Thursday, March 01, 2007
Open Government
Open Government
Subcommittee Holds Hearing on The Presidential Records Act of 1978
On Thursday, March 1, the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives held a hearing to examine issues relating to implementation of the Presidential Records Act of 1978, including the history of the act, the role of the National Archives and Records Administration in releasing Presidential records to the public, and the likely impact of Executive Order 13233 on research.
Video of the hearing:
The following witnesses testified:
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Panel I:
- Harold Relyea, Ph.D., Congressional Research Service
- The Honorable Allen Weinstein, Archivist of the United States Panel II:
- Thomas Blanton, National Security Archive, George Washington University
- Scott Nelson, Public Citizen
- Robert Dallek, Ph.D., Author/Historian
- Anna K. Nelson, Ph.D., American University
- Steven L. Hensen, Society of American Archivists
Documents and Links
The Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007
Opening Statement of Subcommittee Chairman Wm. Lacy Clay (29 KB)- Statement of Chairman Henry A. Waxman (60 KB)
- Testimony of Allen Weinstein (40 KB)
- Testimony of Harold C. Relyeas (114 KB)
- Testimony of Scott L. Nelson (75 KB)
- Testimony of Thomas Blanton (985 KB)
- Testimony of Robert Dallek (29 KB)
- Testimony of Steven L. Hensen (46 KB)
- Joint Statement of Robert Axelrod and Lori Cox Han (158 KB)
- Testimony of Dr. Anna K. Nelson (413 KB)
- Statement of David A. Zeeck (102 KB)
