Executive Order 11479 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11479—The Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

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Monday, September 8, 1969

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1 min read (100 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 Richard Nixon on 1969-09-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "The Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ That the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff on all buildings, grounds, and naval vessels of the Federal Government in the metropolitan area of the District of Columbia from the day of death until interment, as the flag will be flown in his home State of Illinois under the provisions of Proclamation 3044 of March 1, 1954.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities

Total Words

100

564 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

22.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11479, Richard Nixon (Sep 8, 1969). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11479-the-honorable-everett-mckinley-dirksen.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

As an added mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen, late Minority Leader and Member of the Senate of the United States, it is hereby ordered that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff on all buildings, grounds, and naval vessels of the Federal Government in the metropolitan area of the District of Columbia from the day of death until interment, as the flag will be flown in his home State of Illinois under the provisions of Proclamation 3044 of March 1, 1954. RICHARD NIXON The White House September 8, 1969