Clinton's First Lady Schedules to Be Released

The National Archives will release more than 11,000 pages of Hillary Clinton's White House schedules on Wednesday. The records may shed light on some of the contacts made and experience gained by the former first lady during her eight years at the White House.

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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

The National Archives will release more than 11,000 pages of Hillary Clinton's White House schedules on Wednesday. The records may shed light on some of the contacts made and experience gained by the former first lady during her eight years at the White House.

The records are being released on CDs and posted on the William J. Clinton Presidential Library Web site.

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The schedules, to be released chronologically, are from staff files of Patti Solis Doyle, Clinton's former scheduler and campaign manager. Doyle was responsible for keeping track of all of Clinton's meetings, speaking engagements, trips and social activities from 1993 to 1998. She continued the work after taking another position in the White House.

Clinton, who's apparently very familiar with the coverage she gets, said she was very excited about the release.

"I think I'm probably the most transparent person in public life. I think, what, 60 books have been written? I feel like you know more about me than you know about anybody else -- much of it untrue, but nevertheless it's all out there," she said. "Stay tuned, there'll be many more so that the books and the writing and words about me will continue to fill many archive and warehouses around the world."

Of the 2,888 days that Clinton was in the White House, archivists say they can not find 27 days of schedules. Of the 11,046 pages available, 4,746 have been blacked out, primarily to protect privacy details of guests, including Social Security numbers, telephone numbers and home addresses, the National Archives said.

The National Archives explained Tuesday that the release is in accordance with the Presidential Records Act of 1978 and Executive Order 13233. Following a review by National Archives staff for national security, personal privacy and law enforcement issues, the law allows former and current presidents and their designated representatives to review records and declare whether any are subject to a constitutionally based privilege that should prevent them from being released.

Judicial Watch, a legal watchdog group, sued the National Archives to expedite the release, contending access had been deliberately slow in coming.

"We are pleased we are finally getting Hillary’s daily schedules despite the Clintons’ delaying tactics," said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. "And it is ridiculous to expect the American people to wait 'one to two years' for the telephone logs of a candidate for the presidency. The Archives needs to get its act together and comply with the law, which requires the timely release of these records."

Judicial Watch has also sued to see records related to the National Taskforce on Health Care Reform, a Cabinet-level group appointed by then-President Bill Clinton days after his 1993 inauguration and chaired by Hillary Clinton.

 

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