Executive Order 8807
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Executive Order 8807 was a World War II-era U.S. presidential directive issued by Franklin D. Roosevelt that established the National Defense Research Committee to coordinate and advance military-related scientific research.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States executive order
ⓘ
legal document ⓘ |
| appliesTo | federal agencies engaged in defense research ⓘ |
| archivesAt | National Archives and Records Administration ⓘ |
| authority | President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ |
| consequence |
centralization of U.S. wartime scientific research management
ⓘ
expansion of federal role in scientific research ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1941-06-28 ⓘ |
| documentType | executive order ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1941-06-28 ⓘ |
| establishes | Office of Scientific Research and Development ⓘ |
| field |
military research and development
ⓘ
science policy ⓘ technology policy ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasNumber | 8807 ⓘ |
| historicalContext | mobilization of U.S. science for World War II ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
New Deal
ⓘ
surface form:
Roosevelt administration
|
| isFollowedBy | subsequent executive orders expanding wartime research programs ⓘ |
| issuedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| legalBasis | war powers of the President of the United States ⓘ |
| partOf | United States federal wartime mobilization measures ⓘ |
| purpose |
to coordinate scientific research for national defense
ⓘ
to establish the Office of Scientific Research and Development ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Manhattan Project
ⓘ
National Defense Research Committee ⓘ Office of Scientific Research and Development ⓘ U.S. wartime research and development ⓘ |
| replaces | National Defense Research Committee as independent agency ⓘ |
| signatoryOffice | President of the United States ⓘ |
| signedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| signedInCity | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | World War II science and technology policy ⓘ |
| supersedes | National Defense Research Committee as separate organization ⓘ |
| topic |
coordination of military-related scientific research
ⓘ
federal support for scientific research ⓘ |
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