Executive Order 5067 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5067—Assignment of Frequencies to Government Radio Stations

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Saturday, March 2, 1929

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1 min read (147 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 Calvin Coolidge on 1929-03-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Assignment of Frequencies to Government Radio Stations." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Assignment of Frequencies to Government Radio Stations.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

147

898 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

23.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5067, Calvin Coolidge (Mar 2, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5067-assignment-frequencies-government-radio-stations.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Whereas Section 6 of the Radio Act of 1927 provides that all Government stations shall use such frequencies or wavelengths as shall be assigned to each or to each class by the President And whereas the Secretary of State, for the Pan American Union, has filed application for frequencies for use by the Navy Department's radio station at Arlington, Virginia, for broadcasting programs arranged by the Pan American Union Now, therefore, I Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States of America, pursuant to the authority vested in me by law, do hereby amend Executive Order No. 4846-A, dated March 30, 1928, to include the assignment of the frequencies of 6120 kilocycles and 9550 kilocycles for use by Station NAA of the Navy Department at Arlington, Virginia, for the specific purpose of broadcasting programs arranged by the Pan American Union. CALVIN COOLIDGE The White House, March 2, 1929.