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Not only the Archivist alone but all who work for NARA are designated custodians of America's national memory.

At the World Cup and even now at the Confederations Cup, our security provisions will ensure the greatest level of protection possible for all those participating - both inside and outside the stadiums.

Research promoted by NARA within a major coalition of Federal and private sector research partners has at last demonstrated that an Electronic Records Archives can be built.

The president has a right to discuss his national security policies with the public. But that should be done in the light of day without endangering our sources or methods. The public has no need to know details about intelligence assets or special operations units. Such disclosures endanger those who protect us.

Second, the facility at Guantanamo Bay is necessary to national security.

Is it security you want? There is no security at the top of the world.

I think anybody in our - in the, in the national security apparatus has, has got to take full cognizance of their responsibility for the safeguarding of classified information.

It is the government's fundamental duty to ensure the security of every individual citizen.

National security laws must protect national security. But they must also protect the public trust and preserve the ability of an informed electorate to hold its government to account.

Next to upholding the Constitution of the United States, the president's highest duty is to protect the security of this country - our national security.