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Executive Order 9678

Amendment of Executive Order No. 8743 of April 23, 1941, Extending the Classified Civil Service

Signed by Harry S. Truman on January 14, 1946.

No later action on file
Signed recordJanuary 14, 1946

The date the President signed it.

Publication record11 FR 667

The Federal Register edition of the order.

Later actionNo later action on file

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Reference number
eo-9678
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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 9678: Amendment of Executive Order No. 8743 of April 23, 1941, Extending the Classified Civil Service," last checked Oct. 28, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9678

APA

Power & Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 9678: Amendment of Executive Order No. 8743 of April 23, 1941, Extending the Classified Civil Service [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9678

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 9678: Amendment of Executive Order No. 8743 of April 23, 1941, Extending the Classified Civil Service." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9678.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 9678: Amendment of Executive Order No. 8743 of April 23, 1941, Extending the Classified Civil Service}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9678}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-9678; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1946.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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Later record

What happened to this order

These notes list later amendments, revocations, replacing orders, or other Federal Register action.

Amends EO 8743, April 23, 1941
See EO 9712, April 13, 1946

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