Executive Order 8073 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8073—Exemption of Newton C. Lammond From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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Thursday, March 23, 1939

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1 min read (123 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 1939-03-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Exemption of Newton C. Lammond From Compulsory Retirement for Age." 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

▪ Whereas , in my judgment, the public interest requires that Newton C.

▪ 715a), I hereby exempt the said Newton C.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

123

704 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8073, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 23, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8073-exemption-newton-c-lammond-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 Newton C. Lammond, senior clerk, Office of the Judge Advocate General, War Department, who, during the month of June, 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 Newton C. Lammond from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending June 30, 1940. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, March 23, 1939.