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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 8556—Transferring the Use, Possession, and Control of Certain Lands to the Tennessee Valley Authority
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Executive Order 8553—Designating Lieutenant Colonel Lewis B. Hershey To Perform Certain Duties Under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940
Executive Order 8555—Exemption of Samuel A. Cottrell From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Executive Order 8554—Exemption of William T. Andrews From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Executive Order 8552—Exemption of George W. Stose From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Executive Order 8551—Ordering Certain Units and Members of the National Guard of the United States Into the Active Military Service of the United States
Executive Order 8546—Creating the Defense Communications Board and Defining Its Functions and Duties
Executive Order 8550—Modification of Executive Order No. 3271 of May 11, 1920, Withdrawing Public Lands
Executive Order 8549—Designating the Secretary of the Treasury To Accept on Behalf of the United States a Certain Tract of Land Authorized To Be Conveyed to the United States by the Legislature of Puerto Rico
Executive Order 8547—Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States
Executive Order 8548—Establishing the North Carolina Wildlife Management Area
Executive Order 8545—Selective Service Regulations
Executive Order 8544—Transfer of Lands From the Lolo National Forest to the Helena National Forest
Executive Order 8542—Authorizing the Appointment of Harold Ambrose to a Classified Position in the Post Office Department Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules
Executive Order 8543—Exemption of Samuel J. Gompers From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Executive Order 8541—Designation of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and the Solicitor of Commerce To Act as Secretary of Commerce
Executive Order 8539—Exemption of Herbert A. Howell From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Executive Order 8540—Revoking in Part Executive Order No. 8344 of February 10, 1940, and Reserving Public Land for Use as an Air Navigation Site
Executive Order 8538—Exemption of Z. Lewis Dalby From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Executive Order 8537—Authorizing Appointment of Certain Experts in the Antitrust Division, Department of Justice, Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules
Executive Order 8534—Amending Schedules A and B of the Civil Service Rules
Executive Order 8536—Establishing San Clemente Island Naval Defensive Sea Area
Executive Order 8533—Designating the Secretary of the Treasury to Act in Respect of Any Bonds, Notes, or Other Securities Acquired on Behalf of the United States Under the Provisions of the Transportation Act, 1920, as Amended
Executive Order 8535—Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States
Executive Order 8532—Amending Paragraph 1 of Executive Order No. 8458 of June 27, 1940, Directing the Civil Service Commission To Establish a Replacement List of Non-Civil Service Employees for Use for Temporary Appointments to National-Defense Positions
Executive Order 8531—Amending Executive Order No. 7908 or June 9, 1938, Transferring Certain Lands to the Secretary of Agriculture for Use, Administration, and Disposition Under Title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act
Executive Order 8530—Ordering Certain Units and Members of the National Guard of the United States Into the Active Military Service of the United States
Executive Order 8528—Extending the Limits of the Customs Port of Entry of Kansas City, Missouri, in Customs Collection District Number 45 (St. Louis)
Executive Order 8527—Transferring from the War Department to the Treasury Department Certain Land Comprising a Part of Sand Island Military Reservation, Territory of Hawaii
Executive Order 8529—Revocation of Executive Order No. 4901 of June 4, 1928, Withdrawing Public Land for Classification and in Aid of Legislation
Executive Order 8526—Coordinating the Electrical Facilities of Grand Coulee Dam Project and Bonneville Project
Executive Order 8524—Exemption of J. Brent Clarke From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Executive Order 8525—Exemption of Harry T. Edwards From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Executive Order 8523—Regulations Governing the Payment of Additional Compensation to Enlisted Men of the Coast Guard Specially Qualified in the Use of Arms
Executive Order 8522—Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Anna F. Smith to a Position in the Custodial Service of the Post Office Department Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules
Executive Order 8520—Exemption of George F. McDade From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Executive Order 8521—Partial Revocation of Executive Order No. 4203 of April 14, 1925
Executive Order 8518—Modification of Executive Order No. 2123 of January 20, 1915, Reserving Certain Public Land as a Native Bird Refuge
Executive Order 8519—Reserving Certain Townsite Lots for the Use of the Forest Service
Executive Order 8517—Changing the Name of the Delta Migratory Waterfowl Refuge to Delta National Wildlife Refuge and Adding Certain Lands
