Executive Order 8489 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8489—Exemption of William M. Smith From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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Thursday, July 18, 1940

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1 min read (133 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 1940-07-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Exemption of William M. Smith 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 William M.

▪ 715a), I hereby further exempt the said William M.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

133

738 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8489, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 18, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8489-exemption-william-m-smith-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 William M. Smith, Special Assistant to the Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy Department, who was exempted from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending October 31, 1940, by Executive Order No. 8209 of July 17, 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 William M. Smith from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending October 31, 1941. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, July 18, 1940.