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Executive Order 8279

Designation of the Director of the Bureau of Mines To Act as Secretary of the Interior, or as Under Secretary, First Assistant Secretary, or Assistant Secretary of the Interior

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on October 28, 1939.

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Signed recordOctober 28, 1939

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Publication record4 FR 4445

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 29). Executive Order 8279: Designation of the Director of the Bureau of Mines To Act as Secretary of the Interior, or as Under Secretary, First Assistant Secretary, or Assistant Secretary of the Interior [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 29, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8279

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 8279: Designation of the Director of the Bureau of Mines To Act as Secretary of the Interior, or as Under Secretary, First Assistant Secretary, or Assistant Secretary of the Interior." Last modified October 29, 2026. Accessed October 29, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8279.

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@misc{votefiles_eo_8279,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8279: Designation of the Director of the Bureau of Mines To Act as Secretary of the Interior, or as Under Secretary, First Assistant Secretary, or Assistant Secretary of the Interior}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8279}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8279; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1939.html; last checked October 29, 2026; accessed October 29, 2026}
}
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