Executive Order 11757 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11757—Exemption of Lawrence Quincy Mumford from Mandatory Retirement

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Sunday, December 30, 1973

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1 min read (98 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 1973-12-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Exemption of Lawrence Quincy Mumford from Mandatory Retirement." 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

▪ In my judgment, the public interest requires that Mr.

▪ Now, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by subsection (c) of section 8335 of title 5 of the United States Code, I hereby exempt Lawrence Quincy Mumford from mandatory retirement until December 31, 1974.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

619 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11757, Richard Nixon (Dec 30, 1973). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11757-exemption-lawrence-quincy-mumford-from-mandatory-retirement.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Lawrence Quincy Mumford, Librarian of Congress, will, during December, 1973, become subject to mandatory retirement for age under the provisions of section 8335 of title 5 of the United States Code unless exempted therefrom by Executive order. In my judgment, the public interest requires that Mr. Mumford be exempted from such mandatory requirement. Now, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by subsection (c) of section 8335 of title 5 of the United States Code, I hereby exempt Lawrence Quincy Mumford from mandatory retirement until December 31, 1974. RICHARD NIXON The White House, December 30, 1973.