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Clinton Presidential Library
1200 President Clinton Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72201
Inventory for FOIA Request 2006-0502-F
Records on Ceremony for Boys and Girls Nation, July 18, 1996
Extent
11 folders, approximately 812 pages
Access
Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the
Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 USC 22) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 USC 552
as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal
exemptions.
Copyright
Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of
their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of the
United States (Title 17, USC) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of
copyrighted material.
Provenance
Official records of William Jefferson Clinton’s presidency are housed at the Clinton Presidential Library
and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of
the Presidential Records Act (PRA).
Processed by
Staff Archivist, 2008. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.
Scope and Content
The materials in FOIA 2006-0502-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents
responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0502-F contains materials relating to the Ceremony for Boys and Girls Nation at the
White House on July 18, 1996. Annually, the American Legion hosts the Boys and Girls Nation
programs for high school students in Washington, D.C. As part of their activities, these groups
traditionally visit the White House for a ceremony with the President. In 1996, for the 50th anniversary
of Boys and Girls Nation, the groups visited the White House together for the second time in their
history. President Clinton, who had been a part of Boys Nation in 1963, gave brief remarks at the
ceremony. The President referred to various accomplishments and policies, focusing on violence and
childrens’ programming on television. In addition, TWA Flight 800 exploded shortly after take off the
day before the 1996 White House Ceremony. The President refered to the tragedy in his remarks to the
Boys and Girls Nation delagates.
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�The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Alpha Files contained no relevent records.
The WHORM Subject files contained two documents of interest. WHORM Subject File ME002 is a
packet of items pertaining to the President’s letter for publication in the 1996 Boys Nation Yearbook.
These include the request from Boys Nation representatives for the letter, drafts of the letter, and the
1995 Boys Nation Yearbook. WHORM Subject File WE009 is a group of documents regarding the
President’s remarks at the Boys and Girls Nation ceremony. These include speech drafts and lists of the
Boys and Girls Nation representatives.
The White House Staff and Office Files contain correspondence, memoranda, publications, research
materials, schedules and speeches maintained by individual offices and staff members. The Public
Liaison’s office files contain correpondence between Boys Nation staff members and the White House,
lists of Boys Nation participants, and information on Boys Nation ceremonies in 1993, 1994, and 1995.
In the Office of Speechwriting, both Laura Capps’ and David Shipley’s files contained relevent
documents. Laura Capps’ file contains research materials including biographical information on
President Clinton, information on the American Legion and the Boys Nation program, and transcripts of
President Clinton’s 1996 Boys and Girls Nation speech, as well as other speeches on related topics.
David Shipley’s files contain handwritten notes and drafts of the President’s remarks to Boys and Girls
Nation, as well as research on specific topics covered in the speech.
The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Emails contain more documents relating to the
1996 Boys and Girls Nation ceremony. These emails are dated from July 9, 1996 to August 5, 1996.
They include conversations regarding planning for the event, schedules, the media advisory, drafts of the
remarks, and talking points on children’s television, a topic addressed in the President’s speech.
System of Arrangement
Records that are responsive to the FOIA request were found in three collection areas—Clinton
Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files, Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and
Office Files, and Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System (ARMS)
Emails. As policy, Staff and Office Files are processed at the folder level, that is, individual documents
are not selected and removed from a folder for processing. While this method maintains folder integrity,
it frequently results in the incidental processing of douments that are not wholly reponsive to the subject
area. WHORM Subject and WHORM Alpha files are processed at the document level.
The WHORM Subject file was compiled by the White House Office of Records Management and is a
series of categories designated by a letter/number combination. A complete listing of the categories
with detailed descriptions is provided in our research room.
The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Email is a database that contains email records
of the Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential Records
email. The ARMS dataset is comprised of 6 sub-series of email records called “Buckets.” The buckets
include NPR, OPD, POTUS, WHO, CEA, and Default. ARMS emails are arranged chronologically by
creation date.
The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2006-0502-F:
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files
Category
ME002
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Case Number
Scanned: 177059
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�WE009
Scanned: 177619SS
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
Public Liaison
Boys and Girls Nation Event [OA/ID 8446]
Boys Nation [1] [OA/ID 12207]
Boys Nation [2] [OA/ID 12207]
Boys Nation [3] [OA/ID 12207]
Boys Nation [4] [OA/ID 12207]
Speechwriting
Laura Capps
Boys Nation [OA/ID 12620]
David Shipley
Boys & Girls Nation [1] [OA/ID 10706]
Boys & Girls Nation [2] [OA/ID 10706]
Clinton Presidential Records: ARMS Emails
WHO [OA/ID 500000]
[Boys Nation; Girls Nation]
[07/09/1996 – 08/05/1996]
Last Modified: 10/03/2008
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Boys Nation and Girls Nation - Collection Finding Aid
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2006-0502-F
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This collection contains material regarding the Boys and Girls Nation ceremony held at the White House on July 18, 1996. The records include publications, correspondence, speech drafts, notes, email and schedules.
<b>Please Note: No items in this collection have yet been scanned nor made available online</b>
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William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
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