Executive Order 13489Active

Presidential Records

Federal & State Law Editorial TeamLast reviewed: April 2026

Barack Obama

January 21, 2009

74 FR 4669

Summary

Revoked Bush's EO 13233 and restored the presumption of public access to presidential records under the Presidential Records Act, limiting the ability of former presidents to block release of their records.

Topics

presidential recordstransparencygovernment accountability

Related Executive Orders

EO 13233revoked

Further Implementation of the Presidential Records Act

George W. Bush — November 1, 2001

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