The Freedom of Information Act
"If we are a government that is of the people, by the people and for the people, the people have the right to ask who, what, where, when, how and why and to get an answer. FOIA ensures that."
-Susan Karren
National Archives at Seattle
On July 4, 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the
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The original Freedom of Information Act
Current FOIA In Simple Terms
"The Freedom of Information Act should be administered with a clear presumption: In the face of doubt, openness prevails."
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(Credit for all quotes - Current Amended Version of FOIA)
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