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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-01-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Waiver of Civil Service Rule II to Permit the Appointment of Mr. Robert K. McQueen in the War Department." 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 Waiver of Civil Service Rule II to Permit the Appointment of Mr. Robert K. McQueen in the War Department.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
97
560 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
9.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 6555, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 12, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6555-waiver-civil-service-rule-ii-permit-the-appointment-mr-robert-k.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the provisions of the last sentence of the eighth paragraph of subdivision second of section 2 of the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 (ch. 27, 22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby ordered that Mr. Robert K. McQueen may be appointed to the position of lockmaster in the Engineer Department at large, War Department, without compliance with the requirements of Civil Service Rule II. This order is issued upon the recommendation of the Acting Secretary of War. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, January 12, 1934.
