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Many previous research proposed that social media contents of Korean government agencies must be recognized as a national record and preserved. In order to solve this problem, this study analyzed cases in the United States from a comparative point of view, with an interest in the tasks necessary for institutionalizing the recording policy of social media and the introduction of methodology for maintenance and management. As a basis of comparison, this study adopted the issue of record concept, governance, record keeping method. Based on three criteria, we analyzed cases in the United States and derived the following three suggestions. First, it is necessary to extend the concept of record. It should be stored and managed, including content created on government social media in electronic documents. For this reason, it is necessary to revise related laws and regulations. Secondly, from the viewpoint of records management governance, the role of the National Archives of Korea important. At first NAK should recognize the necessity of handling national contents on government social media, social media records to central government and local government agencies and agencies. It is necessary to organize the practical committee for handling concerning government social media records as national records. Thirdly, relating to the method of maintaining and preserving records of social media, it is necessary to utilize the developed information technology to ensure the possibility of integrity approach and store and manage it.