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Executive Order 8569

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.

No later action on file
Signed recordOctober 17, 1940

The date the President signed it.

Publication record5 FR 4122

The Federal Register edition of the order.

Later actionNo later action on file

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Reference number
eo-8569
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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

APA

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

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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 modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8569.

BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_8569,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8569: Designating the Director of Selective Service To Perform Certain Duties and Functions Under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8569}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8569; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1940.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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