Executive Orders (Beginning with J.Q. Adams )

Special note: On our summary page, we explain that our collection of executive order texts is nearly complete beginning with the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. As of 2025, the APP collection extends far beyond the official presidential compilations (Messages and Papers of the Presidents, and Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States). The archives of the American Presidency Project continues to grow as we obtain and digitize original texts. See Executive Order counts per term.

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President Date Title
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nov 07, 1940
Executive Order 8587—Amending Certain Provisions of the Civil Service Rules
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nov 07, 1940
Executive Order 8586—Authorizing the Inspection by Receivers, and Trustees in Bankruptcy, and Their Duly Constituted Attorneys in Fact, of Certain Returns Made Under the Internal Revenue Code and of Income, Excess-Profits, and Capital Stock Tax Returns Filed Under the Revenue Act of 1938 or Prior Revenue Acts, Gift Tax Returns Filed After June 16, 1933, and Returns Under Title IX of the Social Security Act
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nov 01, 1940
Executive Order 8583—Partial Revocation of Executive Order No. 5886 of July 12, 1932, Withdrawing Public Lands
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct 31, 1940
Executive Order 8581—Exemption of Andrew McClellan From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct 31, 1940
Executive Order 8582—Exemption of Hervey G. Mooney From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct 29, 1940
Executive Order 8576—Labor Regulations
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct 29, 1940
Executive Order 8580—Extension of Trust Periods on Indian Lands Expiring During Calendar Year 1941
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct 29, 1940
Executive Order 8578—Withdrawal of Public Land for Use of the War Department as an Aerial Bombing and Gunnery Range
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct 29, 1940
Executive Order 8577—Withdrawing Public Land For Use of the War Department
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct 29, 1940
Executive Order 8579—Withdrawal of Public Land for Use of the War Department as an Aerial Bombing and Gunnery Range
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct 22, 1940
Executive Order 8575—Establishing the Thief Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct 22, 1940
Executive Order 8574—Selective Service Regulations
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct 21, 1940
Executive Order 8573—Reserving Public Land for Town-Site Purposes
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct 21, 1940
Executive Order 8572—Authorizing the Priorities Board and the Administrator of Priorities To Perform Certain Functions Under Section 2 (a) of the Act of June 28, 1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct 19, 1940
Executive Order 8571—Transfer of Control and Jurisdiction Over Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct 18, 1940
Executive Order 8570—Selective Service Regulations
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct 17, 1940
Executive Order 8569—Designating the Director of Selective Service to Perform Certain Duties and Functions Under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct 16, 1940
Executive Order 8568—Establishing the St. Lawrence Advisory Committee and Providing for a Preliminary Investigation of International Rapids Section, St. Lawrence River
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct 15, 1940
Executive Order 8567—Providing for the Administration of the Act Entitled "An Act To Authorize the President To Requisition Certain Articles and Materials for the Use of the United States, and for Other Purposes"
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct 15, 1940
Executive Order 8566—Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct 10, 1940
Executive Order 8565—Amendment of Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as Amended
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct 08, 1940
Executive Order 8564—Amendment of Executive Order No. 8257 of September 21, 1939, Authorizing Excepted Appointments To Meet Public Exigency
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct 08, 1940
Executive Order 8562—Exemption of James L. Hughes From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct 08, 1940
Executive Order 8563—Amendment of Subdivision VII, Schedule A, Civil Service Rules
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct 04, 1940
Executive Order 8559—Designating Colonel Lewis B. Hershey To Perform Certain Duties Under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct 04, 1940
Executive Order 8561—Selective Service Regulations
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct 04, 1940
Executive Order 8560—Selective Service Regulations
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct 01, 1940
Executive Order 8558—Transferring Certain Lands to the Secretary of Agriculture for Use, Administration, and Disposition Under Title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sep 30, 1940
Executive Order 8557—Prescribing Regulations Governing the Payment of Expenses Incurred in Connection With the Death of Certain Civilian Officers and Employees of the United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sep 28, 1940
Executive Order 8555—Exemption of Samuel A. Cottrell From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sep 28, 1940
Executive Order 8554—Exemption of William T. Andrews From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sep 28, 1940
Executive Order 8556—Transferring the Use, Possession, and Control of Certain Lands to the Tennessee Valley Authority
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sep 28, 1940
Executive Order 8553—Designating Lieutenant Colonel Lewis B. Hershey To Perform Certain Duties Under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sep 26, 1940
Executive Order 8552—Exemption of George W. Stose From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sep 25, 1940
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
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sep 24, 1940
Executive Order 8548—Establishing the North Carolina Wildlife Management Area
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sep 24, 1940
Executive Order 8547—Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sep 24, 1940
Executive Order 8546—Creating the Defense Communications Board and Defining Its Functions and Duties
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sep 24, 1940
Executive Order 8550—Modification of Executive Order No. 3271 of May 11, 1920, Withdrawing Public Lands
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sep 24, 1940
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
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sep 23, 1940
Executive Order 8545—Selective Service Regulations
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sep 19, 1940
Executive Order 8544—Transfer of Lands From the Lolo National Forest to the Helena National Forest
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sep 18, 1940
Executive Order 8543—Exemption of Samuel J. Gompers From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sep 18, 1940
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
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sep 17, 1940
Executive Order 8541—Designation of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and the Solicitor of Commerce To Act as Secretary of Commerce
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sep 14, 1940
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
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sep 14, 1940
Executive Order 8539—Exemption of Herbert A. Howell From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sep 12, 1940
Executive Order 8538—Exemption of Z. Lewis Dalby From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sep 11, 1940
Executive Order 8537—Authorizing Appointment of Certain Experts in the Antitrust Division, Department of Justice, Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sep 06, 1940
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