[altcognito]

FDR stablished the first presidential library, at a time that most presidential records were considered private property.

That aside, setting aside presidential documents of particularly historical times is a useful exercise.

[nickff]

One biography of FDR (I cannot recall which one), described a conversation with an aide (Harry Hopkins I believe), where FDR chuckled to himself at how little historians would find in the library, as he'd gotten rid of so much.

[bigbubba]

I'd like to think we've made some progress since then. Or at least aspire to...