44 U.S. Code § 2203 - Management and custody of Presidential records
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(b)Documentary materials produced or received by the President, the President’s staff, or units or individuals in the Executive Office of the President the function of which is to advise or assist the President, shall, to the extent practicable, be categorized as Presidential records or personal records upon their creation or receipt
and be filed separately.
(c)During the President’s term of office, the President may dispose of those Presidential records of such President that no longer have administrative, historical, informational, or evidentiary value if—
(1)the President obtains the views, in writing, of the Archivist concerning the proposed disposal of such Presidential records; and
(2)the Archivist states that the Archivist does not intend to take any action under subsection (e) of this section.
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(g)
(1)Upon the
conclusion of a President’s term of office, or if a President serves consecutive terms upon the conclusion of the last term,
the Archivist of the United States shall assume responsibility for the custody, control, and preservation of, and access to, the Presidential records of that President. The Archivist shall have an affirmative duty to make such records available to the public as rapidly and completely as possible consistent with the provisions of this chapter....