Video from 5/1/2011 (24-19013-F)

The materials in FOIA 24-19013-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 24-19013-F requested any video footage of President Obama on May 1, 2011, including but not limited to videos all taken by any White House videographer.


This FOIA primarily contains footage of President Obama preparing and delivering remarks on the death of Osama Bin Laden. There is also footage of people celebrating outside the White House.

71 video clips

  • Videos

The materials in FOIA 24-19013-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 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 documents, folders, and electronic search results lists (SRLs) that were
processed in response to FOIA 24-19013-F:
Audiovisual Records
Communications Agency, White House (WHCA)
     Obama Administration Material
          Tape 2006 Osama Bin Laden Death - 05/01/2011, 65 clips, 50 Release in Full, 15 Withheld in Full Master Control
          Tape 2465 President Obama makes a statement, 1 clip, 1 Release in Full
     White House TV
          Tape 2532 President Obama makes a statement, 5 clips, 5 Release 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.

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, 2024. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.