Videos from WH videographers (22-21458-F)

The materials in FOIA 22-21458-F.1 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 22-21458-F.1 requested all raw video footage shot by White House Videographers Arun Chaudhary, Hope Hall, and any other official videographer working in the White House during the Obama Administration.

This segment of the FOIA primarily contains footage shot by the White House videographer during the January 20, 2009 Inauguration.

118 video clips

  • Videos

The materials in FOIA 22-21458-F.1 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 – White House Communications Agency

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 22-21458-F.1

Audiovisual Records
          Communications Agency, White House (WHCA)
          Obama Administration Material
          Tape 1730 Inauguration 1/20/2009, 59 clips, 58 open in full, 1 withheld in full
          Tape 1731 Inauguration 1/20/2009, 59 clips, 58 open in full, 1 withheld in full
          (These 59 clips are duplicates of the videos from Tape 1730. These videos can be made available upon request.)

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.