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To: tekboy who wrote (76419)	2/21/2003 8:22:53 PM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (1) of 281500

Um. Not to bring up another sore point, but didn't W put the archives on more or less indefinite lockdown early on? Edit: after a quick search, what I'm recalling seems to be Executive Order 13233. Some info: ala.org “The Bush White House blocked release of the Reagan records in early 2001 and then issued an executive order in November 2001 that claimed to give former presidents and vice presidents, as well as the incumbent president, the power to veto the release of records by claiming ‘executive privilege.’ After Public Citizen and a coalition of historians and journalists filed a lawsuit in December challenging the executive order, the White House approved release of most of the 68,000 pages of Reagan records in March, but 150 pages that were considered especially sensitive were held back for further review, which resulted in another four months of delay in their release.” So maybe W backed off a little, it's not totally clear.

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