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Finding Aid

2014-0127-F: Records on the Commutation Issued to I. Lewis ("Scooter") Libby or Records Related to a Potential Pardon for Mr. Libby

Scope and Content

The materials in FOIA 2014-0127-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.

FOIA 2014-0127-F contains materials related to the commutation issued to I. Lewis ("Scooter") Libby or records related to a potential pardon for Mr. Libby. This FOIA primarily contains routine correspondence, routing memoranda, schedules, webpage printouts, court filings, legal citations, speech transcripts, proclamations, talking points, news articles, transcripts of television programs, correspondence with members of the public and White House summaries thereof, letters from members of Congress and summaries thereof, correspondence with reporters on the topic of Mr. Libby’s sentencing and potential pardon, and email petitions sent by members of the public in opposition to a pardon for Mr. Libby. This material also contains copies of statements on the commutation of Mr. Libby from both President George W. Bush and Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald.

Extent

21 folders, approximately 671 pages / 7,408 assets

Provenance

Official records of George W. Bush's presidency are housed at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act.

Folders and Documents

Records Management, White House Office of

Subject Files  Subject Files – FE002-01 (Presidential Powers) Subject Files – FG001-07 (Briefing Papers) Subject Files – FG006-03A (Chief of Staff, Office Files) Subject Files – FG006-30 (Chief of Staff for Policy, Office Files) Subject Files – GI002 (Gifts to the President) Subject Files – JL001 (Amnesty - Clemency - Pardons) Subject Files – JL003 (Crime) Subject Files – ME001 (Messages Sent to Individuals) Subject Files – ME002 (Messages Sent to Groups/Organizations) Subject Files – PR013-08 (Opinions - Statements - Questionnaires - Articles)

Staff Member Office Files

Counsel's Office, White House - Burck, William (Bill) Counsel's Office, White House - Farren, J. Michael (Mike)