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Executive Order 12910

Providing for the Closing of Government Departments and agencies on April 27, 1994

Ordered by William J. Clinton on April 23, 1994

Summary

Mandates closure of all executive departments and federal agencies, including field offices, on April 27, 1994, to honor former President Richard Nixon upon his death. Allows exceptions for specific offices within the Departments of State, Defense, or other agencies whose leaders deem continued operation necessary for national security, defense, or public reasons.

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