Photographs from National Security Council meetings in the Situation Room, July 15, 2015, through January 20, 2017 (24-25186-F)
The materials in FOIA 24-25186-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 24-25186-F requested photographs from National Security Council meetings in the Situation Room from July 15, 2015, through the end of the administration.
This FOIA primarily contains photographs from meetings in the Situation Room from that time frame. Meetings include counterterrorism and terrorism threat briefings; foreign leader video calls; foreign trip preparedness, homeland security briefings; and meetings on Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and ISIL
It should be noted that many of the photographs in this FOIA have been closed due to National Security classification and/or exemptions of the Freedom of Information Act.
11,164 assets
- Photographs
The materials in FOIA 24-25186-F are a systematic body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult an archivist about related materials.
Documents responsive to this FOIA were found in these collection areas – Obama Presidential Electronic Records.
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.
The following is a list of documents, folders, and electronic search results lists (SRLs) that were processed in response to FOIA 24-25186-F:
Electronic Records
- AV_24-25186-F 7/15/2015 - 12/31/2015 contains 3253 photographs, of which 2777 are released in full and 476 are withheld in full.
- AV_24-25186-F 1/1/2016 - 3/31/2016 contains 2813 photographs, of which 1762 are released in full and 1051 are withheld in full.
- AV_24-25186-F 4/1/2016 - 6/30/2016 contains 2364 photographs, of which 1541 are released in full and 823 are withheld in full.
- AV_24-25186-F 4/1/2016 - 6/30/2016 contains 2734 photographs, of which 2197 are released in full and 537 are withheld in full.
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.
Audiovisual records in this collection 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 housed at 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, 2026. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.