Executive Order 7450 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7450—Excusing From Duty on Wednesday, September 23, 1936, Until 1 p.m.. Employees of the Executive Departments, Establishments and Other Agencies of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia, Who Desire to Show Honor to the Veterans of the Civil War Upon the Occasion of the Parade of the Grand Army of the Republic

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Thursday, September 17, 1936

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1 min read (163 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 1936-09-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Excusing From Duty on Wednesday, September 23, 1936, Until 1 p.m.. Employees of the Executive Departments, Establishments and Other Agencies of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia, Who Desire to Show Honor to the Veterans of the Civil War Upon the Occasion of the Parade of the Grand Army of the Republic." 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 From Duty on Wednesday, September 23, 1936, Until 1 p.m.. Employees of the Executive Departments, Establishments and Other Agencies of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia, Who Desire to Show Honor to the Veterans of the Civil War Upon the Occasion of the Parade of the Grand Army of the Republic.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

163

949 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

24.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7450, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 17, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7450-excusing-from-duty-wednesday-september-23-1936-until-1-pm-employees.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

To enable those employees of the executive departments, independent establishments, and other agencies of the Government in the District of Columbia, including the Government Printing Office and the Navy Yard and stations, who may desire to join with the citizens of the District of Columbia in showing honor to the veterans of the Civil War on the occasion of the parade of the Grand Army of the Republic which is to take place in the District of Columbia on Wednesday morning, September 23, 1936, at ten o'clock, I hereby order and direct, by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, that all such employees, except those who may for special public reasons be excluded from the provisions of this order, or those whose absence from duty would be inconsistent with the provisions of existing law, be excused from duty until 1 P.M. on that day. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, September 17, 1936.