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Executive Order 11125 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11125—Delegating Authority of the President Under Sections 205 and 208 of Title 18 of the United States Code, Relating to Conflicts of Interest

John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy
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Tuesday, October 29, 1963
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2 min read (332 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 John F. Kennedy on 1963-10-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Delegating Authority of the President Under Sections 205 and 208 of Title 18 of the United States Code, Relating to Conflicts of Interest." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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 by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
332
1,946 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
23
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 11125, John F. Kennedy (Oct 29, 1963). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11125-delegating-authority-the-president-under-sections-205-and-208-title.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. As used in this order, "department" means an executive department, "agency" means an independent agency or establishment or a government corporation and "head of an agency" means, in the case of more than one person, the chairman or comparable member of such agency. SEC. 2. There is delegated, in accordance with and to the extent prescribed in sections 3 and 4 of this order, the authority of the President under sections 205 and 208(b) of title 18, United States Code, to permit certain actions by an officer or employee of the Government including a special Government employee, for appointment to whose position the President is responsible. SEC. 3. Insofar as the authority of the President referred to in section 2 extends to any appointee of the President subordinate to or subject to the chairmanship of the head of a department or agency, it is delegated to such department or agency head, SEC. 4. Insofar as the authority of the President referred to in section 2 extends to an appointee of the President who is within or attached to a department or agency for purposes of administration, it is delegated to the head of such department or agency. SEC.5. Notwithstanding any provision of the preceding sections to the contrary, this order shall not be deemed to include a delegation of the authority of the President referred to in section 2 insofar as it extends to (a) the head of a department or agency, including an agency in the Executive Office of the President; (b) presidential appointees in the Executive Office of the President who are not subordinate to the head of an agency in that Office; and (c) presidential appointees to committees, boards, commissions or similar groups established by the President. JOHN F. KENNEDY THE WHITE HOUSE, October 29, 1963