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Clinton Presidential Library
1200 President Clinton Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-244-2857
Inventory for FOIA Request 2012-0845-F
Records regarding the tracking of correspondence from Members of Congress
Extent
32 folders, approximately 3660 pages.
Access
Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the
Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 22, as amended) and the Freedom of Information
Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 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 (17 U.S.C. Chapter 1) 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, 2013. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.
Scope and Content
The materials in FOIA 2012-0845-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the
FOIA . Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA 2012-0845-F contains records concerning the tracking of incoming and outgoing correspondence
from members of the United States Congress. The records are printed email. A daily email was sent out
with a list of who wrote the White House and on which topic. White House staffers would often reply to
the daily email to request that a particular letter be faxed to them. The majority of the records cover
1998-2000. There is little discussion concerning the actual responses to the members of Congress, rather
the staff members are more concerned about making sure the right letter is seen by the right staffer who
could then appropriately respond to the member of congress’ concerns. There are no letters from the
members of Congress in the email, only a list of what was received.
System of Arrangement
Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas - Clinton
Presidential Records: ARMS Emails and Clinton Presidential Records: TRP Emails.
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�The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) is a database that contains email records of the
Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential email. The
ARMS database is comprised of six sub-series of email records called "buckets." The
buckets generally represent a specific White House office. The buckets are titled: NPR for National
Performance Review, OPD for Office of Policy Development, POTUS for President of the United
States, WHO for White House Office, CEA for Council of Economic Advisers, and Default for
emails not associated with an office.
The OPD bucket contains email created or received by an individual with an Office of Policy
Development (OPD) White House user account. The WHO bucket contains email created or received
by individual with an Executive Office of the President White House user account not identified as
CEA, NPR, or OPD. The CEA bucket contains email created or received by an individual with a
Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) White House user account. The Default bucket contains email
created or received by unknown or un-recognized email accounts. Email found within the Default
bucket often includes email created or received by offices or individuals outside the Executive Office of
the President. ARMS email are arranged by topic, there-under by bucket, and there-under
chronologically by creation date.
The Tape Restoration Project (TRP) is a database consisting of restored emails from the Automated
Records Management System (ARMS) from July 1994 through June of 2000. The TRP is a database
that contains email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified
Presidential record email. The TRP database is comprised of the same six sub-series of email as in
ARMS. TRP email are arranged by topic, there-under by bucket, and there-under chronologically by
creation date.
The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2012-0845-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email]
OPD [OA/ID 250000]
[Congressional Correspondence]
[9/28/1995 – 10/18/2000]
WHO [OA/ID 500000]
[Congressional Correspondence]
[5/25/1993 – 6/5/1998]
[6/8/1998 – 6/18/1998]
[6/19/1998 – 7/6/1998]
[7/7/1998 – 7/22/1998]
[7/27/1998 – 8/12/1998]
[8/12/1998 – 9/1/1998]
[9/1/1998 – 10/7/1998]
Box 2
[10/7/1998 – 10/27/1998]
[10/27/1998 – 11/24/1998]
[11/24/1998 – 12/29/1998]
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�Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email] (Continued)
[12/29/1998 – 1/14/1999]
[1/15/1999 – 2/10/1999]
[2/10/1999 – 3/15/1999]
[2/11/1999 – 4/16/1999]
Box 3
[4/16/1999 – 6/1/1999]
[6/1/1999 – 6/30/1999]
[6/30/1999 – 8/17/1999]
[8/18/1999 – 9/16/1999]
[9/16/1999 – 10/27/1999]
[10/27/1999 – 12/3/1999]
Box 4
[12/3/1999 – 1/10/2000]
[1/11/2000 – 2/28/2000]
[2/28/2000 – 5/25/2000]
[5/30/2000 – 7/7/2000]
[7/10/2000 – 8/25/2000]
Box 5
[8/25/2000 – 10/2/2000]
[10/3/2000 – 10/13/2000]
[10/17/2000 – 12/4/2000]
[12/5/2000 – 1/3/2001]
CEA [OA/ID 950000]
[Congressional Correspondence]
[5/14/1997 – 7/6/1998]
Default [OA/ID 1100000]
[Congressional Correspondence]
[5/11/1994 – 12/11/1999]
Clinton Presidential Records: Tape Restoration Project (TRP) [Email]
WHO [OA/ID 500000]
[Congressional Correspondence]
[3/19/1998]
Default [OA/ID 1100000]
[Congressional Correspondence]
[4/1/1997 – 5/12/1998]
Last Modified: 9/15/2015
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Tracking Congressional Correspondence via White House Email - Collection Finding Aid
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2012-0845-F
Description
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This collection consists of printed email concerning the tracking of incoming and outgoing correspondence from members of the United States Congress. A daily email was sent out to the White House staff with a list of who wrote the White House and on which topic. White House staffers would often reply to the daily email to request that a particular letter be faxed to them. The majority of the records cover 1998-2000. There is little discussion concerning the actual responses to the members of Congress, rather the staff members are more concerned about making sure the right letter is seen by the right staffer who could then appropriately respond to the member of congress’ concerns. There are no letters from the members of Congress in the email, only a list of what was received.
<b>Please Note: No items in this collection have yet been scanned nor made available online. For access to the collection please visit the Clinton Library's research room.</b>
Publisher
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William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
Finding Aid