Executive Order 13233

A new executive order issued by President George W. Bush (Presidential Records Act Executive Order 13233) restricts access to the records of former presidents. The Office for Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association (ALA) and The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) urges libraries to alert their patrons and the public about this effort to close the public record. The ALA has created an ongoing list of historical works that would have been affected by Executive Order 13233