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This executive order, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on 1968-07-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extending the Life of the President's Advisory Council on Cost Reduction." 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
▪11353 of May 23, 1967, entitled "Establishing the President's Advisory Council on Cost Reduction," is hereby amended by striking from section 2(5) thereof the text "12 months after the effective date of this order" and inserting in lieu of the stricken text the following: "May 24, 1969".
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
73
431 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11418, Lyndon B. Johnson (Jul 27, 1968). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11418-extending-the-life-the-presidents-advisory-council-cost-reduction.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, Executive Order NO. 11353 of May 23, 1967, entitled "Establishing the President's Advisory Council on Cost Reduction," is hereby amended by striking from section 2(5) thereof the text "12 months after the effective date of this order" and inserting in lieu of the stricken text the following: "May 24, 1969". LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House July 27, 1968
