Title: Presidents' secrets
Description: Ever since the nation's most important secret meeting--the Constitutional Convention--presidents have struggled to balance open, accountable government with necessary secrecy in military affairs and negotiations. For the first one hundred and twenty years, a culture of open government persisted, but new threats and technology have long since shattered the old bargains. Today, presidents neither protect vital information nor provide the open debate Americans expect.
Subjects: Official secrets, Executive privilege (Government information), Presidents, Decision making, Freedom of information, Presidents, united states, Transparency in government
Places: United States