Executive Order 10555, signed by President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionar ...
on August 23, 1954, established a Seal for the ''President's Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped''.
The Committee was succeeded by the
, which in turn was made into the
Office of Disability Employment Policy
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It is responsible for the administration of federal laws governing occupational safety and health, wage and hour standards, unempl ...
, an agency in the Department of Labor, in 2001.
See also
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Executive order (United States)
In the United States, an executive order is a directive by the president of the United States that manages operations of the federal government. The legal or constitutional basis for executive orders has multiple sources. Article Two of the ...
References
External links
Text of Executive Order No. 10555from the
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration website.
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History of affirmative action in the United States
Executive orders of Dwight D. Eisenhower
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