Clinton Library releasing confidential records

An up-close look at the Clinton White House began to emerge Friday afternoon, with the National Archives and Records Administration releasing the first round of confidential memos and papers.

According to CNN, some 4,000 to 5,000 pages of documents were made available after 1 p.m. Feb. 28.

The papers cover topics including the office of former first lady Hillary Clinton, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, a Freedom of Information Act request involving the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands and other FOIA requests.

Among the initial release at the William J. Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Ark., as well as on the library's website, will involve the Clinton administration's initial response to al Qaeda years before the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, and correspondence related to Hillary Clinton's failed effort to overhaul the health care system, according to the National Archives.

CNN said approximately 25,000 pages of new documents, including confidential communications between President Bill Clinton and his top advisers, will be released during the next two weeks. Under the Presidential Records Act of 1978, they became eligible for release in January 2013, 12 years after Clinton's presidency ended.

View the documents here.

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