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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1936-04-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Adoption of a Seal for the Works Progress Administration." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪115), and as President of the United States, I hereby authorize the Administrator of the Works Progress Administration to cause to be made and to adopt for the Works Progress Administration an official seal of such device as the said Administrator shall approve.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions
Total Words
73
432 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7340, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 10, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7340-authorizing-the-adoption-seal-for-the-works-progress-administration.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 (49 Stat. 115), and as President of the United States, I hereby authorize the Administrator of the Works Progress Administration to cause to be made and to adopt for the Works Progress Administration an official seal of such device as the said Administrator shall approve. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, April 10, 1936.
