Nov. 1, 2001 – Bush issues Executive Order 13233, “Presidential Records Act Executive Order,” which revokes a previous Executive Order by President Ronald Reagan. The order gives a current president or a former president the power to withhold presidential records indefinitely:

 
“(a) At an appropriate time after the Archivist receives a request for access to Presidential records under section 2204(c)(1), the Archivist shall provide notice to the former President and the incumbent President ...   more »