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Just a citizen by request to get out of the government any records the government held as long as they were not damaging to National Security or Law Enforcement investigation or to personal privacy, basically. Lbj was reluctant because everyone of his federal agencies thought this was a nightmare. You may, people will be rummaging through files . We cannot do that. Editors wereaper helped in their arguments about how they really are in favor of open government. One fascinating thing we found was bill had actually written a really nice for president johnson where he has this ringing language, this springs from ari a central principles, democracy works best when they know the government is doing and they must have access to the policies and rules and government officials should not be able to pull curtains of secrecy. It functions best in the full light of day. What is great is we now know from lbjs daily schedule that on the telephone, johnson called him and said, cut that out. Through thisto x declaration and he puts in there and we have the final version, the final version just says, this legislation springs from one of our most essential principles, democracy works best this is objs language, when you have all the security that a permit to them to have. Big difference. Watch the entire program on the history of freedom of information act, sunday at 6 00 p. M. And 10 about pm eastern 10 00 p. M. Eastern time, only on cspan3. Airs on history tv cspan3 every weekend, telling the american story through events, interviews and visiting historic locations. And includes lectures in history, the visits to college topsrooms to hear from professors. And american artifacts looking at the treasures of Historic Sites and museums. Real america, revealing the 20th century through archival film and newsreels. And the civil war, hearing about the people that shaped the civil war and reconstruction. And the presidency focusing on u. S. President s and first ladies, learn about the politics and legacies. American history tv is every weekend on cspan3. Monday on the communicators, on how technology has been used in political campaigns since 2004 and how its