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Executive Order 12312
The Meritorious Service Medal
Signed by Ronald Wilson Reagan on Jul 2, 1981.
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Vote Files, "Executive Order 12312: The Meritorious Service Medal," last checked Sept. 28, 2026, citing National Archives, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12312
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Vote Files. (2026, September 28). Executive Order 12312: The Meritorious Service Medal [Executive order record]. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12312
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Vote Files. "Executive Order 12312: The Meritorious Service Medal." Last modified September 28, 2026. Accessed September 29, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12312.
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@misc{votefiles_eo_12312,
author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{Executive Order 12312: The Meritorious Service Medal}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12312}},
note = {Citation ID eo-12312; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1981-reagan.html; last checked 2026-09-28; accessed 2026-09-29}
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EO 11448, January 16, 1969
National Archives disposition tables cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.