Videos from West Wing Week (22-51429-F.2)

The materials in FOIA 22-51429-F.2 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 22-51429-F.2 requested raw and unreleased footage from the “West Wing Week” episode from July 17, 2015, specifically from time codes :06 - :09, 2:09 – 2:40, and 3:27 – 3:59.

This FOIA primarily contains footage shot by the White House videographer and the military of President Obama holding a press conference on the Nuclear Deal with Iran on July 15, 2015.  

47 video clips

  • Videos

The materials in FOIA 22-51429-F.2 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 22-51429-F.2:

Audiovisual Records

     Communications Agency, White House (WHCA)

          Obama Administration Material

               Tape 2476 WWW V23 E13, 40 clips, 38 Release in Full, 2 Withheld in Full

          Master Control

               Tape 6726 The President Holds a Press Conference on the Nuclear Deal with Iran, 1 clip, 1 Release in Full

          White House Television

               Tape 6575 The President Holds a Press Conference on the Nuclear Deal with Iran, 3 clips, 3 Release in Full

               Tape 6576 The President Holds a Press Conference on the Nuclear Deal with Iran, 2 clips, 2 Release in Full

               Tape 6577 The President Holds a Press Conference on the Nuclear Deal with Iran, 1 clip, 1 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, 2023. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.