Records Trickle Out of Reagan Library | LA Times

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Records Trickle Out of Reagan Library
Only 10% of 55 million pages at the facility near Simi Valley are public.

By Catherine Saillant, Times Staff Writer

The unvarnished story of the Ronald Reagan presidency, scholars and historians agree, is buried deep within the 55 million pages of presidential documents housed at his library near Simi Valley.

Will history remember the nation's 40th president as the master politician and Cold War hero portrayed in countless memorials last week?

Or will his legacy be marred by evidence of an increasingly out-of-touch president who ignored the AIDS epidemic, racked up an enormous national debt and then became entangled in an arms-for-hostages deal with Iran?

Scholars hope to answer those and other questions as they gain greater access to tons of documents at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library as they are released in batches over the years. But researchers may face some roadblocks.

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1. The media was paying homage to that 10%...the tip of the iceberg.

The other 90% is pure horseshit.

[DeepModem Mom]

2. Good LAT reporting -- and interesting note re. Nancy --

From the article:

"Historians, academics and journalists interested in reviewing the material said they have been encouraged by comments from Nancy Reagan. They say the former first lady has repeatedly indicated her support for opening up almost all of her late husband's records.

'Many academics see an ally in Nancy Reagan, and they take some comfort in that,' said Jonathan Turley, a constitutional law professor at George Washington University."

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3. Makes me wonder if SHE wants the truth, too!

Just how much does Nancy really know about Raygun's crimes? I'd be surprised if her husband didn't lie to her and the rest of his family about just what exactly happened when he was in power.

Might come as a bit of a shock to her, eh?

[Ediacara]

4. Heck...

some of the crimes may have come as a shock to HIM.

[Tellurian]

5. Yep, I believe that TOO! nt

[Art_from_Ark]

6. Of course, a cynic might say

that she wants to be "helpful" to steer them away from things that might be less than flattering about St. Ronnie