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A rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law.
Executive Order 8989—Establishing the Office of Defense Transportation in the Executive Office of the President and Defining Its Functions and Duties
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Executive Order 8981—Navy Hospital Area, Coco Solo, Canal Zone
Executive Order 8982—Changing the Name of the Economic Defense Board, Established by Executive Order No. 8839 of July 30, 1941, to the Board of Economic Warfare
Executive Order 8980—Amendment of Executive Order of January 17, 1873, to Permit Persons Holding State, Territorial, and Municipal Offices to be Appointed as Members of Alien Enemy Hearing Boards
Executive Order 8979—Establishing the Kenai National Moose Range
Executive Order 8978—Establishing New York Harbor, New London, Delaware Bay and River, Chesapeake-Norfolk, and Charleston Harbor Defensive Sea Areas and Prescribing Regulations for the Control Thereof
Executive Order 8974—Control of Civil Aviation
Executive Order 8975—Authorizing the Attorney General To Make Appointments in the Alien Property Division Without Regard to the Requirements of the Civil Service Act and Rules
Executive Order 8971—Authorizing the Director of Selective Service To Provide for the Physical Rehabilitation of Registrants for Training and Service in the Armed Forces of the United States
Executive Order 8973—Transfer of Employees Possessing Qualifications For National-Defense Work
Executive Order 8977—Establishing the National Patent Planning Commission
Executive Order 8976—Authorizing the Secretary of Commerce To Waive Compliance With the Navigation and Vessel Inspection Laws for War Purposes
Executive Order 8972—Authorizing the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy to Establish and Maintain Military Guard and Patrols, and to Take Other Appropriate Measures to Protect Certain National-Defense Material, Premises, and Utilities From Injury or Destruction
Executive Order 8970—Establishing Defensive Sea Areas at Portland, Maine; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Boston, Massachusetts; Narragansett Bay; San Diego, California; San Francisco, California; Columbia River Entrance; and Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound
Executive Order 8967—Exemption of Arthur W. Exline From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Executive Order 8968—Exemption of Mrs. Ethel A. Barnes From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Executive Order 8969—Exemption of Joshua G. Hefty From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Executive Order 8966—Exemption of Bart W. Butler From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Executive Order 8964—Prescribing Regulations Governing the Use, Control and Closing of Radio Stations and the Preference or Priority of Communications
Executive Order 8965—Extension of Trust Periods on Indian Lands Expiring During Calendar Year 1942
