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What does the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents include?



  • The Weekly (now Daily) Compilation of Presidential Documents consists of all material released by the White House Office of the Press Secretary. These include statements, messages, letters, memoranda, Executive Orders, proclamations, remarks, etc.
  • They do not include materials that are published in the Federal Register: Executive Orders, Administrative Orders, or Presidential Proclamations (the Federal Register is a daily publication which also includes the rules, proposed rules, and notices of various agencies of the Federal Government).
  • For more information on Presidential documents, see the web page at:
    http://www.gpoaccess.gov/wcomp/index.html.
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