These are the formal, institutional records of the Ford-era NSC and its committees, working groups, panels, and administrative staff. The NSC had retained them for continuity of government until the Clinton administration. That portion of the collection which pertains to intelligence matters remains unprocessed and is in the physical custody of the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
QUANTITY
47 linear feet (approximately 94,400 pages)
DONOR
Clinton Presidential Records that were transferred by the National Archives to the Ford Library at President Clintons direction. (accession number 2004-NLF-047)
ACCESS
Open, but many documents continue to be national security classified and restricted. Closed documents are identified by withdrawal sheets. Access is governed by the Presidential Records Act of 1978.
COPYRIGHT
Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them.
Prepared by Helmi Raaska, December 2007
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