Records pertaining to the National Bio and Agro-defense Facility (NABF) Lab (22-17800-F)

The materials in FOIA 22-17800-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 22-17800-F requested materials related to correspondence to and from President Obama referencing  the National Bio and Agro-defense Facility (NABF) Lab located in Manhattan, Kansas. 

This FOIA primarily contains memoranda, schedules, calendars, briefs, reports, and talking points outlining domestic travel, official meetings and public events in which the President participated. 

11 folders, approximately 766 pages

  • Textual

The materials in FOIA 22-17800-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 – White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject Files

WHORM Subject and WHORM Alpha Files are processed at the document level.  

The WHORM Alpha File was compiled by the White House Office of Records Management and is a series of documents arranged by name of persons, organizations, or events.  

The WHORM Subject File was compiled by the White House Office of Records Management and consists of a series of documents assigned a letter/number combination and filed in a subject category. A complete listing of the subject categories, including a detailed description of each category, is available on the National Archives Catalog.

The following is a list of documents, folders, and electronic search results lists (SRLs) that were processed in response to FOIA 22-17800-F:

Textual Records

  • Records Management, White House Office of
    • Subject Files - FG001-07 (Briefing Papers)
      • 1009706
      • 1008274
      • 1022494
      • 1056867
      • 01/21/2013 - 01/24/2013 (1104313-1104317)
      • 1171531
    • Subject Files - FG006-05 (OMB)
      • 1102676
    • Subject Files - FG004 (Financial Relations)
      • 1022494
    • Subject Files - LE (Bill Files)
      • 1057095
      • 1059681
      • 1114971
      • 1162830

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.

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 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. 

  • 1008274

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - FG001-07 (Briefing Papers)

  • 1009706

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - FG001-07 (Briefing Papers)

  • 1056867

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - FG001-07 (Briefing Papers)

  • 1171531

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - FG001-07 (Briefing Papers)

  • 1102676

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - FG006-05 (OMB)

  • 1022494

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - FI004 (Financial Relations)

  • 1057095

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - LE (Bill Files)

  • 1059681

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - LE (Bill Files)

  • 1114971

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - LE (Bill Files)

  • 1162830

    Records Management, White House Office of / Subject Files - LE (Bill Files)