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Bookmark or Share- Frequently Asked Questions Concerning Presidential Records and the ...Recent media reports have generated a large number of queries about Presidential records and the Presidential Records Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 2201-2209. The PRA requires that all records created by Presidents (and Vice-Presidents) be turned over to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) at the end of their administrations. Below is additional information about how NARA carries ...
- Presidential Records Act (PRA) of 1978 | National ArchivesThe Presidential Records Act (PRA) of 1978, 44 U.S.C. ß2201-2209, governs the official records of Presidents and Vice Presidents that were created or received after January 20, 1981 (i.e., beginning with the Reagan Administration). The PRA changed the legal ownership of the official records of the President from private to public, and established a new statutory structure under which ...
- Presidential Records - National ArchivesOur Records Every day the President, the Vice President, and their staff generate thousands of textual, electronic, and audiovisual records that can provide insight into the issues confronting our nation. Explore Our Records Laws and Regulations In 1955, Congress passed the Presidential Libraries Act, establishing a system of privately erected and federally maintained libraries. Under this and ...
- GUIDANCE ON PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS - National ArchivesThe Presidential Records Act gives records management authority for incumbent Presidential records to the President, and states that personal records should be kept separate upon their creation or receipt from the Presidential record files [44 U.S.C. § 2203(b)]. The Office of the White House Counsel generally provides PRA policy guidance.
- Presidential Records (44 U.S.C. Chapter 22) | National Archives(44 U.S.C. Chapter 22) § 2201. Definitions § 2202. Ownership of Presidential records § 2203. Management and custody of Presidential records § 2204. Restrictions on access to Presidential records § 2205. Exceptions to restricted access § 2206. Regulations § 2207. Vice-Presidential records § Note. Rule of Construction § 2208. Claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure ...
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