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Designating the Director of Selective Service To Perform Certain Duties and Functions Under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940
Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on October 17, 1940.
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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 8569: Designating the Director of Selective Service To Perform Certain Duties and Functions Under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940," last checked Oct. 28, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8569
Power & Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 8569: Designating the Director of Selective Service To Perform Certain Duties and Functions Under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8569
Power & Politics. "Executive Order 8569: Designating the Director of Selective Service To Perform Certain Duties and Functions Under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8569.
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