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On the recordDecember 19, 1933
it is hereby ordered that the several executive departments and independent Government establishments in the District of Columbia be closed on Saturday, December 23, 1933, and Saturday, December 30, 1933.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 6516—Excusing Federal Employees in the District of Columbia From Duty December 23 and 30, 1933

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