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Executive Order 13978

Building the National Garden of American Heroes

Signed by Donald John Trump on January 18, 2021.

Later revoked or superseded
Signed recordJanuary 18, 2021

The date the President signed it.

Publication record86 FR 6809

The Federal Register edition of the order.

Later actionLater revoked or superseded

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Reference number
eo-13978
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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 13978: Building the National Garden of American Heroes," last checked Oct. 28, 2026, citing Federal Register, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-13978

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 13978: Building the National Garden of American Heroes [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-13978

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 13978: Building the National Garden of American Heroes." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-13978.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 13978: Building the National Garden of American Heroes}},
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  note         = {Reference number eo-13978; official source: Federal Register, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/22/2021-01643/building-the-national-garden-of-american-heroes; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
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The order itself

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Later record

What happened to this order

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

Amends EO 13934, July 3, 2020
Revoked by EO 14029, May 14, 2021
Reinstated by EO 14189, January 29, 2025

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

Federal Register table of later actionsAmends: EO 13934, July 3, 2020 Revoked by: EO 14029, May 14, 2021 Reinstated by: EO 14189, January 29, 2025

Quoted from the Federal Register's tables of later actions on executive orders (source).

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