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Executive Order 11562

Developing and coordinating a national program for physical fitness and sports

Signed by Richard Milhous Nixon on September 25, 1970.

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Signed recordSeptember 25, 1970

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Publication record35 FR 15063

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 11562: Developing and coordinating a national program for physical fitness and sports}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11562}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-11562; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1970.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 27, 2026}
}
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These notes list later amendments, revocations, replacing orders, or other Federal Register action.

Amended by EO 11945, October 25, 1976; EO 12098, November 14, 1978
Revokes EO 11398, March 4, 1968; EO 11492, October 30, 1969
Revoked by EO 12345, February 2, 1982
See EO 10830, July 24, 1959; EO 11827, January 4, 1975; EO 11948, December 20, 1976, EO 12110; December 28, 1978; EO 12258, December 31, 1980

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

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