Executive Order 11565 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11565—Amending Executive Order No. 11145 With Respect to the Membership of the Committee for the Preservation of the White House

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Tuesday, October 13, 1970

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1 min read (180 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 1970-10-13, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 11145 With Respect to the Membership of the Committee for the Preservation of the White House." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 11145 of March 7, 1964, "Providing for a Curator of the White House and Establishing a Committee for the Preservation of the White House," is hereby amended by substituting the following for section 2: "Sec.

▪ There is hereby established the Committee for the Preservation of the White House, hereinafter referred to as the 'Committee'.

▪ The Committee shall be composed of the Director of the National Park Service, the Curator of the White House, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Chairman of the Commission of Fine Arts, the Director of the National Gallery of Art, the Chief Usher of the White House, and so many other members as the President may from time to time appoint.

▪ The Director of the National Park Service shall serve as Chairman of the Committee and shall designate an employee of that Service to act as Executive Secretary of the Committee.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

180

1,074 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11565, Richard Nixon (Oct 13, 1970). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11565-amending-executive-order-no-11145-with-respect-the-membership-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. 11145 of March 7, 1964, "Providing for a Curator of the White House and Establishing a Committee for the Preservation of the White House," is hereby amended by substituting the following for section 2: "Sec. 2. There is hereby established the Committee for the Preservation of the White House, hereinafter referred to as the 'Committee'. The Committee shall be composed of the Director of the National Park Service, the Curator of the White House, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Chairman of the Commission of Fine Arts, the Director of the National Gallery of Art, the Chief Usher of the White House, and so many other members as the President may from time to time appoint. The Director of the National Park Service shall serve as Chairman of the Committee and shall designate an employee of that Service to act as Executive Secretary of the Committee. Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation." RICHARD NIXON The White House October 13, 1970