Executive Order 10686 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10686—Amendment of Executive Order No. 10154, Designating Certain Officers of the Post Office Department To Act as Postmaster General

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Thursday, November 1, 1956

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1 min read (118 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 1956-11-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 10154, Designating Certain Officers of the Post Office Department To Act as Postmaster General." 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

▪ 6), and as President of the United States, it is ordered that Executive Order No.

▪ 115), entitled "Designation of Certain Officers of the Post Office Department To Act as Postmaster General", as amended by Executive Order No.

▪ 70), be, and it is hereby further amended by adding to the list of officers contained therein at the end thereof the following: "6.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

118

668 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10686, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Nov 1, 1956). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10686-amendment-executive-order-no-10154-designating-certain-officers-the.

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 of the United States (5 U.S.C. 6), and as President of the United States, it is ordered that Executive Order No. 10154 of August 22, 1950 (3 CFR, 1950 Supp., p. 115), entitled "Designation of Certain Officers of the Post Office Department To Act as Postmaster General", as amended by Executive Order No. 10558 of September 8, 1954 (3 CFR, 1954 Supp., p. 70), be, and it is hereby further amended by adding to the list of officers contained therein at the end thereof the following: "6. General Counsel of the Post Office Department." DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, November 1, 1956.