22-16578-F

The materials in FOIA 22-16578-F are a selective, not necessarily all-inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult an archivist about related materials.

FOIA 22-16578-F requested all outtakes and rushes of President Obama taking questions from Facebook users in a Town Hall from Facebook's headquarters in Palo Alto, California, on April 20, 2011. Portions of the requested video were used in President Obama’s “West Wing Week: 4/22/11”, including footage showing Sheryl Sandberg and Mark Zuckerberg.

This FOIA primarily contains footage from the Obama Administration Material series shot by the White House videographer of the travel to Palo Alto and at the Palo Alto Facebook event on April 20, 2011; the White House TV footage of the Town Hall event; and the recorded CSPAN coverage of the Town Hall event.

39 video clips

  • Videos

The materials in FOIA 22-16578-F are a systematic body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult an archivist about related materials.

Records responsive to this FOIA were found in these collection areas – White House Communications Agency
White House Communications Agency records are processed at the folder/videotape level. While this method maintains folder/videotape integrity, it frequently results in the incidental processing of videotapes that are not wholly responsive to the subject area.

The following is a list of video processed in response to FOIA 22-16578-F:

Audiovisual Records
Communications Agency, White House (WHCA)
Obama Administration Material

Tape 1196 Palo Alto California Facebook 04/20/2011, 31 clips

Tape 1197 Travel to Palo Alto California Facebook 04/20/2011, 3 clips

Master Control

Tape 2427 POTUS remarks at Facebook Town Hall 04/20/2011, 1 clip

White House TV

Tape 2502 POTUS remarks at Facebook Townhall 04/20/2011, 2 clips

Tape 2504 POTUS remarks at Facebook Townhall 04/20/2011, 2 clips

Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, USC) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.

Official records of Barack Obama’s presidency are holdings of the Barack Obama Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA).

Staff Archivists, 2022. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.
Last Modified: 05/02/2022