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Executive Order 12743
Ordering the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to active duty
Signed by George Herbert Walker Bush on Jan 18, 1991.
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Vote Files, "Executive Order 12743: Ordering the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to active duty," last checked Sept. 29, 2026, citing National Archives, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12743
APA
Vote Files. (2026, September 29). Executive Order 12743: Ordering the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to active duty [Executive order record]. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12743
Chicago
Vote Files. "Executive Order 12743: Ordering the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to active duty." Last modified September 29, 2026. Accessed September 29, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12743.
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@misc{votefiles_eo_12743,
author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{Executive Order 12743: Ordering the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to active duty}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12743}},
note = {Citation ID eo-12743; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1991.html; last checked 2026-09-29; accessed 2026-09-29}
}Plain link
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