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Executive Order 11640

Further providing for the stabilization of the economy

Signed by Richard Milhous Nixon on January 26, 1972.

Later revoked or superseded
Signed recordJanuary 26, 1972

The date the President signed it.

Publication record37 FR 1213

The Federal Register edition of the order.

Later actionLater revoked or superseded

This is the later action on file. It is not a broad legal conclusion.

Primary evidence

The official record

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Reference number
eo-11640
Official source
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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 11640: Further providing for the stabilization of the economy," last checked Oct. 27, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11640

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 11640: Further providing for the stabilization of the economy [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11640

Chicago

Power & Politics. "Executive Order 11640: Further providing for the stabilization of the economy." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 27, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11640.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 11640: Further providing for the stabilization of the economy}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11640}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-11640; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1972.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 27, 2026}
}
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The order itself

As signed

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Later record

What happened to this order

These notes list later amendments, revocations, replacing orders, or other Federal Register action.

Revokes EO 11588, March 29, 1971
Supersedes EO 11627, October 15, 1971; EO 11630, October 30, 1971; EO 11632, November 22, 1971
Amended by EO 11660, March 23, 1972; EO 11674, June 29, 1972
Superseded by EO 11695, January 11, 1973
Revoked by EO 11788, June 18, 1974
See EO 11615, August 15, 1971; EO 11639, January 11, 1972

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