Executive Order 7432 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 7432—Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Gertrude Pullman Evans to a Classified Position in the Navy Department Without Regard to Civil Service Rules
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 1936-08-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Gertrude Pullman Evans to a Classified Position in the Navy Department Without Regard to Civil Service Rules." 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 Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Gertrude Pullman Evans to a Classified Position in the Navy Department Without Regard to Civil Service Rules.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
96
570 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
9.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7432, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 18, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7432-authorizing-the-appointment-mrs-gertrude-pullman-evans-classified.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of paragraph Eighth, subdivision SECOND, section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby ordered that Mrs. Gertrude Pullman Evans may be appointed to a classified position in the Navy Department without compliance with the requirements of the Civil Service Rules. Mrs. Evans is the widow of Captain Franck Taylor Evans, U.S. Navy, who died on March 4, 1933, leaving his widow without adequate means of continued support. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, August 18, 1936.
