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This Clinton Presidential Library release gathers White House email records filed under "Area 51" and dated April 1995 to April 2000, with withdrawal sheets for five emails withheld on privacy or advisory grounds. The released messages include a 1995 tip about a UFO radio show and a 1997 exchange with the science advisor's office about a Good Morning America interview request. That request concerned claims that government employees were sickened by hazardous wastes at Area 51. Other items are forwarded news links and personal notes.
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RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL) CREATOR: Jeffrey M. Smith ( CN=Jeffrey M. Smith/OU=OSTP/O=EOP [ OSTP ] ) CREATION DATE/TIME:11-AUG-1997 15:35:13.00 SUBJECT: Area 51 -- GMA request TO: Laura D. Schwartz ( CN=Laura D. Schwartz/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ] ) READ:UNKNOWN ## TEXT: Laura -- After our conversation last Friday, August 8th, I called GMA back that afternoon to advise them I would inquire about the President's science advisor (Jack Gibbons) relative to their request for an interview on Area 51. It turns out that Jack Gibbons will be away from the White House this week, so their request may be moot -- at least as far as we're concerned (I'm not convinced that Gibbons is the right person to tackle this topic). I've misplaced the piece of paper with her name on it (I think it was Meg, and she was a futures editor in NYC). Do you wish to follow through or should I call with a polite decline? Smith (6-6047)
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