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Executive Order 8989
Establishing the Office of Defense Transportation in the Executive Office of the President and Defining Its Functions and Duties
Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on Dec 18, 1941.
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@misc{votefiles_eo_8989,
author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{Executive Order 8989: Establishing the Office of Defense Transportation in the Executive Office of the President and Defining Its Functions and Duties}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-8989}},
note = {Citation ID eo-8989; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1941.html; last checked 2026-09-27; accessed 2026-09-28}
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