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Executive Order 11706

Inspection of returns by U.S. attorneys and attorneys of Department of Justice and use of returns in grand jury proceedings and in litigation

Signed by Richard Milhous Nixon on March 8, 1973.

Later revoked or superseded
Signed recordMarch 8, 1973

The date the President signed it.

Publication record38 FR 6663

The Federal Register edition of the order.

Later actionLater revoked or superseded

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Reference number
eo-11706
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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 11706: Inspection of returns by U.S. attorneys and attorneys of Department of Justice and use of returns in grand jury proceedings and in litigation," last checked Oct. 28, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11706

APA

Power & Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 11706: Inspection of returns by U.S. attorneys and attorneys of Department of Justice and use of returns in grand jury proceedings and in litigation [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11706

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 11706: Inspection of returns by U.S. attorneys and attorneys of Department of Justice and use of returns in grand jury proceedings and in litigation." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11706.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 11706: Inspection of returns by U.S. attorneys and attorneys of Department of Justice and use of returns in grand jury proceedings and in litigation}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11706}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-11706; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1973.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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Later record

What happened to this order

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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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