The National Archives and Records Administration has asked representatives of former presidents and vice presidents dating back to the Reagan administration to search their personal papers and collections for any records that should have been deposited with the Archives under the Presidential Records Act.
In a letter to the designated representatives for presidents and vice presidents from six administrations that have held office since the enactment of the Presidential Records Act, Nara said the needs to comply with that Watergate-era law doesn’t end when a president leaves the White House.
