Transfer of Employees Possessing Qualifications for National-Defense Work

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on December 12, 1941.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8973: Transfer of Employees Possessing Qualifications for National-Defense Work}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8973}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8973; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1941.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
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Superseded by EO 9067, February 20, 1942

Revoked by EO 9243, September 12, 1942

See EO 9578, June 30, 1945; EO 9695, February 8, 1946; EO 9952, April 22, 1948; EO 9994, September 1, 1948

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