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Executive Order 11131

Creating an emergency board to investigate disputes between the Braniff Airways, Inc., Continental Airlines, Inc., Eastern Air Lines, Inc., National Airlines, Inc., Northwest Airlines, Inc., and Trans World Airlines, Inc., and certain of their employees

Signed by Lyndon Baines Johnson on December 11, 1963.

Later revoked or superseded
Signed recordDecember 11, 1963

The date the President signed it.

Publication record28 FR 13485

The Federal Register edition of the order.

Later actionLater revoked or superseded

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eo-11131
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APA

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 11131: Creating an emergency board to investigate disputes between the Braniff Airways, Inc., Continental Airlines, Inc., Eastern Air Lines, Inc., National Airlines, Inc., Northwest Airlines, Inc., and Trans World Airlines, Inc., and certain of t…." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11131.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 11131: Creating an emergency board to investigate disputes between the Braniff Airways, Inc., Continental Airlines, Inc., Eastern Air Lines, Inc., National Airlines, Inc., Northwest Airlines, Inc., and Trans World Airlines, Inc., and certain of t…}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11131}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-11131; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1963-johnson.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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Revoked by EO 12553, February 25, 1986

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

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