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.

Displaying 5801 - 5850 of 10736 Items

President Date Title
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aug 22, 1940
Executive Order 8523—Regulations Governing the Payment of Additional Compensation to Enlisted Men of the Coast Guard Specially Qualified in the Use of Arms
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aug 22, 1940
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
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aug 20, 1940
Executive Order 8521—Partial Revocation of Executive Order No. 4203 of April 14, 1925
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aug 20, 1940
Executive Order 8520—Exemption of George F. McDade From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aug 16, 1940
Executive Order 8519—Reserving Certain Townsite Lots for the Use of the Forest Service
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aug 16, 1940
Executive Order 8518—Modification of Executive Order No. 2123 of January 20, 1915, Reserving Certain Public Land as a Native Bird Refuge
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aug 16, 1940
Executive Order 8517—Changing the Name of the Delta Migratory Waterfowl Refuge to Delta National Wildlife Refuge and Adding Certain Lands
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aug 15, 1940
Executive Order 8516—Suspending and Making Inoperative the Executive Order of January 17, 1873, as Amended, Insofar as the United States Civil Service Commission Shall, by Regulation, Authorize Appointments to Positions Directly Concerned With National Defense
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aug 13, 1940
Executive Order 8512—Regulations Pertaining to Budgetary Administration and Financial Reporting
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aug 13, 1940
Executive Order 8515—Setting Aside an Area Within the Canal Zone to Preserve and Conserve Its Natural Features for Scientific Observation and Investigation
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aug 13, 1940
Executive Order 8514—Authorizing the Civil Service Commission to Permit Transfers During Probation to Appropriate Positions Directly Concerned With the National Defense Program
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aug 12, 1940
Executive Order 8513—Authorizing the Appointment of Neal Smith, William T. Bie, Charles Leo Milroy, William S. DeGroff, and Cornelius Lynch to Classified Positions in the Public Buildings Administration, Federal Works Agency, Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aug 09, 1940
Executive Order 8511—Transferring Jurisdiction and Control Over Certain Land on the Island of St. Croix, Virgin Islands, From the Department of the Interior to the War Department
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aug 08, 1940
Executive Order 8506—Excluding Certain Tracts of Land From the Chugach and Tongass National Forests and Restoring Them to Entry
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aug 08, 1940
Executive Order 8510—Establishing the Carolina Sandhills Wildlife Management Area
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aug 08, 1940
Executive Order 8507—Withdrawal of Public Lands for the War Department
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aug 08, 1940
Executive Order 8508—Withdrawal of Public Land for the War Department
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aug 08, 1940
Executive Order 8509—Establishing the Missouri Wildlife Management Area
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aug 07, 1940
Executive Order 8504—Exemption of James E. Amos From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aug 07, 1940
Executive Order 8505—Excluding Certain Land From the the Chugach National Forest and Withdrawing the Unreserved Portion for Townsite Purposes
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aug 03, 1940
Executive Order 8503—Exemption of Zebedee LaPelle From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aug 03, 1940
Executive Order 8502—Regulations Governing the Grades and Ratings of Enlisted Men of the Regular Army for the Fiscal Year 1941
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aug 02, 1940
Executive Order 8501—Transferring the Fort Howard Military Reservation, Maryland, to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Veterans Administration
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 30, 1940
Executive Order 8499—Modifying Executive Order of September 5, 1914, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 454
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 30, 1940
Executive Order 8500—Modifying Executive Order of December 12, 1917, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 661
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 27, 1940
Executive Order 8498—Transferring to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Treasury Department the Remaining Part of the Site of the Naval Reservation on Ediz Hook, Port Angeles, Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 26, 1940
Executive Order 8497—Exemption of Maurice C. Latta From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 26, 1940
Executive Order 8495—Designation of Agencies for the Purpose of Carrying Out the Provisions of Section 40 of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, Fiscal Year 1941
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 26, 1940
Executive Order 8496—Modifying Executive Order of March 28, 1924, Creating Reservoir Site Reserve No. 16
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 25, 1940
Executive Order 8493—Amendment of Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as Amended
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 25, 1940
Executive Order 8494—Authorizing the Civil Service Commission To Confer a Competitive Classified Civil Service Status on Five Employees in the Disbursing Office of the Division of Disbursement of the Treasury at Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 23, 1940
Executive Order 8491—Exemption of William F. Yates From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 23, 1940
Executive Order 8492—Withdrawal of Public Land for Fire Lookout Station
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 20, 1940
Executive Order 8490—Authorizing the Inspection by Certain Officials of the District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, the Philippine Islands, and Puerto Rico 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, Estate and Gift Tax Returns Filed After June 16, 1933, and Returns Under Title IX of the Social Security Act
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 18, 1940
Executive Order 8487—Designating the Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 18, 1940
Executive Order 8489—Exemption of William M. Smith From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 18, 1940
Executive Order 8488—Authorizing the Appointment of Walter Kuhn to a Position as Guard in the Public Buildings Administration, Federal Works Agency, Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 16, 1940
Executive Order 8483—Exemption of Louis Loebl From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 16, 1940
Executive Order 8485—Authorizing the Appointment of Peres D. Ziegler to a Position as Rural Letter Carrier Without Regard to the Requirements of the Civil Service Rules
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 16, 1940
Executive Order 8486—Modification of Executive Order No. 7515 of December 16, 1936, Withdrawing Public Land for Use of the War Department
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 15, 1940
Executive Order 8484—Amendment of Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as Amended
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 13, 1940
Executive Order 8482—Authorizing the Appointment of Norman H. Stevens to a Position as Rural Letter Carrier in the Postal Service at East Falls Church, Virginia, Without Regard to the Requirements of the Civil Service Rules
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 12, 1940
Executive Order 8481—Exemption of Ernest G. Dodge From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 12, 1940
Executive Order 8480—Excluding Certain Land From the Chugach National Forest and Reserving it for Townsite Purposes
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 11, 1940
Executive Order 8479—Transferring Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior and Reserving Them as a Part of the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 10, 1940
Executive Order 8477—Exemption of Samuel Cohn From Compulsory Retirement for Age
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 10, 1940
Executive Order 8478—Authorizing Certain Appointments to Positions in the Welfare Unit, Public Buildings Administration, Federal Works Agency, Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 10, 1940
Executive Order 8476—Waiver of the Time Limitations in Civil Service Rule IX To Permit the Reinstatement of Mrs. Martha Overstreet to a Clerical Position in the Post Office at Douglas, Georgia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 10, 1940
Executive Order 8475—Partial Revocation of Executive Order No. 924 of August 8, 1908, Establishing the Klamath Lake Reservation
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jul 09, 1940
Executive Order 8474—Authorizing the Appointment of Newton B. Drury to the Position of Director of the National Park Service Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules