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Executive Order 10669

Amendment of Executive Order No. 10495, Prescribing the Order of Succession of Officers To Act as Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Army, Secretary of the Navy, and Secretary of the Air Force

Signed by Dwight David Eisenhower on May 18, 1956.

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Signed recordMay 18, 1956

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Publication record21 FR 3335

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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 10669: Amendment of Executive Order No. 10495, Prescribing the Order of Succession of Officers To Act as Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Army, Secretary of the Navy, and Secretary of the Air Force," last checked Oct. 29, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10669

APA

Power & Politics. (2026, October 29). Executive Order 10669: Amendment of Executive Order No. 10495, Prescribing the Order of Succession of Officers To Act as Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Army, Secretary of the Navy, and Secretary of the Air Force [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 29, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10669

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 10669: Amendment of Executive Order No. 10495, Prescribing the Order of Succession of Officers To Act as Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Army, Secretary of the Navy, and Secretary of the Air Force." Last modified October 29, 2026. Accessed October 29, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10669.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 10669: Amendment of Executive Order No. 10495, Prescribing the Order of Succession of Officers To Act as Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Army, Secretary of the Navy, and Secretary of the Air Force}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10669}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-10669; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1956.html; last checked October 29, 2026; accessed October 29, 2026}
}
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Amends EO 10495, October 14, 1953
Revoked by EO 10820, May 18, 1959

The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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