john wertman, a member of former president bill clinton's white house staff, wrote an op-ed piece critical of the executive order that appeared in "the washington post" on february 26, 2006. wertman asserted that order 13233 "represents a wholesale change in the way the federal government preserves and promotes our national public memory." he also included a quote from former president gerald ford on the topic: "i firmly believe that after x period of time, presidential papers, except for the most highly sensitive documents involving our national security, should be made available to the public, and the sooner the better."