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Executive Order 5151 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5151-A—Assignment of Frequencies to Government Radio Stations

Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover
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Monday, July 8, 1929
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3 min read (506 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 Herbert Hoover on 1929-07-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "A—Assignment of Frequencies to Government Radio Stations." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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 A—Assignment of Frequencies to Government Radio Stations.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
506
3,273 characters
Estimated Read Time
3 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
51.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 5151, Herbert Hoover (Jul 8, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5151-assignment-frequencies-government-radio-stations.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
Whereas Section 8 of the Radio Act of 1927 provides that all Government stations shall use such frequencies or wave lengths as shall be assigned to each or to each class by the President And whereas the Secretary of the Navy has filed application for frequencies for use by the Navy Department's Radio Stations on shore and afloat And whereas the Secretary of War has filed application for frequencies for use by the War Department at its various stations And whereas the Secretary of War has filed application for a frequency for use in communication with its amateur reserve net Now, therefore, I, Herbert Hoover, President of the United States, pursuant to the authority vested in me by law, do hereby amend Executive Order No. 4846-A, dated March 30, 1928, to include the following assignments to the War Department and to the Navy Department as follows: FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENTS KILOCYCLES 24120 ---------- War ---------- Washington 24150 ---------- " ---------- " 32160 ---------- " ---------- " 32200 ---------- " ---------- " 36225 ---------- " ---------- " 24180 ---------- " ---------- " 24480 ---------- " ---------- San Francisco 32240 ---------- " ---------- " 32640 ---------- " ---------- " 36720 ---------- " ---------- " 24510 ---------- " ---------- Panama 24540 ---------- " ---------- " 32680 ---------- " ---------- " 32720 ---------- " ---------- " 25530 ---------- " ---------- Transports 34040 ---------- " ---------- " 38295 ---------- " ---------- " 26190 ---------- " ---------- Hawaii 26220 ---------- " ---------- " 30555 ---------- " ---------- " 30590 ---------- " ---------- " 34920 ---------- " ---------- " 34960 ---------- " ---------- " 26250 ---------- " ---------- Philippines 26280 ---------- " ---------- " 30625 ---------- " ---------- " 30660 ---------- " ---------- " 35000 ---------- " ---------- " 35040 ---------- " ---------- " 39375 ---------- " ---------- " 24090 ---------- Navy ---------- Washington 32120 ---------- " ---------- " 24102 ---------- " ---------- Cavite 32136 ---------- " ---------- " 24270 ---------- " ---------- Pearl Harbor 32360 ---------- " ---------- " 24450 ---------- " ---------- Darien 32600 ---------- " ---------- " 25230 ---------- " ---------- Fleet-calling 33640 ---------- " ---------- " 25590 ---------- " ---------- Fleet 34120 ---------- " ---------- " 25770 ---------- " ---------- San Francisco 34360 ---------- " ---------- " 50000 ---------- " ---------- Fleet and Fleet Base Stations 50200 ---------- " ---------- " 50600 ---------- " ---------- " 50800 ---------- " ---------- " 51000 ---------- " ---------- " 51300 ---------- " ---------- " 51700 ---------- " ---------- " 51900 ---------- " ---------- " 52100 ---------- " ---------- " 52400 ---------- " ---------- " 52700 ---------- " ---------- " 53100 ---------- " ---------- " 53300 ---------- " ---------- " 53500 ---------- " ---------- " 53700 ---------- " ---------- " 53900 ---------- " ---------- " 54100 ---------- " ---------- " 54300 ---------- " ---------- " 54500 ---------- " ---------- " 54800 ---------- " ---------- " 55000 ---------- " ---------- " 55200 ---------- " ---------- " 55600 ---------- " ---------- " 6990 ---------- War ---------- Amateur reserve net HERBERT HOOVER The White House, July 8, 1929.