Executive Order 8778 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8778—Exemption of Percy Nicholls From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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Wednesday, June 11, 1941

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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 1941-06-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Exemption of Percy Nicholls 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 Percy Nicholls, heat transmission engineer, Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior, who was exempted from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year by Executive Order No.

▪ 715a), I hereby further exempt the said Percy Nicholls from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending June 30, 1942.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

123

695 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8778, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 11, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8778-exemption-percy-nicholls-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 Percy Nicholls, heat transmission engineer, Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior, who was exempted from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year by Executive Order No. 8401 of May 7, 1940, 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, see. 715a), I hereby further exempt the said Percy Nicholls from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending June 30, 1942. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 11, 1941.