Bush administration officials have steadfastly defended the order, saying it is intended merely to create an orderly process for releasing presidential records.

As our presidential records executive order states, we will generally defer to the wishes of the past president.

Last week, the first couple finished sending out an all-time presidential record of one million Christmas cards.

It placed Nixon's presidential records into federal custody to prevent their destruction.

Under federal law, the government has "complete ownership, possession and control" of presidential and vice-presidential records.

It is stored in the presidential records.

Mr. Bush raised $274 million in the primary season, a presidential record, and spent or transferred almost all of it.

At this point in the investigation, it is not possible to determine precisely how many presidential records may have been destroyed by the RNC.

The Presidential Records Act mandates the preservation of all presidential records.

Obama reduced the secrecy given to presidential records.