project. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2006-0509-F) Millennium Evening - October 12, 1999 - Millennium Council This collection contains transcripts, packet samples, press releases, draft comments, and e-mails relating to remarks given at the Eighth Millennium Evening, titled “Informatics Meets Genomics,” on October 12, 1999. President and Mrs. Clinton created the Millennium Council in 1997 to oversee commemorative and celebratory activities in anticipation of the beginning of the 21st century. At the October 1999 Millennium Evening, Dr. Vinton G. Cerf, a vice president at MCI WorldCom and co-founder of the Internet, spoke first about Internet technology. The second speaker, biologist Eric Lander of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discussed his involvement with the Human Genome Project. A question-and-answer session followed the presentations, and President Clinton closed the program with brief remarks about technological progress. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2006-0510-F) Millennium Matinee - June 12, 2000 - Millennium Council This collection contains e-mails, draft remarks, press releases, articles, invitations, and background information pertaining to remarks by the President and the First Lady at the Millennium Matinee event held at the White House on June 12, 2000. President and Mrs. Clinton created the Millennium Council in 1997 to oversee commemorative and celebratory activities in anticipation of the beginning of the 21st century. The 9th Millennium Evening, renamed Millennium Matinee due to its earlier time frame, was entitled “Exploration under the Seas-Beyond the Stars.” The event showcased scientific discoveries in the deep ocean and in outer space. Both the President and the First Lady gave brief remarks at the event in front of an audience of local schoolchildren, and participated in a question-and-answer session. In their remarks, President and Mrs. Clinton discussed American’s heritage of exploration, the importance of studying the oceans and outer space, as well as a recent draft report on climate change. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2006-0511-F) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) This collection contains e-mails, draft remarks, background materials, and memoranda pertaining to the President’s remarks in support of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) at the Distinguished American Endorsement Event on November 2, 1993. During this event, well-respected individuals, including former President Jimmy Carter, publicly endorsed NAFTA. President Clinton followed these endorsements with his own argument in favor of the agreement. President Clinton outlined the economic and foreign policy benefits of the treaty and asked Americans to inform Congress of their support. Congress passed the necessary legislation later that month. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2006-0512-F) Kennedy Center Honors Reception - (12/3/2000) This collection contains memoranda, biographies, news articles, speech drafts, and printed electronic e-mails for remarks by the President at the Kennedy Center Honors Reception, December 3, 2000. The memoranda, biographies, and news articles contain biographical and background information on the Kennedy Center Honor recipients, which included Angela Lansbury, Chuck Berry, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Placido Domingo, and Clint Eastwood. The email contain copies of speech drafts and some biographical information. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2006-0513-F) Charles S. Robb - Virginia Senator This collection contains memoranda, polling information, background material, and email pertaining to Senator Robb’s Virginia Victory Rally on October 3, 1994. The memoranda relate to the rally and the fundraising dinner on October 3, 1994. The polling information consists of a survey report by Mason-Dixon Political/Media Research, Inc. regarding the Senatorial race in Virginia. The background information contains excerpts from “Public Papers of the President” and a summary of economic progress in Virginia under the Clinton administration. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2006-0515-F) Melvin Laird This collection contains records relating to correspondence between Hillary Clinton and Melvin Laird. The material relates to correspondence inviting Mrs. Clinton to attend and give the address at the 1995 Youth Leadership Day. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2006-0521-F) Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) This collection contains records on UFO’s and flying saucers from the files of Secretary of Defense William Cohen. The NSC Cables contain two documents sent by Secretary of Defense William Cohen. Both involve Department of Defense press briefings in which UFO’s and flying saucers are mentioned. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2006-0522-F) Dick Morris - Political Advisor- Campaign Mangager This collection was made available via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The FOIA request was for all correspondence between President Clinton and Dick Morris, a political advisor and a campaign manager for President Clinton’s re-election. The correspondence letters from President Clinton to Dick Morris consist of happy birthday greetings, letters thanking Dick Morris for presents received, and a letter of condolence, following the death of Dick Morris’ mother. There are also routine drafts and memos, from White House staff, relating to the preparation and delivery of these letters. Correspondences from Dick Morris to President Clinton are in the form of brief notes and memos. The notes are relating to gifts sent on a couple of occasions to the President from Dick Morris. One memo is related to a political appointment within the Department of Health and Human Services and the other memo is related to the fiscal difficulties experienced by Amtrak and the proposal that a study of the problem be conducted by Consortium for Passenger Rail Transportation, Inc. Other Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2006-0526-F) Fernando Henrique Cardoso - President of Brazil This collection consists of records concerning a Camp David visit from Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso and his wife on June 7, 1998. No official transcript of conversation between Presidents Cardoso and Clinton exists, but it was reported that they held a positive and wide-ranging discussion on current issues and topics. These records include correspondence, planning discussions, press clippings, email, and cables concerning the President and Mrs. Cardoso's visit. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2006-0527-F) Area 51 This collection consists of email and cables concerning “Area 51.” “Area 51” is an unofficial title that often refers to an area in southern Nevada containing United States Air Force (USAF) facilities. The USAF does not recognize owning or operating any facility regarded as “Area 51.” They do recognize operations at the Nellis Range Complex which includes an Operating Location near Groom Lake, Nevada. However, much of the information regarding activities at these sites remains classified. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2006-0528-F) Assassination of President John F. Kennedy This collection consists of records related to the assassination investigation of President John F. Kennedy. The John F. Kennedy Records Collection Act was passed by Congress in 1992 in response to widespread doubt by the American public surrounding the circumstances of Kennedy’s death. The Assassination Records Review Board was created by this Act and given the task of identifying and declassifying files on the assassination. This collection consists of letters from the Assassination Records Review Board, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the United States Secret Service regarding the release of Kennedy era documents. These records discuss Lee Harvey Oswald’s activities prior to November 22, 1963 and the U.S. government’s investigation of President Kennedy’s murder. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2006-0529-F) James Cameron - Film Director This collection consists of records relating to correspondence between President Clinton and movie producer James Cameron. The records include correspondence from President Clinton to James Cameron congratulating him on winning the 1997 Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Director, and Film Editing for his film Titanic. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2006-0530-F) Marie (Bootsie) Galbraith This collection consists of a letter from “The Project Starlight Coalition” to President Clinton and a response from James A. Dorskind, Special Assistant to the President/Director of Correspondence and Presidential Messages, regarding unidentified flying objects and extraterrestrials.” Marie (Bootsie) Galbraith is one of many signatories on this letter. The file also contains a letter, dated August 3, 1995, from James A. Dorskind, to Steven M. Greer, M.D., Director, Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence regarding unidentified flying objects and extraterrestrials. Accompanying this correspondence is the White House tracking sheet. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2006-0531-F) Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) This collection consists of correspondence from “The Project Starlight Coalition” to President Clinton and a response from James A. Dorskind, Special Assistant to the President/Director of Correspondence and Presidential Messages, regarding unidentified flying objects and extraterrestrials. Steven Greer is one of many signatories on this letter. The file also contains a letter, dated August 3, 1995, from James A. Dorskind, to Steven M. Greer, M.D., Director, Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence regarding unidentified flying objects and extraterrestrials. Accompanying this correspondence is the White House tracking sheet. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2006-0533-F) Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) This collection contains records on UFO’s from the files of National Security Advisor Anthony Lake. The NSC Email System contains two documents, both forwards of news articles in which UFO’s are mentioned, sent to the National Security Advisor as blind carbon copies. Freedom of Information Act Collection Textual (2006-0534-F) Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) This collection consists of UFO related records from the files of Joe Lockhart, White House Press Secretary. This collection contains printed email containing transcripts from various news shows. Also included are Remarks by the President to the National Newspaper Association Reception, a Democratic National Committee Dinner, a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Dinner, and to Pew Charitable Trusts on “Americans Discuss Social Security.” There is a press briefing by Gene Sperling and T.V. News Analysis. Pagination « First First page ‹‹ Previous page … 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 … ›› Next page Last » Last page