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Secrecy no longer accepted as strength
Transparency essential to public trust
Congressional oversight hearing (1970s)
Reform shifted governance from concealment to openness.
(OBP)
“Congress sought to institutionalize transparency and limit executive secrecy through mandatory reporting laws.”
— CRS
National Archives reading room. (National Archives)
Public access to records became a democratic priority.
“Watergate era reforms created new standards for preserving presidential records and expanded public access.”
— Library of Congress
Transparency as a democratic expectation
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