Executive Order 10586 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10586—Designating Certain Officers To Act as Secretary of the Treasury

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Thursday, January 13, 1955

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1 min read (158 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1955-01-13, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designating Certain Officers To Act as Secretary of the Treasury." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 8714 of March 18, 1941, entitled "Designating Certain Officers To Act as Secretary of the Treasury in Case of Absence or Sickness of the Secretary", is hereby revoked.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

158

937 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10586, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Jan 13, 1955). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10586-designating-certain-officers-act-secretary-the-treasury.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 179 of the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C. 6), and section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, it is ordered as follows: In case of the death, resignation, absence, or sickness of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Under Secretary of the Treasury, the following-designated officers of the Treasury Department shall, in the order of succession indicated, act as Secretary of the Treasury until a successor is appointed or until the absence or sickness of the incumbent shall cease: 1. Under Secretary for Monetary Affairs. 2. Assistant Secretaries, in the order fixed from time to time by the Secretary of the Treasury. 3. General Counsel. Executive Order No. 8714 of March 18, 1941, entitled "Designating Certain Officers To Act as Secretary of the Treasury in Case of Absence or Sickness of the Secretary", is hereby revoked. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, January 13, 1955.