Executive Order 8901 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8901—Exemption of Samuel Thomas From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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Wednesday, September 17, 1941

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1 min read (119 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 1941-09-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Exemption of Samuel Thomas 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

▪ 715a), I hereby exempt the said Samuel Thomas from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending September 30, 1942.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

119

705 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8901, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 17, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8901-exemption-samuel-thomas-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 Samuel Thomas, engineer at the Anacostia Junior-Senior High School, District of Columbia, who, during the current month, 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 Samuel Thomas from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending September 30, 1942. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, September 17, 1941.