Executive Order 8420 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8420—Exemption of Frank B. Bourn From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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Tuesday, May 28, 1940

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1 min read (136 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 1940-05-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Exemption of Frank B. Bourn 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 Frank B.

▪ 715a), I hereby further exempt the said Frank B.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

136

752 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8420, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 28, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8420-exemption-frank-b-bourn-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 Frank B. Bours, Chief of the Supplies and Accounts Division, Office of the Secretary of War, War Department, who was exempted from compulsory retirement for age for periods totaling two years by Executive Orders No. 7863 of April 7, 1938, and No. 8106 of May 3, 1939, be further exempted from such compulsory retirement 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 further exempt the said Frank B. Bourn from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending June 30, 1941. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, May 28, 1940.