Executive Order 11478, signed into law by President Richard Nixon in 1969, established equal employment opportunity in the federal government by prohibiting employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, handicap, or age and to promote the full realization of equal employment opportunity through a continuing affirmative program in each executive department and agency by federal contractors and contractors performing under federally assisted construction contracts. Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 â April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Employment discrimination refers to employment practices that are prohibited by law such as bias in hiring, promotion, job assignment, termination, compensation, and various types of harassment. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Color is an important part of the visual arts. ...