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Best place for historical research on US executive actions. This database includes:
- Proclamations, orders, speeches, and public papers of US Presidents
- Federal Agency Documents, Decisions, and Appeals
- Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations

United States Government Manual
Agencies are complex. You can use the US Government Manual profile to learn about the purview and actions of an agency you're researching.
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Use USGM Agency Profiles to find:
• Documents from the agency
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• History of the agency, how it was established
• Archived records (at the National Archives)
• Regulations in development

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