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Inventory of Presidential Gifts at NARA (Ie, Gifts from Foreign Nations An Description of document: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) inventory of Presidential Gifts at NARA (i.e., gifts from foreign nations and others to Presidents that were transferred to NARA by law and stored by NARA, 2016 Requested date: 15-August-2017 Released date: 18-September-2017 Posted date: 11-June-2018 Note: Material released appears to only be part of the complete inventory. See note on page 578. Source of document: FOIA Request National Archives and Records Administration General Counsel 8601 Adelphi Road, Room 3110 College Park, MD 20740-6001 Fax: 301-837-0293 Email: [email protected] The governmentattic.org web site (“the site”) is noncommercial and free to the public. The site and materials made available on the site, such as this file, are for reference only. 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GovernmentAttic.org is not responsible for the contents of documents published on the website. 8601 Adelphi Road Room 3110 College Park, MD 20740-6001 September 18, 2017 NARA-NGC-2017-000802 has been processed with the following final disposition: Full grant. Sincerely, Wanda Williams Office of General Counsel September 18, 2017 Re: Freedom of Information Act Request: NGC17-532 This letter is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated August 15, 2017, and received in our office on August 21, 2017, via U.S. mail. Your request has been assigned the above internal tracking number, as well as the FOIAonline tracking number NARA-NGC-2017-000802. Please use both numbers when corresponding further with regard to this request. In your request, you stated: Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, I request a digital/electronic copy of the inventory of Presidential Gifts at NARA (i.e., gifts from foreign nations and others to Presidents that were transferred to NARA by law and stored by NARA). This case is a duplicate of FOIA request NGC17-219 (NARA-NGC-2016-000390), completed by Archivist Stephen D. Booth on April 4, 2016. We are providing you with the same information, which you indicated you never received. In response to your request, we are releasing, in full, two Excel spreadsheet workbooks (PDF formats) listing a total of approximately 260,342 Presidential gifts maintained at the 13 Presidential Libraries of the National Archives. The data represents artifact materials that can be identified from Library records as gifts received during the President's term-in-office, and received into the permanent artifact collection of the respective Presidential Library, as reflected in the 2017 NARA Performance Budget Report. This completes the processing of your FOIA request. If you are not satisfied with our action on this request, you have the right to file an administrative appeal within ninety (90) calendar days from the date of this letter via regular U.S. mail or email. By filing an appeal, you preserve your rights under FOIA and give the agency a chance to review and reconsider your request and the agency’s decision. If you submit your appeal in writing, please address it to the Deputy Archivist of the United States (ND), National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, Maryland 20740. Both the letter and the envelope should be clearly marked “Freedom of Information Act Appeal.” If you submit your appeal by e-mail please send it to [email protected], also addressed to the Deputy Archivist of the United States. Please be sure to explain why you believe this response does not meet the requirements of the FOIA. All correspondence should reference your case internal tracking number NGC17-532 and FOIAonline tracking number NARA-NGC-2017- 000802. If you would like to discuss our response before filing an appeal to attempt to resolve your dispute without going through the appeals process, you may contact our FOIA Public Liaison, Gary M. Stern, for assistance at: Gary M. Stern General Counsel and Chief FOIA Officer 8601 Adelphi Road, Suite 3110 College Park, MD 20740-6002 301-837-1750 [email protected] If you are unable to resolve your FOIA dispute through our FOIA Public Liaison, the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), the Federal FOIA Ombudsman’s office, offers mediation services to help resolve disputes between FOIA requesters and Federal agencies. The contact information for OGIS is noted below: Office of Government Information Services National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road–OGIS College Park, MD 20740-6001 [email protected] ogis.archives.gov 202-741-5770 1-877-684-6448 If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact me at the phone number, or direct email address below. Thank you for contacting the National Archives and Records Administration. Sincerely, Wanda Williams Deputy FOIA Officer National Archives and Records Administration Office of General Counsel (301) 837-0773 [email protected] Record ID Number Name Title 29,090. 1986.92809.01 Desk 29,091. 1986.92810.01 Poster 29,092. 1986.92811.01 Sweatshirt 29,093. 1986.92812.01 Poem 29,094. 1986.92813.01 Book Breaking From The Kgb 29,095. 1986.92814.01 Poem 29,096. 1986.92815.01 Book Native Daughters of the Golden West 1886-1986 29,097. 1986.92815.02 Flag 29,098. 1986.92816.01 Tape, Audio 29,099. 1986.92817.01a-b Tape, Audio 29,100. 1986.92817.02 T-Shirt 29,101. 1986.92817.03a-b Tape, Audio 29,102. 1986.92819.01 Clock 29,103. 1986.92820.01 Book In Tribute to These United States of America Eternal Land of Dreams From The Hispanic-american People Forever Grateful 29,104. 1986.92821.01 Drawing 29,105. 1986.92822.01 Painting 29,106. 1986.92824.01 Poster 29,107. 1986.92828.01a-b Album, Record 29,108. 1986.92828.02a-b Album, Record 29,109. 1986.92829.01 Sweatshirt 29,110. 1986.92833.01 Book The Junkie Priest 29,111. 1986.92838.01 Clip 29,112. 1986.92838.02 Clip, Money 29,113. 1986.92838.03 Clip, Money 29,114. 1986.92838.04 Clip, Money 29,115. 1986.92838.05 Pin 29,116. 1986.92838.06 Pin 29,117. 1986.92840.01 Book Eight Life Savers 29,118. 1986.92846.01 T-Shirt 29,119. 1986.92846.02 T-Shirt 29,120. 1986.92855.01 Book Why They Behave Like Russians 29,121. 1986.92862.01 Book America's Astronauts and Their Indestructible Spirit 29,122. 1986.92863.01 Book Johnny Boy 29,123. 1986.92877.01 Sculpture 29,124. 1986.92878.01 Book Lady Liberty's Light 29,125. 1986.92879.01 Medal, Commemorative 29,126. 1986.92880.01a-b Doll 29,127. 1986.92881.01 Sculpture 29,128. 1986.92881.02 Certificate 29,129. 1986.92884.01 Book 29,130. 1986.92887.01a-b Tape, Audio 29,131. 1986.92887.02a-b Tape, Audio 29,132. 1986.92889.01 Photograph 29,133. 1986.92889.02 Photograph 29,133. 29,134. 1986.92889.03 Photograph 29,135. 1986.92889.04 Photograph 29,136. 1986.92889.05 Photograph 29,137. 1986.92889.06 Photograph 29,138. 1986.92889.07 Photograph 29,139. 1986.92890.01 Book Crossfire Trail 29,140. 1986.92894.01 Book Freedom's Holy Light 29,141. 1986.92904.01a-i Poster 29,142. 1986.92910.01 Lithograph Lady of Liberty: A Proud Heritage 29,143. 1986.92913.01a-b Medal, Commemorative 29,144. 1986.92915.01 Book The Red Army On Pakistan's Border: Policy Implications For The United States 29,145. 1986.92917.01 Book Listen to Us 29,146. 1986.92919.01 Game, Board International Intrigue (the Fascinating Game of Strategy and Global Politics) 29,147. 1986.92922.01a-b Album, Record 29,148. 1986.92922.02a-b Album, Record 29,149. 1986.92924.01 Stamp, Postage 29,150. 1986.92925.01 Poster 29,151. 1986.92925.02 Poster 29,152. 1986.92926.01 Booklet Illinois' Hidden Treasure: Southernmost Illinois 29,153. 1986.92929.01a-d Plate, Commemorative 29,154. 1986.92932.01 Set, Pen 29,155. 1986.92940.01 Tape, Video 29,156. 1986.92940.02 Tape, Video 29,157. 1986.92942.01 Sweatshirt 29,158. 1986.92943.01 Painting 29,159. 1986.92944.01 Tape, Video 29,160. 1986.92946.01 Book The President's House 29,161. 1986.92947.01 Book Mr. Anonymous 29,162. 1986.92974.01 Award 29,163. 1986.92979.01 Proclamation 29,164. 1986.92981.01 Purse 29,165. 1986.92982.01a-b Ornament, Christmas Tree 29,166. 1986.92982.02 Certificate 29,167. 1986.92983.01 Book Axel Springer: Die Freunde Dem Freund 29,168. 1986.92984.01 Book South Africa: The Solution 29,169. 1986.92985.01 Stamp, Postage 29,170. 1986.92986.01 Print 29,171. 1986.92987.01 Cap, Baseball 29,172. 1986.92987.02 Cap, Baseball 29,173. 1986.92993.01 Tape, Video 29,174. 1986.92993.02 Sweatshirt 29,175. 1986.92998.01 Book Handbook of Pulmonary Emergencies 29,176.
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