Richard Nixon actually said...

This one-half day shall be a holiday for the purposes of Executive Order 11582, dated February 11, 1971, 5 U.S.C. 5546 and 6103 (b), and any other statute so far as it relates to the pay and leave of employees of the United States.

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Executive Order 11696—Excusing Federal Employees in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area From Duty for One-Half Day on...

01/16/1973

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