{"status":"ok","citation_id":"eo-8542","kind":"eo","title":"Executive Order 8542: Appointment of Harold Ambrose to a Classified Position in the Post Office Department Without Regard to Civil Service Rules","statement":"Executive Order 8542, \"Appointment of Harold Ambrose to a Classified Position in the Post Office Department Without Regard to Civil Service Rules\", was signed on September 18, 1940.","record_date":"1940-09-18","record_date_label":"Signed","official_source":{"label":"National Archives","url":"https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1940.html"},"last_checked":"2026-11-03","last_checked_basis":"Executive-order archive last refreshed from the Federal Register and National Archives","permalink":"https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8542","votefiles_url":"https://powerandpolitics.co/eo.php?k=8542","publisher":"Power \u0026 Politics","formats":{"ap":"Power \u0026 Politics, \"Executive Order 8542: Appointment of Harold Ambrose to a Classified Position in the Post Office Department Without Regard to Civil Service Rules,\" last checked Nov. 3, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8542","apa":"Power \u0026 Politics. (2026, November 3). Executive Order 8542: Appointment of Harold Ambrose to a Classified Position in the Post Office Department Without Regard to Civil Service Rules [Executive order record]. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8542","chicago":"Power \u0026 Politics. \"Executive Order 8542: Appointment of Harold Ambrose to a Classified Position in the Post Office Department Without Regard to Civil Service Rules.\" Last modified November 3, 2026. Accessed November 4, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8542.","bibtex":"@misc{votefiles_eo_8542,\n  author       = {{Power \u0026 Politics}},\n  title        = {{Executive Order 8542: Appointment of Harold Ambrose to a Classified Position in the Post Office Department Without Regard to Civil Service Rules}},\n  year         = {2026},\n  howpublished = {\\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8542}},\n  note         = {Reference number eo-8542; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1940.html; last checked November 3, 2026; accessed November 4, 2026}\n}","link":"https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8542"}}