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This executive order, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on 1966-12-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Creating a Board of Inquiry to Report on a Labor Dispute Affecting the Military Aircraft Engine Industry of the United States." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪176), I hereby create a Board of Inquiry, consisting of Mr.
▪The Board shall have powers and duties as set forth in Title II of such Act.
▪The Board shall report to the President in accordance with the provisions of Section 206 of such Act on or before December 20, 1966.
▪Upon submission of its report, the Board shall continue in existence to perform such other functions as may be required under such Act.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
248
1,505 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11321, Lyndon B. Johnson (Dec 19, 1966). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11321-creating-board-inquiry-report-labor-dispute-affecting-the-military.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
WHEREAS, there exists a labor dispute between the Union Carbide Corporation, a New York Corporation, and certain of its employees represented by the United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO, and Local Union No. 2958 thereof, involving the Stellite Division plant of Union Carbide Corporation located at Kokomo, Indiana; and WHEREAS, such dispute has resulted in a strike which will, in my opinion, if permitted to continue, affect a substantial part of the military aircraft engine industry, which industry is engaged in trade, commerce, transportation, transmission, or communication among the several States or with foreign nations, or engaged in the production of goods for commerce, and which strike, if permitted to continue, will imperil the national safety: Now THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 206 of the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 155; 29 'U.S.C. 176), I hereby create a Board of Inquiry, consisting of Mr. Laurence E. Seibel, Chairman, Mr. Frank J. Dugan and Mr. Garth L. Mangum, whom I appoint to inquire into the issues involved in this dispute. The Board shall have powers and duties as set forth in Title II of such Act. The Board shall report to the President in accordance with the provisions of Section 206 of such Act on or before December 20, 1966. Upon submission of its report, the Board shall continue in existence to perform such other functions as may be required under such Act. LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House December 19, 1966
