Reply #16: CONTRIBUTE a permanent record by e-mailing the President, et. al.

[L. Coyote]

Did you know that whatever you e-mail to the President can become part of the permanent archive of Presidential Records? Includes electronic communications.

From: http://clinton.archives.gov/project_overview/presidential_records_act.html

Presidential Records Act Overview

The Presidential Records Act (PRA) of 1978, 44 U.S.C. ß2201-2207, governs the official records of Presidents and Vice Presidents created or received after January 20, 1981.

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Presidential records are defined as:
Documentary materials, or an reasonably segregable portion thereof, created or received by the President, his immediate staff, or a unit or individual or the Executive Office of the President whose function is to advise and assist the President, in the course of conducting activities which relate to or have and effect upon the carrying out of the constitutional, statutory, or other official or ceremonial duties of the President <44 U.S.C. ß 2201(2)>.

These records can be in a variety of media, including paper, audiovisual, and electronic.