President Clinton Complains Of Delays in Opening His Records

“I want to open my presidential records more rapidly than the law requires, and the current administration has slowed down the opening of my own records,” the former president said at a press conference held to discuss his philanthropic efforts. “I am not afraid of disclosure and I hope that people will find, among other things … some of the mistakes we made and why.”
Historians, journalists, authors, and watchdog groups have complained that the review process for records stored at presidential libraries is taking too long. The critics also contend that an executive order Mr. Bush issued in 2001 exacerbated the problem.