22-18601-F
The materials in FOIA 22-18601-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 22-18601-F requested materials related to all documents, communications, call logs, and visitor logs between Barack Obama and Former United States Ambassador to Germany Phillip Dunton Murphy from 2009-2017.
This FOIA primarily contains correspondence between President Obama and Phillip Dunton Murphy from 2013 to 2014 pertaining to a book gifted to President Obama and the federal service retirement of Murphy. Additionally, it includes Philip D. Murphy’s visitor logs recorded in the White House Worker and Visitor Entry System (WAVES) which contain the records of his visits to the White House between 2009 and 2015.
2 folders, approximately 15 pages / 13 assets
- Electronic Records
- Textual
The materials in FOIA 22-18601-F are a systematic body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult an archivist about related materials.
Documents responsive to this FOIA were found in these collection areas – White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject Files and Obama Presidential Electronic Records.
WHORM Subject Files are processed at the document level. The WHORM Subject File was compiled by the White House Office of Records Management and consists of a series of documents assigned a letter/number combination and filed in a subject category. A complete listing of the subject categories, including a detailed description of each category, is available on the National Archives Catalog.
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.
The following is a list of documents, folders, and electronic search results lists (SRLs) that were processed in response to FOIA 22-18601-F:
Textual Records
Records Management, White House Office of
Subject Files - GI002 (Gifts to the President)
1120384
Subject Files - PE009 (Gifts to the President)
1132169
Electronic Records
WAVES contains 13 assets, of which all 13 are withheld in part.
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.
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.
Official records of Barack Obama’s presidency are housed at 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, 2023. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.