Executive Order 6513 Constitutional Friction / Overreach (-0.19)

Executive Order 6513—Amendment of Executive Order No. 6433-A

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Monday, December 18, 1933

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1 min read (190 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1933-12-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 6433-A." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: An early statesman would regard this order with wariness, cautioning that energetic executive discretion must never eclipse the enumerated boundaries established by the representatives of the people in Congress.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 6433-A, dated November 17, 1933, provides that the National Emergency Council "shall be composed of the following and such other members as the President may designate" and those designated therein include all members of the Special Industrial Recovery Board, appointed by Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

190

1,199 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

19.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

-0.19

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6513, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 18, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6513-amendment-executive-order-no-6433.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Whereas Executive Order No. 6433-A, dated November 17, 1933, provides that the National Emergency Council "shall be composed of the following and such other members as the President may designate" and those designated therein include all members of the Special Industrial Recovery Board, appointed by Executive Order No. 6173, dated June 16, 1933 (as supplemented by Executive Order No. 6205-A, dated July 15, 1933), except the Attorney General, the Director of the Bureau of the Budget and the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission; and Whereas it is desirable, in the public interest, that all members of the Special Industrial Recovery Board be included in the National Emergency Council and that their functions and duties be coordinated; Now, therefore , it is hereby ordered that all members of the Special Industrial Recovery Board, including the Attorney General, the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, and the Chairmen of the Federal Trade Commission, are designated and included as members of the National Emergency Council and that all functions and duties of said Board hereafter be exercised and performed by said Council. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, December 18, 1933.