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This executive order, signed by President John F. Kennedy on 1961-05-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 10849, Establishing a Seal for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration." 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
▪By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and upon the recommendation of the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, I hereby amend Executive Order No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
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Total Words
145
860 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
17.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10942, John F. Kennedy (May 19, 1961). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10942-amendment-executive-order-no-10849-establishing-seal-for-the.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and upon the recommendation of the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, I hereby amend Executive Order No. 10849 of November 27, 1959, by revising the description of the design of the seal of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as set out in that order to read as follows: On a disc of the blue sky strewn with white stars, to dexter a large yellow sphere bearing a red flight symbol apex in upper sinister and wings enveloping and casting a brown shadow upon the sphere, all partially encircled with a horizontal white orbit, in sinister a small light-blue sphere; circumscribing the disc a white band edged gold inscribed "National Aeronautics and Space Admlnlstratlon U.S A." in red letters. JOHN F. KENNEDY THE WHITE HOUSE, May 19, 1961
