Executive Order 8248
Executive Order 8248 : Establishing the Divisions of the Executive Office of the President and Defining Their Functions and Duties (8 Sep1939). (National Archives, EO 8248, 8Sep39) Pursuant to Executive Order 8248, the Office for Emergency Management was established in the Executive Office of the President by an administrative order of May 25, 1940. (CRS, Federal Emergency Management and Homeland Security Organization: Historical Developments and Legislative Options. June 1, 2006, 5, fn. 6)