In a 1990 court case, President Ronald Reagan refused to make public his dairies written around the time of the Iran-Contra affair. This refusal is an example of a president utilizing which power?

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The refusal to make the diaries public is an example of a president utilizing executive privilege, which is the power to withhold information from Congress or the courts in the interest of national security or executive branch confidentiality.

In a 1990 Court Case, President Ronald Reagan Refused to Make