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The materials in FOIA 22-27458-F (segment 1) 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 22-27458-F requested emails, letters, memos, reports, presidential correspondence, transcripts of national security and daily briefings held for President Barack Obama and photographs and audio clips referring to or mentioning Ukraine, Crimea, Russia, and Putin. The timeframe for this search is January 1, 2014 through May 1, 2014.

This FOIA primarily contains photographs of President Obama participating in meetings, foreign leader phone calls, signings, and press briefings about the situation in Russia and Ukraine.  There are photos of President Obama taping a remote interview with Bob Costas for NBC’s coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games on February 20; holding a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk of Ukraine on March 12; attending a G7 Leaders Meeting in The Hague, Netherlands, on March 24; and meeting with President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan at the U.S. Ambassador's residence in The Hague on March 25.  There are also photos of First Lady Michelle Obama attending the International Women of Courage Awards at the Department of State on March 4.  

It should be noted that many of the documents in this FOIA have been closed due to National Security classification and/or exemptions of the Freedom of Information Act. 

The materials in FOIA 24-06295-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 24-06295-F requested photos, videos, and any other digital media capturing the White House Hanukkah Party on December 8, 2011.  All photos from this Hanukkah Reception have been previously released through FOIA request 22-41741-F and systematic review.

This FOIA primarily contains footage from the Hanukkah Reception.  There is also footage of the preparations for the reception, including the menorah used at the event and the kosher White House Kitchen. 

The materials in FOIA 22-21420-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 22-21420-F requested all files, correspondence, meetings, and calls between President Obama or any White House Staff and actor Will Smith and or his son Jaden Smith.  (All photographs of Will Smith were released under FOIA  22-64503-F.) 

This FOIA primarily contains photographs of Michelle Obama, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jaden Smith, and Malia and Sasha Obama watching a performance by Willow Smith during the Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn on April 25, 2011.  Audiovisual records proposed for opening include an audio clip of President Obama participating in an interview with Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith in Oslo, Norway, on December 10, 2009.