Executive Order 11379 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11379—Designating Officials to Act as Commissioner of the District of Columbia

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Wednesday, November 8, 1967

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1 min read (117 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 1967-11-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designating Officials to Act as Commissioner of the District of Columbia." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Designating Officials to Act as Commissioner of the District of Columbia.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

117

678 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11379, Lyndon B. Johnson (Nov 8, 1967). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11379-designating-officials-act-commissioner-the-district-columbia.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 (d) of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (32 F.R. 11671), it is ordered that the following-designated officials of the District of Columbia shall, in the order of succession indicated, act as Commissioner of the District of Columbia during the absence from duty or disability of the Commissioner of the District of Columbia or in the event of a vacancy in the office of Commissioner: (1) The Assistant to the Commissioner of the District of Columbia provided for in section 302 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967. (2) The Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia. LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House November 8, 1967