PATRIOT Act (Bush 43)
| Tracking # |
2014-0079-F |
| Submitted | Jan. 20, 2014 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Jason Smathers
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
All records concerning the PATRIOT Act including, but not limited to, records of cooperation with congress in the drafting and passing of the PATRIOT Act.
I prefer records provided in electronic format, by email is possible and by CD if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
Jason Smathers
From: Paul H. Santa Cruz
Dear Mr. Smathers,
With respect to your FOIA request on records related to the PATRIOT
Act--are you interested in correspondence received by the White House?
Many thanks for the clarification.
Cordially,
--Paul H. Santa Cruz
Archivist, George W. Bush Presidential Library
Dallas, Texas
From: Jill Zawacki
Mr. Smathers,
My name is Jill Zawacki, and I am an archivist at the George W. Bush
Presidential Library. I'm working on the initial search for your FOIA
request on records related to the PATRIOT Act. To ensure that we provide
you with all of the information that you requested, I have a few follow-up
questions.
Are you interested in publicly-available materials, such as press releases,
news clips, or public mail?
I noticed that you phrased your request as "not limited to" records on the
drafting and passage of the Act. Are you only interested in records dated
to October 26, 2001 (when the Act was signed)? If there is a date range
that you are specifically interested in, please let me know.
If you have any questions related to this request, feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
*Jill N. Zawacki,*Archivist
George W. Bush Presidential Library
2943 SMU Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75205
(214) 346-1561
From: Jason Smathers
Paul H. Santa Cruz,
Yes. I presume there is communication and meeting minutes and/or recordings of meetings with members of congress that were created between 9/11/01 and the time the PATRIOT Act was passed.
To help with tracking, can you please use the email addresses that each request was sent from for communication?
Thank you very much.
Best Regards,
Jason Smathers
From: Jason Smathers
Jill N. Zawacki,
You may limit the search to records created prior to the time the president signed the bill, as you suggested. You may also exclude records that are already in the public domain such as news paper clippings. My primary interest is in the development of the bill and the considerations made in drafting it and negotiations made with congress to get it passed. Further, I suspect the president had meetings with advisers about the bill or perhaps it was the subject of cabinet meetings, or briefings were possibly written about the bill and provided to the president. These are examples of what I am looking for.
Regards,
Jason Smathers
From: GWBush Library
Dear Mr. Smathers,
Thank you for contacting the George W. Bush Presidential Library and
Museum. Please see the attached letter concerning your FOIA request.
If I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Malisa Lewis
FOIA Coordinator
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 20, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: GWBush Library
Dear Mr. Smathers,
Thank you for contacting the George W. Bush Presidential Library and
Museum. Please see the attached letter concerning your FOIA request.
If I may be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Malisa Lewis
FOIA Coordinator
From: GWBush Library
Dear Mr. Smathers,
We have recently had an opening of Presidential records that were processed
systematically. Please see the attached information concerning records from
this opening that may potentially be responsive to your FOIA request.
If I may be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Malisa Lewis
FOIA Coordinator
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From: GWBush Library
Dear Mr. Smathers,
We have recently had another opening of Presidential records that were
processed systematically. Please see the attached information concerning
records from this opening that may potentially be responsive to your FOIA
request.
If I may be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Malisa Culpepper
FOIA Coordinator
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2014-0079-F
From: George W Bush (43) Presidential Library
Dear Mr. Smathers,
Please see the attached information regarding the completed processing of a
portion of your FOIA request 2014-0079-F. The remainder of your FOIA, which
consists of classified electronic records, has not reached the front of
that queue. It will be processed when it reaches the top of that queue and
we will let you know when it is available.
If I may be of further assistance or if you would like to order
reproductions of any of these materials, please do not hesitate to contact
me. Information concerning fees for reproduction are in the attached letter.
Sincerely,
Malisa Culpepper
FOIA Coordinator
From: George W Bush (43) Presidential Library
Dear Mr. Smathers,
Since it has been some time since your FOIA request was submitted and some
records have already been provided, we are contacting you to determine if
you are still interested in your request. If you are still interested in
pursuing this FOIA request, please let us know. Your request will remain
open for 60 calendar days from the date of this letter and then will be
closed if we have not received a reply from you. The attached letter
regarding your FOIA request contains more information about this process.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Malisa Culpepper
FOIA Coordinator
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