Photographs of Will Smith (22-64503-F)

The materials in FOIA 22-64503-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 22-64503-F requested all photos held by the Barack Obama Presidential Library of the actor Will Smith.

This FOIA primarily contains photographs of President Obama with Will Smith and family at a hotel in Los Angeles, California, on March 3, 2009; President Obama participating in a Nobel Prize Concert interview with Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith in the Gerhardsen Room at the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway, on December 10, 2009; Will, Jada Pinkett, Willow, and Jaden Smith at the 2011 Easter Egg Roll and getting a tour of the White House from the Obamas on April 24, 2011; First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters Malia and Sasha greeting and posing for photos with Will Smith before the start of the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards at the University of Southern California Galen Center in Los Angeles, California, on March 31, 2012; and First Lady Michelle Obama greeting Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Willow Smith during a photo line prior to the "Black Girls Rock!" event at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey, on March 28, 2015.

296 assets

Photographs

The materials in FOIA 22-64503-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 – Obama Presidential Electronic Records.

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 22-64503-F:

Electronic Records

AV_64503-F Will Smith contains 296 photographs, of which 234 are released in full and 62 are withheld in full.

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.

Audiovisual records in this collection 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, 2022. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.