Executive Order 8025 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8025—Exemption of Cloyd A. McIlvaine From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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Saturday, December 17, 1938

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1 min read (118 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 1938-12-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Exemption of Cloyd A. McIlvaine From Compulsory Retirement for Age." 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

▪ Whereas , in my judgment, the public interest requires that Cloyd A.

▪ 715a), I hereby exempt the said Cloyd A.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

118

688 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8025, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 17, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8025-exemption-cloyd-mcilvaine-from-compulsory-retirement-for-age.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Whereas , in my judgment, the public interest requires that Cloyd A. McIlvaine, Executive Secretary, The Panama Canal, who, during the month of February, 1939, will reach the retirement age prescribed for automatic separation from the service, applicable to him, be exempted from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year: Now, Therefore , by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 204 of the act of June 30, 1932, 47 Stat. 382, 404 (U.S.C., title 5, sec. 715a), I hereby exempt the said Cloyd A. McIlvaine from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending February 29, 1940. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, December 17, 1938.