Establishing a President's Council and a Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty

Signed by Lyndon Baines Johnson on May 4, 1966.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
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  note         = {Reference number eo-11278; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1966.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
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Amended by EO 11359A, June 29, 1967; EO 11402, March 29, 1968

Revoked by EO 11472, May 29, 1969

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