Executive Order 13233
Submitted by jajacobs on Tue, 2008-12-02 08:29.
EO 13233 restricts access to the records of former presidents. There is an interesting article on the Order over at History News Network:
- Bush's 11th-Hour Bid for Secrecy, by Stanley Kutler, November 30, 2008, reposted from Truthdig.
I recommend the HNN site for this article because of the useful comments by Maarja Krusten (there are two, so far).
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More on govt secrecy
There's also this article for more context:
Last Secrets of the Bush Administration: How to find out what we still don't know. By Charles Homans. Washington Monthly, November/December 2008.
I wrote about govt secrecy here last week. This secrecy, combined with the practice of "burrowing," in which Bush administration transfers political appointees into permanent federal positions, means that the current administration will have a far-reaching effect on the workings and openness of our government.
shoutout to UCSB presidency project
and I also meant to give a shoutout to the UC Santa Barbara's American Presidency Project which gives access to LOTS of presidential information including Executive orders from 1826 - present (for you history buffs, that's the presidency of John Quincy Adams!). The site also gives access to presidential papers, inaugural and state of the union addresses, signing statements, proclamations, etc. Really a treasure trove of information on the office of the US President!
Am. Presidency Project
I adore that website. I was just using it with a student patron yesterday to unearth some speeches from Lyndon B. Johnson about the Vietnam War.
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