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 The origins of the agency trace back to President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[World War II]] when he signed [[Executive Order 8802]], preventing discrimination based on race by government contractors.
-In 1953 President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] created the President's Committee on Government Contracts with [[Executive Order 10479]]. The order was a follow-up to [[Executive Order 10308]] signed by President [[Harry S. Truman]] in 1951 establishing the anti-discrimination Committee on Government Contract Compliance.
+In 1953 President Dwight D. Eisenhower created the President's Committee on Government Contracts with [[Executive Order 10479]]. The order was a follow-up to [[Executive Order 10308]] signed by President [[Harry S. Truman]] in 1951 establishing the anti-discrimination Committee on Government Contract Compliance.
 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.