Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
This executive order, signed by President Gerald R. Ford on 1976-05-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 11649, Regulations Governing the Seals of the President and the Vice President of the United States." 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
▪11649 is amended to read as follows: "(b) Use in encyclopedias, dictionaries, books, journals, pamphlets, periodicals or magazines incident to a description or history of seals, coats of arms, heraldry, or the Presidency or Vice Presidency;".
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
73
436 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11916, Gerald R. Ford (May 28, 1976). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11916-amending-executive-order-no-11649-regulations-governing-the-seals.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 713(b) of title 18 of the United States Code, subsection (b) of section 1 of Executive Order No. 11649 is amended to read as follows: "(b) Use in encyclopedias, dictionaries, books, journals, pamphlets, periodicals or magazines incident to a description or history of seals, coats of arms, heraldry, or the Presidency or Vice Presidency;". GERALD R. FORD The White House, May 28, 1976.
