The last extension being made to June 30, 1958, by Executive Order No. 10541 of June 30, 1954, is hereby further extended for a period of four years ending June 30, 1962.
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Signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on May 9, 1958, this order concerns Further Extension of the Existence of the Quetico-Superior Committee. The last extension being made to June 30, 1958, by Executive Order No. 10541 of June 30, 1954, is hereby further extended for a period of four years ending June 30, 1962.
The last extension being made to June 30, 1958, by Executive Order No. 10541 of June 30, 1954, is hereby further extended for a period of four years ending June 30, 1962.
Evaluating this order against the constitutional debates of 1787 and the limits of Article II executive power.
"When the President acts in absence of either a congressional grant or denial of authority, he can only rely upon his own independent powers, but there is a zone of twilight in which he and Congress may have concurrent authority."
Separation of Powers & Legislative Primacy
"Power is of an encroaching nature, and it ought to be effectually restrained from passing the limits assigned to it." — Federalist No. 48 (1788)
Madison would view this order with watchful scrutiny. Operating in the 'Zone of Twilight' where Congress is silent, each such directive establishes an administrative precedent that steadily expands the executive perimeter at the expense of legislative primacy.
The Energetic Executive & Unified Command
"A feeble Executive implies a feeble execution of the government; and a government ill executed, whatever it may be in theory, must be, in practice, a bad government." — Federalist No. 70 (1788)
Hamilton would view this directive as the natural and indispensable functioning of administrative leadership. Without the power to coordinate agencies, manage personnel, and resolve operational ambiguities, the modern presidency would be reduced to an impotent figurehead.
Bill of Rights, Due Process & 10th Amendment
"The president will be surrounded by flatterers and sycophants... and the great powers of the executive will gradually absorb the liberties of the people." — Cato IV (Anti-Federalist, 1787)
The Anti-Federalist prism advises continuous democratic vigilance. Even routine administrative directives aggregate centralized federal power away from town halls and state assemblies toward a distant executive apparatus.
An objective audit measuring potential separation-of-powers tension against the United States Constitution and established Supreme Court doctrine.
Operates within delegated statutory execution without modifying legislative appropriations or taxing powers.
Exercises standard supervisory executive authority to faithfully execute existing statutes.
Engages state and local partners in cooperative federalism programs.
Focuses on internal governmental operations with no direct impairment of private rights or property.
The order relies on inherent Article II executive discretion, civil service management, or foreign diplomacy where Congress has neither expressly approved nor prohibited action.
This order operates within Justice Jackson’s Zone of Twilight, resting upon concurrent presidential authority or congressional silence.
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, the existence of the Quetico-Superior Committee, which was created by Executive Order No. 6783 of June 30, 1934, and the existence of which has been extended from time to time, the last extension being made to June 30, 1958, by Executive Order No. 10541 of June 30, 1954, is hereby further extended for a period of four years ending June 30, 1962. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
May 9, 1958.
Subsequent presidents who cited, amended, continued, or revoked this directive in later orders.
2 orders cited directly in this text, plus related actions from this administration.
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States I hereby appoint a committee, to be known as the Quetico-Superior Committee, to consult and advise with the various Federal departments and agencies concerned and with the State of…
Franklin D. Roosevelt The last extension being made to June 30, 1954, by Executive Order No. 10134 of June 28, 1950, is hereby further extended for a period of four years from June 30, 1954, to June 30, 1958.
Dwight D. Eisenhower The airspace reservation established by Executive Order No. 7138 of August 12, 1935, over that portion of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, with their territorial waters, lying west of the 167th meridian, west longitude, is hereby terminated. 2.
Dwight D. Eisenhower The Director of the Bureau of the Budget is hereby authorized and empowered, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President, to exercise the authority vested in the President by section 407 (b) of the act of August 30, 1957, 71 Stat. 556 (42 U.S.C. 1594j…
Dwight D. Eisenhower The following regulations shall govern the award of life-saving medals under the said Medals of Honor Act, as amended, and shall constitute §§ 9.1 through 9.7 of Chapter I of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations: § 9.1 Applications and affidavits.
Dwight D. Eisenhower I hereby suspend the above-mentioned provisions of law prohibiting more than eight hours of labor in any one calendar day by laborers and mechanics employed by the Government of the United States as to all work performed by laborers and mechanics employed by the Civil…
Dwight D. Eisenhower Exec. Order No. 10,767 (May 9, 1958), https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10767-further-extension-the-existence-the-quetico-superior-committee.
