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 In 1961 President Kennedy issued [[Executive Order 10925]]  which created the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. This called for people to take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are hired and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, creed, color or national origin.
-On September 24, 1965, President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] signed EO 11246 transferring responsibility for supervising and coordinating the Federal Contract Compliance from the President's Committee to the Secretary of Labor who established the Office of Federal Contract Compliance (OFCC).
+On September 24, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed EO 11246 transferring responsibility for supervising and coordinating the Federal Contract Compliance from the President's Committee to the Secretary of Labor who established the Office of Federal Contract Compliance (OFCC).
 [[Executive Order 11375]] by President [[Lyndon Johnson]] in 1967 added sex discrimination to OFCCP's mandate. In 1975 the name was changed from OFCC to OFCCP by President [[Gerald Ford]]. This reflected the addition of the responsibility to enforce laws prohibiting discrimination against the disabled and veterans.