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Executive Order 8982

Changing the Name of the Economic Defense Board, Established by Executive Order No. 8839 of July 30, 1941, to the Board of Economic Welfare

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on December 17, 1941.

Later amended
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Signed recordDecember 17, 1941

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Publication record6 FR 6530

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 8982: Changing the Name of the Economic Defense Board, Established by Executive Order No. 8839 of July 30, 1941, to the Board of Economic Welfare [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8982

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 8982: Changing the Name of the Economic Defense Board, Established by Executive Order No. 8839 of July 30, 1941, to the Board of Economic Welfare." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 27, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8982.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8982: Changing the Name of the Economic Defense Board, Established by Executive Order No. 8839 of July 30, 1941, to the Board of Economic Welfare}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8982}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8982; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1941.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 27, 2026}
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These notes list later amendments, revocations, replacing orders, or other Federal Register action.

Amends EO 8839, July 30, 1941; EO 8900, September 15, 1941; EO 8926, October 28, 1941; EO 8942, November 19, 1941
Amended by EO 9128, April 13, 1942
See EO 9361, July 15, 1943; EO 10945, May 24, 1961

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

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