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Executive Order 11649

Regulations governing the seals of the President and the Vice President of the United States

Signed by Richard Milhous Nixon on February 16, 1972.

Later amended
Signed recordFebruary 16, 1972

The date the President signed it.

Publication record37 FR 3625

The Federal Register edition of the order.

Later actionLater amended

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Reference number
eo-11649
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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 11649: Regulations governing the seals of the President and the Vice President of the United States." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11649.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 11649: Regulations governing the seals of the President and the Vice President of the United States}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11649}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-11649; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1972.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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Amended by EO 11916, May 28, 1976

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