{"status":"ok","citation_id":"eo-8244","kind":"eo","title":"Executive Order 8244: Authorizing an Increase in the Strength of the Army","statement":"Executive Order 8244, \"Authorizing an Increase in the Strength of the Army\", was signed on September 8, 1939.","record_date":"1939-09-08","record_date_label":"Signed","official_source":{"label":"National Archives","url":"https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1939.html"},"last_checked":"2026-10-28","last_checked_basis":"Executive-order archive last refreshed from the Federal Register and National Archives","permalink":"https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8244","votefiles_url":"https://powerandpolitics.co/eo.php?k=8244","publisher":"Power \u0026 Politics","formats":{"ap":"Power \u0026 Politics, \"Executive Order 8244: Authorizing an Increase in the Strength of the Army,\" last checked Oct. 28, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8244","apa":"Power \u0026 Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 8244: Authorizing an Increase in the Strength of the Army [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 29, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8244","chicago":"Power \u0026 Politics. \"Executive Order 8244: Authorizing an Increase in the Strength of the Army.\" Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 29, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8244.","bibtex":"@misc{votefiles_eo_8244,\n  author       = {{Power \u0026 Politics}},\n  title        = {{Executive Order 8244: Authorizing an Increase in the Strength of the Army}},\n  year         = {2026},\n  howpublished = {\\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8244}},\n  note         = {Reference number eo-8244; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1939.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 29, 2026}\n}","link":"https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8244"}}