Executive Order 8814 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8814—Directing the Secretary of War to Relinquish Possession of the Inglewood Plant of North American Aviation, Inc.

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Wednesday, July 2, 1941

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1 min read (258 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 1941-07-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Directing the Secretary of War to Relinquish Possession of the Inglewood Plant of North American Aviation, Inc.." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ Roosevelt , as President of the United States, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, hereby direct the Secretary of War immediately to relinquish possession of the said plant of North American Aviation, Inc., and to issue the necessary orders for carrying out the aforesaid direction.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities

Total Words

258

1,518 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

18.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8814, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 2, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8814-directing-the-secretary-war-relinquish-possession-the-inglewood-plant.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Whereas , by Executive Order No. 8773, dated the 9th day of June, 1941, the Secretary of War was directed by the President to take possession of and operate the Inglewood plant of North American Aviation, Inc., in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, to produce the aircraft and other articles and material called for by its contracts with the United States, or otherwise, and do all things necessary or incidental thereto, and to take such measures as might be necessary to protect workers returning to the plant; and Whereas , on the 9th day of June, 1941, the Secretary of War, acting pursuant to said direction, took possession of and is now in possession of the said plant of North American Aviation, Inc.; and Whereas , said Executive Order provides that possession and operation thereunder shall be terminated by the President as soon as he determines that the plant will be privately operated in a manner consistent with the needs of national defense; and Whereas , it now appears, and I so determine, that the plant will be privately operated in a manner consistent with the needs of national defense: Now, Therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt , as President of the United States, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, hereby direct the Secretary of War immediately to relinquish possession of the said plant of North American Aviation, Inc., and to issue the necessary orders for carrying out the aforesaid direction. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, July 2, 1941.