Video of Buchenwald (23-61631-F)

The materials in FOIA 23-61631-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 23-61631-F requested all videos from President Obama’s visit to Buchenwald Concentration Camp on June 4, 2009.  

This FOIA primarily contains footage of remarks by President Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Elie Wiesel.  There is also footage of the group (including camp survivor Bertrand Herz) touring the concentration camp.  

5 video clips

  • Videos

The materials in FOIA 23-61631-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 23-61631-F:

Audiovisual Records

Communications Agency, White House (WHCA)

     White House Television

          Tape 766 Arrivals, Departures, OTRs #1 TT: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Germany, France, 4 clips

          Tape 768 Arrivals, Departures, OTRs #3 TT: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Germany, France, 1 clip

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, 2023. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.