Historical Executive Orders (Curated)
A hand-curated index of 63 historically significant executive orders, from Lincoln through the modern era.
Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence
Joe Biden · October 30, 2023
Ensuring Robust Consideration of Evolving National Security Risks by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
Joe Biden · September 15, 2022
Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets
Joe Biden · March 9, 2022
Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors
Joe Biden · April 27, 2021
Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad
Joe Biden · January 27, 2021
Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America's Workers
Joe Biden · January 25, 2021
Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government
Joe Biden · January 20, 2021
Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation
Joe Biden · January 20, 2021
Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis
Joe Biden · January 20, 2021
Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping
Donald Trump · September 22, 2020
Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency Guidance Documents
Donald Trump · October 9, 2019
Imposing Certain Sanctions in the Event of Foreign Interference in a United States Election
Donald Trump · September 12, 2018
Efficient Federal Operations
Donald Trump · May 17, 2018
Buy American and Hire American
Donald Trump · April 18, 2017
Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry (Revised)
Donald Trump · March 6, 2017
Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States
Donald Trump · January 27, 2017
Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade
Barack Obama · March 19, 2015
Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors
Barack Obama · February 12, 2014
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Memorandum
Barack Obama · June 15, 2012
Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
Barack Obama · January 18, 2011
Classified National Security Information
Barack Obama · December 29, 2009
Ensuring Lawful Interrogations
Barack Obama · January 22, 2009
Review and Disposition of Individuals Detained at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Barack Obama · January 22, 2009
Presidential Records
Barack Obama · January 21, 2009
Interpretation of the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to a Program of Detention and Interrogation
George W. Bush · July 20, 2007
Further Amendment to Executive Order 12958, as Amended, Classified National Security Information
George W. Bush · March 25, 2003
Further Implementation of the Presidential Records Act
George W. Bush · November 1, 2001
Establishing the Office of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Council
George W. Bush · October 8, 2001
Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency
Bill Clinton · August 11, 2000
Federalism
Bill Clinton · August 4, 1999
Further Amendment to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government
Bill Clinton · May 28, 1998
Classified National Security Information
Bill Clinton · April 17, 1995
Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations
Bill Clinton · February 11, 1994
Regulatory Planning and Review
Bill Clinton · September 30, 1993
Assignment of Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities
Ronald Reagan · November 18, 1988
Drug-Free Federal Workplace
Ronald Reagan · September 15, 1986
Regulatory Planning Process
Ronald Reagan · January 4, 1985
National Security Information
Ronald Reagan · April 2, 1982
United States Intelligence Activities
Ronald Reagan · December 4, 1981
Federal Regulation
Ronald Reagan · February 17, 1981
Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions
Jimmy Carter · January 4, 1979
United States Intelligence Activities
Jimmy Carter · January 24, 1978
United States Foreign Intelligence Activities
Gerald Ford · February 18, 1976
Providing for Stabilization of Prices, Rents, Wages, and Salaries
Richard Nixon · August 15, 1971
Protection and Enhancement of Environmental Quality
Richard Nixon · March 5, 1970
Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government
Richard Nixon · August 8, 1969
Equal Employment Opportunity
Lyndon B. Johnson · September 24, 1965
Amendment of Executive Order No. 10289 Relating to the Performance of Certain Functions Affecting the Department of the Treasury
John F. Kennedy · June 4, 1963
Equal Opportunity in Housing
John F. Kennedy · November 20, 1962
Establishing the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity
John F. Kennedy · March 6, 1961
Establishment of the Peace Corps
John F. Kennedy · March 1, 1961
Desegregation of Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas
Dwight D. Eisenhower · September 23, 1957
Directing the Secretary of Commerce to Take Possession of and Operate Certain Steel Mills
Harry S. Truman · April 8, 1952
Desegregation of the Armed Forces
Harry S. Truman · July 26, 1948
Authorizing the Secretary of War to Prescribe Military Areas
Franklin D. Roosevelt · February 19, 1942
Prohibition of Discrimination in the Defense Industry
Franklin D. Roosevelt · June 25, 1941
Forbidding the Hoarding of Gold Coin, Gold Bullion, and Gold Certificates
Franklin D. Roosevelt · April 5, 1933
Preservation of American Antiquities
Theodore Roosevelt · September 24, 1906
Emancipation Proclamation (Executive Order)
Abraham Lincoln · January 1, 1863
Designation of Customs Collection Districts
Abraham Lincoln · October 20, 1862
Removal of Federal Deposits from the Bank of the United States
Andrew Jackson · September 20, 1833
Enforcement of the Embargo Act
Thomas Jefferson · April 19, 1808
Proclamation of Neutrality
George Washington · April 22, 1793