Executive Order 11402 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11402—Making the Vice President of the United States the Chairman of the President's Council on Recreation and Natural Beauty

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Friday, March 29, 1968

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1 min read (238 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 1968-03-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Making the Vice President of the United States the Chairman of the President's Council on Recreation and Natural Beauty." 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

▪ 11278 of May 4, 1966, entitled "Establishing a President's Council and a Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty", as amended, is hereby further amended by substituting for section 101 thereof the following: "SECTION 101.

▪ "(b) When matters are to be considered by the Council which affect the interests of Federal agencies (including, as used in this order, executive departments and other executive agencies) the heads of which are not members of the Council, the Chairman of the Council shall invite such heads to participate in the deliberations of the Council." LYNDON B.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

238

1,515 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

18.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11402, Lyndon B. Johnson (Mar 29, 1968). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11402-making-the-vice-president-the-united-states-the-chairman-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, Executive Order No. 11278 of May 4, 1966, entitled "Establishing a President's Council and a Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty", as amended, is hereby further amended by substituting for section 101 thereof the following: "SECTION 101. Membership and chairmanship. (a) There is hereby established the President's Council on Recreation and Natural Beauty (hereinafter referred to as the 'Council') which shall be composed of the Vice President of the United States, who shall be the Chairman of the Council, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Transportation, the Chairman of the Federal Power Commission, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Administrator of General Services. Each of the foregoing heads of departments and other agencies may appoint a delegate to represent him in Council activities. "(b) When matters are to be considered by the Council which affect the interests of Federal agencies (including, as used in this order, executive departments and other executive agencies) the heads of which are not members of the Council, the Chairman of the Council shall invite such heads to participate in the deliberations of the Council." LYNDON B. JOHNSON THE WHITE HOUSE March 29, 1968