Presidential Records Act of 1978

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:National_Archives_and_Records_Administration
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Presidential_and_Federal_Records_Act_Amendments_of_2014
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:category gptkb:Presidency_of_Jimmy_Carter
1978 in American law
United States federal government administration legislation
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:44_U.S.C._Chapter_22
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Presidential Records Act of 1978
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_95-591
gptkbp:purpose governs the official records of Presidents and Vice Presidents created or received after January 20, 1981
gptkbp:replacedBy previous system where presidential records were considered private property
gptkbp:requires presidential records to be preserved
presidential records to be transferred to the National Archives and Records Administration
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
November 4, 1978
gptkbp:startDate January 20, 1981
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Presidential_Libraries_Act_of_1955
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6