Nixon Presidential Library to Release New Materials at the National Archives
The release of the documents took place to day at the National Archives in Adelphi, MD.

From the news release:
In the largest release of Nixon-related materials under mandatory review, the Nixon Presidential Library will open over 10,000
pages of documents that were previously withheld from public access, and that were re-reviewed for release and/or declassified under the provisions of Executive Order 12958, as amended, or in accordance with 36 CFR 1275.56 (Public Access Regulations). The documents are from file segments for the White House Special Files, Staff Member and Office Files; the National Security Council File series including the Henry A. Kissinger Office Files and the National Security Council Institutional Files.

The Nixon Presidential Library will also open around 4,800 pages of documents from the White House Central Files, Name Files. This system was used for routine materials filed alphabetically by the name of the correspondent. Included in the release are files on Mark Felt (Deep Throat), Robert Byrd, Bob Hope, Elvis Presley, Ronald Reagan, Richard Cheney, and Frank Sinatra.

Also included in the release are approximately 83,000 pages of White House Central Files, Staff Member and Office Files, and White House Press Office Files. The files contain materials created by the Press Office for distribution to the media including White House press
releases and press conference transcripts.

Additionally, 25,000 pages of documents from Records of Temporary Committees, Commissions, and Boards, Records of the Cabinet Committee on Education will be released. The Cabinet Committee on Education served as a Federal Government point of contact for states undergoing school desegregation.

Source: NARA

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