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On the recordApril 9, 1963
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403), and section 1753 of the Revised Statutes, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Executive Order 11103—Providing for the Appointment of Former Peace Corps Volunteers to the Civilian Career Services

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