President Kennedy Executive Orders

Executive Orders, Proclamations, Memoranda
Issued by President John F. Kennedy, 1961-1963
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1961
Executive Orders

10914 - Providing for an Expanded Program of Food Distribution to Needy Families
10915 - Amending Prior Executive Orders to Provide for the Responsibilities of the Director of the Food For Peace Program
10916 - Inspection of Income, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Senate Committee on Government Operations
10917 - Abolishing Certain Committees on Government Organization and Management Improvement
10918 - Establishing the President's Advisory Committee on Labor Management Policy
10919 - Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate a dispute between the Pan American World Airways, Inc., and Certain of Its Employees
10920 - Revoking Executive Order No. 10700 of February 25, 1957, as Amended
10921 - Establishing A Commission to Inquire into a Controversy between Certain Air Carriers and Certain of their Employees
10922 - Amending Executive Order of February 21, l961, Establishing a Commission to Inquire into a Controversy between Certain Air Carriers and Certain of their Employees
10923 - Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate disputes between the Northwest Airlines, Inc., and Certain of its Employees
10924 - Establishment and Administration of the Peace Corps in the Department of State
10925 - Establishing the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity
10926 - Amending Executive Order No. 10919, February 17, 1961, to Extend the Time within which the Board created therein, to Investigate a dispute between Pan American World Airways, Inc., and Certain of its Employees, shall report its findings to the President
10927 - Abolishing the President's Committee on Fund-Raising within the Federal Service and Providing for the Conduct of Fund-Raising Activities
10928 - Abolishing the Committee on Government Activities Affecting Prices and Goods
10929 - Establishing a Commission to Inquire into a Controversy between Certain Carriers and Certain of their Employees
10930 - Abolishing the Government Patents Board and Providing for the Performance of its Functions
10931 - Amendment of Section 1 of Executive Order No. 10673, establishing the President's Council on Youth Fitness
10932 - Modifying the Exterior Boundaries of Certain National Forests in Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, and Wisconsin
10933 - Amending Executive Order No. 10923, February 24, 1961, to Extend the Time within which the board created therein, to Investigate disputes between Northwest Airlines Inc., and Certain of its Employees, shall report its findings to the President
10934 - Establishing the Administrative Conference of the United States
10935 - Inspection of Income, Excess Profits, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives
10936 - Reports of Identical Bids
10937 - Amendment of Executive Order No. 10472, Establishing the National Agricultural Advisory Commission
10938 - Establishing the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
10939 - To Provide a Guide on Ethical Standards to Government Officials
10940 - Establishing the President's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime
10941 - Designation of Certain Officers to Act as Secretary of the Treasury
10942 - Amendment of Executive Order No. 10849, establishing a Seal for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
10943 - Designating the Coffee Study Group as a Public International Organization entitled to enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities
10944 - Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate a dispute between the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company and other Carriers and Certain of their Employees
10945 - Administration of the Export Control Act of 1949
10946 - Establishing a Program for Resolving Labor disputes at Missile and Space Sites
10947 - Inspection of Income, Excess Profits, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the House Committee on Public Works
10948 - Establishing a Commission to Inquire into a Controversy between Certain Carriers represented by the New York Harbor Carriers' Conference Committee and Certain of their Employees
10949 - Creating a Board of Inquiry to Report on a Labor dispute Affecting the Maritime Industry of the United States
10950 - Designating the Secretary of the Interior as the Representative of the President to approve Selections by the State of Alaska of Public Lands lying north and west of the National Defense Withdrawal line
10951 - Amending Executive Order No. 10949, June 26, 1961, to Extend the Time within which the Board of Inquiry Created therein, to Inquire into the Issues Involved in a Labor dispute affecting the Maritime Industry, shall Report to the President
10952 - Assigning Civil Defense Responsibilities to the Secretary of Defense and others
10953 - Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate a dispute between the Southern Pacific Company (Pacific Lines) and Certain of its Employees
10954 - Amendment of Executive Order No. 10906, Authorizing Inspection of Certain Tax Returns
10955 - Administration of Assistance in the Development of Latin America and in the Reconstruction of Chile
10956 - Amendment of Executive Order No. 10841, Relating to International Cooperation under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as Amended
10957 - Assigning Authority with Respect to Ordering Persons and Units in the Ready Reserve to Active Duty and with Respect to the Extension of Enlistments and other Periods of Service in the Armed Forces
10958 - Delegating Functions Respecting Civil Defense Stockpiles of Medical Supplies and Equipment and Food
10959 - Authorizing the Appointment of Mr. Maurice L. Kowal to a Competitive Position without regard to the Civil Service Rules and Regulations
10960 - Amendment of Executive Order No. 10530, Providing for the Performance of Certain Functions Vested in or Subject to the Approval of the President
10961 - Providing Procedures for the Award of the National Medal of Science
10962 - Inspection of Tax Returns by the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
10963 - Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate disputes between the Pullman Company and the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Pacific Railroad Company and Certain of their Employees
10964 - Amendment of Executive Order No. 10501, Entitled "Safeguarding Official Information in the Interests of the Defense of the United States"
10965 - Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate a dispute between the Trans World Airlines, Inc., and Certain of its Employees
10966 - Inspection of Income, Excess Profits, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives
10967 - Administration of Palmyra Island
10968 - Amendment of Executive Order No. 10858, Relating to the President's Committee for Traffic Safety
10969 - Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate a dispute between the Reading Company and Certain of its Employees
10970 - Delegating Certain Authority of the President to Establish Maximum Per-Diem Rates for Government Personnel in Travel Status
10971 - Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate a dispute between Trans World Airlines, Inc., and Certain of its Employees
10972 - Administration of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as Amended
10973 - Administration of Foreign Assistance and Related Functions
10974 - Establishing the President's Commission on Campaign Costs
10975 - Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate a dispute between Pan American World Airways, Inc. and Certain of its Employees
10976 - Suspension of the Eight-hour Law as to Laborers and Mechanics employed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
10977 - Establishing the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
10978 - Establishing Presidential Awards for Significant Contributions to the Export Expansion Program
10979 - Amendment of Executive Order No. 10717, establishing the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service
10980 - Establishing the President's Commission on the Status of Women
10981 - Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary
10982 - Administration of the Act of September 26, 1961, relating to Evacuation Payments, Assignments, Allotments, and other Matters
10983 - Designating the Caribbean Organization as a Public International Organization entitled to enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities

Presidential Speech

Moon - Special Message to the Congress on Urgent National Needs

1962 - Executive Orders

10984 - Amending the Selective Service Regulations
10985 - Amendment of Executive Order No. 10501, Relating to Safeguarding Official Information in the Interests of the Defense of the United States
10986 - Amendment of Executive Order No. 10898, establishing the Interdepartmental Highway Safety Board
10987 - Agency Systems for Appeals from Adverse Actions
10988 - Employee-Management Cooperation in the Federal Service
10989 - Amendment of Executive Order No. 10168, of October 11, 1950, as amended, Prescribing Regulations relating to the Right of Enlisted Members of the Uniformed Services to Additional Pay for Sea and Foreign Duty
10990 - Re-establishing the Federal Safety Council
10991 - Making a Change with Respect to the Membership of the Commission established by Executive Order No. 10929, relating to a Controversy between Certain Carriers and Certain of their Employees
10992 - Redefining the Boundaries of the Caribbean National Forest -- Puerto Rico
10993 - Consolidating the Hiawatha and Marquette National Forests (Michigan) and Correcting the Land Descriptions of Nebraska National Forest (Nebraska) and Wasatch National Forest (Utah)
10994 - President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped (The)
10995 - Assigning Telecommunications Management Functions
10996 - Promulgating Regulations concerning Withholding of Compensation of Civilian Employees of the National Guard for State and State-sponsored Employee Retirement, Disability, or Death Benefits programs
10997 - Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to the Secretary of the Interior
10998 - Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to the Secretary of Agriculture
10999 - Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to the Secretary of Commerce
11000 - Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to the Secretary of Labor
11001 - Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
11002 - Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to the Postmaster General
11003 - Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency
11004 - Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to the Housing and Home Finance Administrator
11005 - Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to the Interstate Commerce Commission
11006 - Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate a dispute between Eastern Airlines, Inc. and Certain of its Employees
11007 - Prescribing Regulations for the Formation and Use of Advisory Committees
11008 - Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate dispute between the Akron & Barberton Belt Railroad Company and other Carriers and Certain of their Employees
11009 - Amending the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1951, to Implement Section 923a of Title 10, United States Code, relating to Prosecution of Bad Check Offenses
11010 - Amending Executive Order No. 10713, Relating to the Administration of the Ryukyu Islands
11011 - Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate a dispute between the Trans World Airlines, Inc., and Certain of its Employees
11012 - Providing for the Performance of Certain Functions under Sections 1 (a) and 1 (b) of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946
11013 - Creating a Board of Inquiry to Report on a Labor dispute Affecting the Maritime Industry of the United States
11014 - Delegating to the Secretary of Commerce Functions with Respect to the Participation of the United States in the New York World's Fair
11015 - Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate disputes between the Chicago and North Western Railway Company, the Former Chicago, St.Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Company, now a part of the Chicago and North Western Railway Company by Merger, and Certain of their Employees
11016 - Authorizing Award of the Purple Heart
11017 - Providing for Coordination with Respect to Outdoor Recreation Resources and Establishing the Recreation Advisory Council
11018 - Increasing from Three to Four the Number of Vice Chairmen of the President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped
11019 - Amending Executive Order No. 10873 to provide for an Exception to the Inter-American Development Bank's Immunity from Suit specified in the International Organizations Immunities Act
11020 - Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Senate Committee on Armed Services
11021 - Administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands by the Secretary of the Interior
11022 - Establishing the President's Council on Aging
11023 - Providing for the Performance by the Secretary of Commerce of Certain Functions relating to the Coast and Geodetic Survey
11024 - Exemption of Alan T. Waterman from Compulsory Retirement for Age
11025 - Creating a Board of Inquiry to Report on a Labor dispute affecting the Aircraft Industry of the United States
11026 - Amendment of Executive Order No. 11025, creating a Board of Inquiry to Report on a Labor dispute affecting the Aircraft Industry of the United States
11027 - Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate a dispute between the New York Central Railroad Company System and the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company and Certain of their Employees
11028 - Transferring Lands between the Clark and Mark Twain National Forests (Missouri) and Adding Certain Lands to the Hiawatha National Forest (Michigan)
11029 - Amendment of Executive Order No. 11025, creating a Board of Inquiry to Report on a Labor dispute affecting the Aircraft Industry of the United States
11030 - Preparation, Presentation, Filing, and Publication of Executive Orders and Proclamations
11031 - Quetico-Superior Committee
11032 - Amendment of Executive Order No. 5952 of November 23, 1932, as Amended, Prescribing the Army Ration
11033 - Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate disputes between the American Airlines, Inc., and Certain of its Employees
11034 - Administration of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961
11035 - Management of Federal Office Space
11036 - Administration of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as Amended
11037 - Amendment of Section 12 of Executive Order No. 6260 of August 28, 1933, as Amended
11038 - Continuing in Effect Executive Order No. 10945 of May 24, 1961, relating to the Administration of the Export Control Act of 1949, as Amended
11039 - Extension of the President's Commission on Campaign Costs
11040 - Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate dispute between the Belt Railway Company of Chicago and Certain of its Employees
11041 - Continuance and Administration of the Peace Corps in the Department of State
11042 - Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate a dispute between the Southern Pacific Company (Pacific Lines) and Certain of its Employees
11043 - Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate dispute between The Pan American World Airways, Inc. and Certain of its Employees
11044 - Interagency Coordination of Arms Control and Disarmament Matters
11045 - Discontinuing the Guam Island Naval Defensive Sea Area and Guam Island Naval Airspace Reservation
11046 - Authorizing Award of the Bronze Star Medal
11047 - Delegating Certain Authority to the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency
11048 - Administration of Wake Island and Midway Island
11049 - Providing for the Carrying Out of the Public Works Acceleration Act
11050 - Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate disputes between the REA Express and Certain of its Employees
11051 - Prescribing Responsibilities of the Office of Emergency Planning in the Executive Office of the President
11052 - Cotton Textiles and Cotton Textile Products
11053 - Providing Assistance for the Removal of Unlawful Obstructions of Justice in the State of Mississippi
11054 - Creating a Board of Inquiry to Report on Certain Labor disputes affecting the Maritime Industry of the United States
11055 - Inspection of Income Tax Returns by the House Select Committee of Small Business
11056 - Assigning to the Civil Service Commission Certain Authority with Respect to Federal Salaries
11057 - Authorization for the Communication of Restricted Data by the Department of State
11058 - Assigning Authority with respect to Ordering Persons and Units in the Ready Reserve to Active Duty and with respect to Extension of Enlistments and other Periods of Service in the Armed Forces
11059 - Designating Public International Organizations entitled to enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities
11060 - Prescribing Certain Regulations and Delegating to the Attorney General Certain Authority of the President to Prescribe other Regulations relating to the Recovery from Tortiously Liable Third
Persons of the cost of Hospital and Medical Care and Treatment furnished by the United States
11061 - Mrs. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
11062 - Amendment of Executive Order No. 10480, Relating to the Administration of the Defense Mobilization Program, so as to designate the Department of Defense as a Loan Guaranteeing Agency
11063 - Equal Opportunity in Housing
11064 - Excusing Federal Employees from Duty on December 24, 1962
11065 - Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
11066 - Including certain Tracts of Land in the Cherokee and Jefferson National Forests, in Tennessee and Virginia
11067 - Including certain Tracts of Land in the Nantahala and Cherokee National Forests, respectively
11068 - Creating a Board of Inquiry to Report on a Labor dispute affecting the Ballistics Missile, Space Vehicle and Military Aircraft Industry
11069 - Amending Executive Order No. 11017 so as to Designate the Secretary of Commerce as a member of the Recreation Advisory Council
11070 - Amendment of the List of Communicable Diseases contained in Executive Order No. 9708 of March 26, 1946, as amended by Executive Order No. 10532 of May 28, 1954
11071 - Designation of Certain Foreign Countries as Economically Less Developed Countries for Purposes of the Revenue Act of 1962
11072 - Extending the Exterior Boundaries of the Superior National Forest in Minnesota and the Clark National Forest in Missouri

Presidential Proclamations

p3447 - Embargo on trade with Cuba
p3497 - Obstruction of justice in the State of Mississippi
p3504 - Interdiction of the delivery of offensive weapons to Cuba
p3507 - Terminating authority granted and orders issued in Proc. No. 3504

Presidential Speech

jfk - Radio and Television Report to the American People on the Soviet Arms Buildup in Cuba

1963 - Exceutive Orders

11073 - Providing for Federal Salary Administration
11074 - Establishing the President's Council on Physical Fitness
11075 - Administration of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962
11076 - Establishing the President's Advisory Commission on Narcotic and Drug Abuse
11077 - Administration of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962
11078 - Creating a Board of Inquiry to Report on a Labor dispute Affecting the Ballistics Missile, Space Vehicle and Military Aircraft Industry
11079 - Providing for the Prescribing of Regulations under which members of the Armed Forces and others may accept Fellowships, Scholarships, or Grants
11080 - Inspection of Income, Excess-Profit, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
11081 - Amending the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1951, to Implement Section 815 of Title 10, United States Code, relating to Nonjudicial Punishment
11082 - Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Senate Committee on Government Operations
11083 - Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives
11084 - Amending Executive Order No. 10995, Relating to Telecommunications
11085 - Presidential Medal of Freedom (The)
11086 - Amendment of Executive Order 10587 relating to the Administration of Section 32(h) of the Trading with the Enemy Act
11087 - Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to the Secretary of State
11088 - Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to the Secretary of the Treasury
11089 - Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to the Atomic Energy Commission
11090 - Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to the Civil Aeronautics Board
11091 - Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to the Civil Service Commission
11092 - Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to the Federal Communications Commission
11093 - Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to the Administrator of General Services
11094 - Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the Farm Credit Administration, the Export-Import Bank of Washington, the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, the Administrator of Veterans Affairs
11095 - Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Railroad Retirement Board, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Federal Power Commission, the Director of the National Science Foundation
11096 - Establishing a Seal for the United States Civil Service Commission
11097 - Amendment of Executive Order No. 10501, as Amended, relating to Authority for the Original Classification of Defense Information and Material
11098 - Amending the Selective Service Regulations
11099 - Inspection of Income, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the House Committee on Public Works
11100 - Establishing the President's Commission on Registration and Voting Participation
11101 - Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate disputes between the Carriers Represented by the Eastern, Western, and Southeastern Carrier's Conference Committees and Certain of their Employees
11102 - Inspection of Returns by Possessions of the United States
11103 - Providing for the Appointment of Former Peace Corps Volunteers to the Civilian Career Services
11104 - U.S.S. Thresher
11105 - Transferring to the Housing and Home Finance Administrator certain Functions of the Atomic Energy Commission under the Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955
11106 - Providing for the Administration of the Trade Agreements Program and related matters
11107 - Administration of Alaska Railroads
11108 - Delegating Authority under the International Wheat Agreement Act of 1949, as Amended, to the Secretary of Agriculture
11109 - Inspection of Income, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Committee of Un- American Activities, House of Representatives
11110 - Amendment of Executive Order No. 10289, as Amended, relating to the Performance of Certain Functions Affecting the Department of the Treasury
11111 - Providing Assistance for the Removal of Obstructions of Justice and Suppression of Unlawful Combinations within the State of Alabama
11112 - Establishing the President's Advisory Council on the Arts
11113 - Amendment of Executive Order No. 11075, as amended, Relating to the Administration of the Trade Agreements Program
11114 - Extending the Authority of the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity
11115 - Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate disputes between the Pullman Company, the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company, the New York Central System, and the Soo Line Railroad Company and Certain of their Employees
11116 - Prescribing Rates of Charges for Certain Hospitalization and Dispensary Services and Delegating Authority to Prescribe such Rates
11117 - Establishing an Interagency Committee on International Athletics
11118 - Providing Assistance for Removal of Unlawful Obstructions of Justice in the State of Alabama
11119 - Amending the Selective Service Regulations
11120 - Amendment of Executive Order No. 10152, relating to Incentive Pay for Hazardous Duty, Executive Order No. 10168, relating to Pay for Sea Duty and Duty at Certain Places and Executive Order No. 10204, relating to Basic Allowances for Quarters
11121 - Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate a dispute between the United Air Lines, Inc. And Certain of its Employees
11122 - Establishing the Rural Development Committee
11123 - Amendment of Executive Order No. 10853, relating to Various Allowances to Certain Government Personnel on Foreign Duty
11124 - Enlarging the Membership of the President's Advisory Council on the Arts
11125 - Delegating Authority of the President under Sections 205 and 208 of Title 18 of the United States Code, relating to Conflicts of Interest
11126 - Establishing a Committee and a Council relating to the Status of Women
11127 - Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate a dispute between the Florida East Coast Railway Company and Certain of its Employees