### Question
What is the definition of personal records?


### Answer
The definition of **personal records** is as follows in *44 U.S.C. § 2201*:

> all documentary  materials,  or  any  reasonably segregable portion therof,[2](#2201_2_target) of a purely private or nonpublic character which do not relate to or have an effect upon the carrying out of the constitutional, statutory, or other official or ceremonial duties of the President

#### Citation:
  - *44 U.S.C. § 2201*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 22-PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS**

