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Originally Posted by dc_dux
Unfortunately, historians and the general public will probably never get a full and accurate accounting of the Bush presidency.
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Have we ever gotten a full and accurate accounting of any presidency?
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The Presidential Records Act, enacted following the Nixon administration, requires the National Archive to catalog and retain White House records, which are officially owned by the public. That includes White House memos and other text-based records, photos, the president's daily calendar of activities, the Secret Service list of White House visitors and the White House's e-mail records.
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In my view the Act is not workable and I think even Presidents have a right to private council, private thought, private reflection. What is important is the actual public record and actual actions taken.