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Executive Order 8982
Changing the Name of the Economic Defense Board, Established by Executive Order No. 8839 of July 30, 1941, to the Board of Economic Welfare
Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on Dec 17, 1941.
Later amendedThe Federal Register edition of the order.
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Vote Files, "Executive Order 8982: Changing the Name of the Economic Defense Board, Established by Executive Order No. 8839 of July 30, 1941, to the Board of Economic Welfare," last checked Sept. 30, 2026, citing National Archives, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-8982
APA
Vote Files. (2026, September 30). Executive Order 8982: Changing the Name of the Economic Defense Board, Established by Executive Order No. 8839 of July 30, 1941, to the Board of Economic Welfare [Executive order record]. Retrieved September 30, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-8982
Chicago
Vote Files. "Executive Order 8982: Changing the Name of the Economic Defense Board, Established by Executive Order No. 8839 of July 30, 1941, to the Board of Economic Welfare." Last modified September 30, 2026. Accessed September 30, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-8982.
BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_8982,
author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{Executive Order 8982: Changing the Name of the Economic Defense Board, Established by Executive Order No. 8839 of July 30, 1941, to the Board of Economic Welfare}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-8982}},
note = {Citation ID eo-8982; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1941.html; last checked 2026-09-30; accessed 2026-09-30}
}Plain link
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Amends
EO 8839, July 30, 1941; EO 8900, September 15, 1941; EO 8926, October 28, 1941; EO 8942, November 19, 1941
Amended by
EO 9128, April 13, 1942
National Archives disposition tables cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.