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Executive Order 10960

Amendment of Executive Order No. 10530, providing for the performance of certain functions vested in or subject to the approval of the President

Signed by John Fitzgerald Kennedy on August 21, 1961.

Later revoked or superseded
Signed recordAugust 21, 1961

The date the President signed it.

Publication record26 FR 7823

The Federal Register edition of the order.

Later actionLater revoked or superseded

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eo-10960
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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 10960: Amendment of Executive Order No. 10530, providing for the performance of certain functions vested in or subject to the approval of the President," last checked Oct. 28, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10960

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 10960: Amendment of Executive Order No. 10530, providing for the performance of certain functions vested in or subject to the approval of the President [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10960

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 10960: Amendment of Executive Order No. 10530, providing for the performance of certain functions vested in or subject to the approval of the President." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10960.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 10960: Amendment of Executive Order No. 10530, providing for the performance of certain functions vested in or subject to the approval of the President}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10960}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-10960; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1961-kennedy.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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What happened to this order

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Amends EO 10530, May 10, 1954
See EO 10889, October 5, 1960
Superseded by EO 11230, June 28, 1965

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

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