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 1934-12-13, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Excusing Federal Employees From Duty at 1 P.M. on December 24 and at 1 P.M. on December 31, 1934." 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 Excusing Federal Employees From Duty at 1 P.M. on December 24 and at 1 P.M. on December 31, 1934.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
163
1,006 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 6920, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 13, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6920-excusing-federal-employees-from-duty-1-pm-december-24-and-1-pm.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
It is hereby ordered that the several executive departments, independent establishments and other government agencies in the District of Columbia, including the Government Printing Office and the Navy Yard and stations, be closed at 1 P.M. on Monday, December 24, 1934, the day preceding Christmas Day, and at 1 P.M. on Monday, December 31, 1934, the day preceding New Year's Day, and that all employees in the Federal service in the District of Columbia, and in the field service of the executive departments, independent establishments and other agencies of the Government, except those who may for special public reasons be excluded from the provisions of this Order by the heads of their respective departments, establishments or agencies, or those whose absence from duty would be inconsistent with the provisions of existing law, are hereby excused from duty at 1 P.M. on Monday, December 24, 1934, and at 1 P.M. on Monday, December 31, 1934. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, December 13, 1934.
