Executive Order 11154 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11154—Exemption of J. Edgar Hoover from Compulsory Retirement for Age

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Friday, May 8, 1964

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1 min read (186 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 Lyndon B. Johnson on 1964-05-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Exemption of J. Edgar Hoover from Compulsory Retirement for Age." 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

▪ Edgar Hoover, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, will, during the month of January 1965, become subject to compulsory retirement for age under the provisions of the Civil Service Retirement Act, unless exempted therefrom; and WHEREAS, in my judgment, the public interest requires that Mr.

▪ Except as the authority vested in the President by section 5 of the Civil Service Retirement Act is specifically exercised in this Order, nothing contained in this Order shall be deemed to limit or restrict in any manner the exercise of such authority by the Civil Service Commission under authority delegated to the Commission by section 2(c) of Executive Order No.

▪ 10530 of May 10, 1954, as amended by Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

186

1,117 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11154, Lyndon B. Johnson (May 8, 1964). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11154-exemption-j-edgar-hoover-from-compulsory-retirement-for-age.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WHEREAS J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, will, during the month of January 1965, become subject to compulsory retirement for age under the provisions of the Civil Service Retirement Act, unless exempted therefrom; and WHEREAS, in my judgment, the public interest requires that Mr. Hoover be exempted from such compulsory retirement: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 5 of the Civil Service Retirement Act, 70 Stat. 748 (5 U.S.C. 2255), I hereby exempt J. Edgar Hoover from compulsory retirement for age for an indefinite period of time. Except as the authority vested in the President by section 5 of the Civil Service Retirement Act is specifically exercised in this Order, nothing contained in this Order shall be deemed to limit or restrict in any manner the exercise of such authority by the Civil Service Commission under authority delegated to the Commission by section 2(c) of Executive Order No. 10530 of May 10, 1954, as amended by Executive Order No. 10682 of October 22, 1956. LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House, May 8, 1964.