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SMU pressed to fight Bush's secrecy

From the Dallas Morning News:

Archivists and historians are urging Southern Methodist University to reject the Bush presidential library unless the administration reverses an executive order that gives former presidents and their heirs the right to keep White House papers secret in perpetuity.

The article concludes with a concise description of the Presidential Records Act and how it has changed.