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Executive Order 8564: Amendment of Executive Order No. 8257 of September 21, 1939, Authorizing Excepted Appointments To Meet Public Exigency

Executive Order 8564, "Amendment of Executive Order No. 8257 of September 21, 1939, Authorizing Excepted Appointments To Meet Public Exigency", was signed on October 8, 1940.

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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 8564: Amendment of Executive Order No. 8257 of September 21, 1939, Authorizing Excepted Appointments To Meet Public Exigency," last checked Oct. 27, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8564

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 8564: Amendment of Executive Order No. 8257 of September 21, 1939, Authorizing Excepted Appointments To Meet Public Exigency [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8564

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 8564: Amendment of Executive Order No. 8257 of September 21, 1939, Authorizing Excepted Appointments To Meet Public Exigency." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 27, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8564.

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@misc{votefiles_eo_8564,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8564: Amendment of Executive Order No. 8257 of September 21, 1939, Authorizing Excepted Appointments To Meet Public Exigency}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8564}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8564; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1940.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 27, 2026}
}
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