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This executive order, signed by President Richard Nixon on 1972-06-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 11640, as Amended, Further Providing for the Stabilization of the Economy." 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
▪743), as amended, subsection (c) of Section 1 of Executive Order No.
▪11640 of January 26, 1972, is amended to read as follows: "The authority conferred by or pursuant to this Order shall not extend to the prices charged for raw agricultural products until after the first sale thereof." RICHARD NIXON The White House, June 29, 1972
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
85
501 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11674, Richard Nixon (Jun 29, 1972). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11674-amending-executive-order-no-11640-amended-further-providing-for-the.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, particularly the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970 (P.L. 92-210; 85 Stat. 743), as amended, subsection (c) of Section 1 of Executive Order No. 11640 of January 26, 1972, is amended to read as follows: "The authority conferred by or pursuant to this Order shall not extend to the prices charged for raw agricultural products until after the first sale thereof." RICHARD NIXON The White House, June 29, 1972
