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On the recordDecember 13, 1953
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered that the several executive departments, independent establishments, and other governmental agencies in the metropolitan area of the District of Columbia, including the General Accounting Office, the Government Printing Office, and the Navy Yard and Naval Stations, shall be closed one-half day on Thursday, December 24, 1953, the day preceding Christmas Day, and one-half day on Thursday, December 31, 1953, the day preceding New Year's Day.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas
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presidency.ucsb.edu

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Executive Order 10508—Excusing Federal Employees From Duty One-Half Day on December 24, 1953, and One-Half Day on December...

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