My Country – Executive Order 9835 On March 21, 1947, President Truman issued executive order 9835. As previously noted, the program forced federal employees to loyalty pledges. “Loyalty boards were established to ascertain not only the ‘disloyal’ but also the ‘potentially disloyal’ employees. Appeals were allowed to a review board, but none to the courts.” …
My Country – Loyalty Oaths On March 21, 1947, President Truman issued executive order 9835. The program checked the loyalty of loyal federal employees. The Federal Employee Loyalty Program allowed the FBI to research whether the name of any of the 2 million federal employees raised questions about their associations and beliefs. If the investigation found …