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The first executive order was issued by Washington on June 8, 1789; addressed to the heads of the federal departments, it instructed them "to impress [him] with a full, precise, and distinct general idea of the affairs of the United States" in their fields.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/14/dibacco-the-first-president-had-a-pen-but-no-phone/|title=DiBACCO: George Washington had a pen, but no phone, for executive orders|last=DiBacco|first=Thomas V.|date=August 14, 2014|newspaper=The Washington Times|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514023700/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/14/dibacco-the-first-president-had-a-pen-but-no-phone|archive-date=May 14, 2016|access-date=February 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Founders Online: From George Washington to John Jay, 8 June 1789 |url=http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-02-02-0335 |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=founders.archives.gov |language=en}}</ref> | The first executive order was issued by Washington on June 8, 1789; addressed to the heads of the federal departments, it instructed them "to impress [him] with a full, precise, and distinct general idea of the affairs of the United States" in their fields.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/14/dibacco-the-first-president-had-a-pen-but-no-phone/|title=DiBACCO: George Washington had a pen, but no phone, for executive orders|last=DiBacco|first=Thomas V.|date=August 14, 2014|newspaper=The Washington Times|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514023700/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/14/dibacco-the-first-president-had-a-pen-but-no-phone|archive-date=May 14, 2016|access-date=February 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Founders Online: From George Washington to John Jay, 8 June 1789 |url=http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-02-02-0335 |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=founders.archives.gov |language=en}}</ref> | ||
According to political scientist Brian R. Dirck, the most famous executive order was by President | According to political scientist Brian R. Dirck, the most famous executive order was by President Abraham Lincoln when he issued the [[Emancipation Proclamation]] on September 22, 1862, which in part contained explicit directions to the Army, the Navy, and other Executive departments: | ||
{{Quote|The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order, itself a rather unusual thing in those days. Executive orders are simply presidential directives issued to agents of the executive department by its boss.<ref>{{cite book|author=Brian R. Dirck|title=The Executive Branch of Federal Government: People, Process, and Politics|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=wjSieiqLHzoC|page=102}}|year=2007|publisher=ABC-CLIO|page=102}}</ref>}} | {{Quote|The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order, itself a rather unusual thing in those days. Executive orders are simply presidential directives issued to agents of the executive department by its boss.<ref>{{cite book|author=Brian R. Dirck|title=The Executive Branch of Federal Government: People, Process, and Politics|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=wjSieiqLHzoC|page=102}}|year=2007|publisher=ABC-CLIO|page=102}}</ref>}} | ||