(b) (1) of Executive Order No. 10700 of February 25, 1957, as amended by Executive Order No. 10773 of July 1, 1958, be, and it is hereby amended to read as follows: "(1) the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, who shall represent the Secretary of State,".
Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
Signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on September 16, 1959, this order concerns Further Amendment of Executive Order 10700, as Amended, Providing for the Operations Coordinating Board. (b) (1) of Executive Order No. 10700 of February 25, 1957, as amended by Executive Order No. 10773 of July 1, 1958, be, and it is hereby amended to read as follows: "(1) the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, who shall represent the Secretary of State,".
(b) (1) of Executive Order No. 10700 of February 25, 1957, as amended by Executive Order No. 10773 of July 1, 1958, be, and it is hereby amended to read as follows: "(1) the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, who shall represent the Secretary of State,".
Evaluating this order against the constitutional debates of 1787 and the limits of Article II executive power.
"When the President acts pursuant to an express or implied authorization of Congress, his authority is at its maximum, for it includes all that he possesses in his own right plus all that Congress can delegate."
Separation of Powers & Legislative Primacy
"The constitutional magistracy was designed not to invent policy, but to be the faithful instrument of the laws passed by the people's representatives." — Speech in the First Congress (1789)
Madison would approve the structural posture of this order. The President acts strictly in subordination to statutory authority granted under Article II, Section 3 ("take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed"). The checks and balances hold firm because the policy origin remains with the legislature.
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 powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." — 10th Amendment to the US Constitution (1791)
Mason would scrutinize whether this federal directive intrudes into police powers, land stewardship, or municipal domains historically reserved to local citizens. The Anti-Federalist demand is that federal administration must never supplant state self-governance.
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 President operates strictly as the constitutional Chief Executive, carrying out policy established by Congress with strong statutory backing.
This order operates in close harmony with statutory authority and standard Article II supervisory execution.
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, and as President of the United States, it is ordered that section 1(b) (1) of Executive Order No. 10700 of February 25, 1957, as amended by Executive Order No. 10773 of July 1, 1958, be, and it is hereby amended to read as follows: "(1) the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, who shall represent the Secretary of State,". DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
September 16, 1959.
2 orders cited directly in this text, plus related actions from this administration.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower The "Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization" and the "Director of the Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization", referred to in this order, are the Office of that name and the officer with that title, respectively, provided for in Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1958.
Dwight D. Eisenhower I hereby prescribe the following amendments of the Selective Service Regulations prescribed by Executive Orders No. 10232 of April 18, 1951, No. 10292 of September 25, 1951, No. 10328 of February 20, 1952, No. 10344 of April 17, 1952, No. 10594 of January 31, 1955, and No.…
Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Order No. 10530 of May 10, 1954, entitled "Providing for the Performance of Certain Functions Vested in or Subject to the Approval of the President", be, and it is hereby, amended as follows: 1.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Whenever the President, pursuant to section 123 of the Act, has approved and authorized the execution of a proposed agreement providing for cooperation pursuant to section 91c, 144a, 144b, or 144c of the Act (42 U.S.C. 2121(c), 2164(a), 2164(b), 2164(c)), such approval and…
Dwight D. Eisenhower I hereby designate the Federal Aviation Agency as an agency of the United States to which such statutory provisions shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent that they apply to the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the Atomic Energy…
Dwight D. Eisenhower Exec. Order No. 10,838 (Sept. 16, 1959), https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10838-further-amendment-executive-order-10700-amended-providing-for-the.
