The bulk of the approximately 50,000 pages of textual material is from the White House Central Files, Subject Files. The materials relate to Federal government agencies including the Canal Study Commission, the Coastal Plains Regional Commission, the Committee for the Preservation of the White House, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Federal Safety Council. In response to researcher requests, the National Archives is also releasing nine White House Central Files, Name Files including Lamar Alexander, Patrick Buchanan, Robert Dole, H. Ross Perot and Colin L. Powell. Since 1986, the National Archives has had 13 openings of Nixon paper materials. Personal property, i.e. notebooks, briefcases, purses or fountain pens are not allowed in the research room.
Lockers are available.
Debit cards may be purchased for the photocopying machines. Parking is available. The shuttle leaves on the hour, from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M., returning to the downtown building from Archives II on the hour. Researchers may use the shuttle on a space available basis with National Archives staff members receiving priority boarding.