Photographs & Videos of Bill Gates, Microsoft (22-16596-F)

The materials in FOIA 22-16596-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 22-16596-F requested all photos and video of Bill Gates.

This FOIA primarily contains photographs of Bill Gates’ visits to the White House on March 25, 2009, December 14, 2010, and November 14, 2012; President Obama meeting with energy company executives in the Roosevelt Room on June 10, 2010; President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama attending the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in New York City, NY, on September 23, 2010; President Obama meeting with members of the Giving Pledge in the State Dining Room on July 18, 2011; President Obama attending the G20 in Cannes, France, on November 3, 2011 and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris-le Bourget, France on November 30, 2015. This FOIA also contains footage from the White House videographer of the Medal of Freedom Ceremony on November 22, 2016.

636 assets / 5 video clips

  • Photographs
  • Videos

The materials in FOIA 22-16596-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 – Obama Presidential Electronic Records and White House Communications Agency The Executive Office of the President (EOP) instance of the Electronic Records Archive (ERA) contains electronic records created or received by Obama administration staff. These records are stored in Search and Access Sets (SAS) that represent their originating computer program, such as Exchange Email or the Worker and Visitor Entry System (WAVES). In addition to records captured from the White House’s electronic systems, EOP-ERA also contains records from the home and shared drives used by White House staff.

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 electronic search results lists (SRLs) that were processed in response to FOIA 22-16596-F

Electronic Records

          AV_22-16596-F Gates contains 636 photographs, of which 614 are released in full and 22 are withheld in full.

Audiovisual Records

     Communications Agency, White House (WHCA)

     Master Control

          Tape 8124 POTUS awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1 clip

          2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom Ceremony [FOIA #22-16596-F]

     White House Television

          Tape 7711 POTUS awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 3 clips

          2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom Ceremony Main Camera [FOIA #22-16596-F]

          Tape 7712 POTUS awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1 clip

          2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom Ceremony Side Camera [FOIA #22-16596-F]

Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Barack Obama Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 USC 2201) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 USC 552, as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions.

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.