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Re: BUSH INTERIM DOCUMENTS



Lori Lisowski, NARA, asked me to reply to your inquiry.

The documentary materials created by a President-elect and his transition team are personal papers and as such do not fall under the statutory authority of the Presidential Records Act.  The National Archives and Records Administration works with the President and his staff to ensure the donation of important personal papers to the appropriate Presidential Library.

Records created by the President and his staff after January 20th fall under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act and enter the legal custody of the National Archives and Records Administration as the President leaves office.  Any transition materials that are taken into the White House and used in the course of conducting business become Presidential records.

Records of agency staff who meet with the transition team are Federal records and as such are retained by the National Archives and Records Administration under established records management procedures.  

Please let me know if I can answer any further questions.

Nancy Kegan Smith
Director,
Presidential Materials Staff

>>> ellen@HAWAII.EDU 01/05/01 03:35PM >>>
Can someone from NARA tell us if any or all (official?) documents,
phone calls, emails, etc. of George W. Bush and his advisers, staff,
appointee candidates etc. during this *interim* between the electoral
college vote and inauguration are required to be preserved as docs.
will be after inauguration?  Thanks.

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     Ellen L. Chapman
     Archivist for Congressional Papers            voice:  (808) 944-7656
     University of Hawaii at Manoa Library         fax:    (808) 956-5968
     2550 The Mall                                 email: ellen@hawaii.edu 
     Honolulu, HI 96822  USA
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