22-16594-F Photographs & Videos: Elon Musk

The materials in FOIA 22-16594-F are a selective, not necessarily all-inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult an archivist about related materials.

FOIA 22-16594-F requested all photos and videos of the businessman Elon Musk.

This FOIA primarily contains photographs of Musk’s visits to the White House on April 7, 2014 and May 21, 2015; President Obama and Elon Musk touring a 1 commercial rocket processing facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on April 15, 2010; and President Obama hosting a private dinner with scientific leaders in the Old Family Dining Room of the White House, on March 23, 2015. This FOIA also contains video footage shot by the White House videographer of the rocket processing facility tour on April 15, 2010.

541 assets / 7 video clips

  • Photographs
  • Videos

The materials in FOIA 22-16594-F are a systematic body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult an archivist about related materials.

Records responsive to this FOIA were found in these collection areas – Obama Presidential Electronic Records, White House Communications Agency

The Executive Office of the President (EOP) instance of the Electronic Records Archive (ERA) contains electronic records created or received by Obama administration staff. These records are stored in Search and Access Sets (SAS) that represent their originating computer program, such as Exchange Email or the Worker and Visitor Entry System (WAVES). In addition to records captured from the White House’s electronic systems, EOP-ERA also contains records from the home and shared drives used by White House staff.

White House Communications Agency records are processed at the folder/videotape level. While this method maintains folder/videotape integrity, it frequently results in the incidental processing of videotapes that are not wholly responsive to the subject area.

The following is a list of electronic search results lists (SRLs) that were processed in response to FOIA 22-16594-F

Electronic Records
          AV_22-16584-F contains 541 photographs, of which 541 are released in full.

Audiovisual Records
          Communications Agency, White House (WHCA)
          Obama Administration Material
          Tape 1230 Cape Canaveral, 7 clips

Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Barack Obama Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 USC 2201) 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.

Official records of Barack Obama’s presidency are holdings of the Barack Obama Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA).

Staff Archivists, 2022. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last modified: 06/01/2022