Executive Order 8995 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8995—Exemption of Miss Roberta L. Lindsey From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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Friday, December 26, 1941

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1 min read (131 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 1941-12-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Exemption of Miss Roberta L. Lindsey 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 Miss Roberta L.

▪ 8610 of December 11, 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, section 715a), I hereby further exempt the said Miss Roberta L.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

131

761 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8995, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 26, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8995-exemption-miss-roberta-l-lindsey-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 Miss Roberta L. Lindsey, administrative officer, Division of Loans and Currency, Bureau of the Public Debt, Treasury Department, who was exempted from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year by Executive Order No. 8610 of December 11, 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, section 715a), I hereby further exempt the said Miss Roberta L. Lindsey from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending December 31, 1942. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, December 26, 1941.