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SEALS OF THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE PRESIDENT
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The President's Seal
The President's Seal, as used today, was established by Executive Order 10860. It connotes the Office of the
President of the United States and is to be used only by the President or with Presidential approval.
By Executive Order 11649, amended by Executive Order 11916, the President has permitted reproduction
and use of the Presidential Seal and Vice Presidential Seal under the following circumstances:
a. when used by the President or Vice President;
b. when used in encyclopedia, books, or periodicals describing the history of the seals,
the art of heraldry, or the Office of the President or Vice President;
C. when used in library or museum exhibits on the offices of the President or
Vice President or on the subject of heraldry;
d. when used on libraries housing the papers of former Presidents or Vice Presidents;
e. when used on monuments to former Presidents or Vice Presidents;
f. when printed or photographed in connection with a bona fide news event;
g. when explicitly authorized in writing by the Counsel to the President.
Misuse of the seal is prohibited by 18 U.S.C. 713.
RECEIVE VICE OF THE STATES UNITED STA.
The Vice President's Seal
The Vice President's Seal, as used today, was established by Executive Order 11884. It is subject to the
same restrictions on its use as the Presidential Seal and is protected by the same criminal statute.