Frederick C. Leonard Sr. (National Archives and Records Administration)

Dear Ms. Gagosz:

Thank you for submitting your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to
the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) via email to
foia@nara.gov . We received your request on March 21, 2025. Your request
states:

*Records mentioning or describing Frederick C. Leonard Sr. Born Feb. 9,
1892; died Nov. 21, 1959. The late Mr. Leonard was a decorated veteran who
attended former President Eisenhower's Inauguration Ball.*

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Operational FOIA and Access Division

College Park, Maryland, 20740-6001

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From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request: Frederick C. Leonard Sr.
(National Archives and Records Administration)
To: <foia@nara.gov>

Nat'l Archives & Records Admin
FOIA Office
Room 3110
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740

March 21, 2025

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following
records:

Records mentioning or describing Frederick C. Leonard Sr. Born Feb. 9,
1892; died Nov. 21, 1959.

The late Mr. Leonard was a decorated veteran who attended former President
Eisenhower's Inauguration Ball.

If any potentially responsive records have been destroyed and/or
transferred to NARA, then I request copies of the destruction or transfer
slips as well as any other documentation relating to, mentioning or
describing said transfer or destruction, to include but not be limited to
confirmation that NARA has no other copies of said records. If previously
released records are available, then I request a rolling release consisting
of those records while additional records are located and processed for
release.

I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have
previously written about the government and its activities, and am
currently a reporter of The Boston Globe. The requested documents will be
made available to the general public, and this request is not being made
for commercial purposes.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and
this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform
me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer
the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or
CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I
look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business
days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Alexa Gagosz

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