Who owns presidential papers?

In 1978 the Presidential Records Act said the American people did. In 2001 Bush issued a directive which restricted the dissemination of presidential papers. In fact, this directive has been so effective that historians now have to wait much, much longer - six, eight and more years - to get access to the papers. Access gives us a view of what has really gone on behind closed doors, which knowledge clearly can alter our view of past presidents but may also change the way we look at candidates. Vide - knowing the health problems of Kennedy, Wilson, Roosevelt may have an effect on whom we vote for in 2008.