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 1942-06-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior To Enter Into Contracts for the Disposal of Yucca Growing on the Public Domain." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior To Enter Into Contracts for the Disposal of Yucca Growing on the Public Domain.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
127
720 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
28.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9180, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 5, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9180-authorizing-the-secretary-the-interior-enter-into-contracts-for-the.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and in order to expedite the prosecution of the war effort, it is ordered as follows: The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to enter into contracts, through the Commissioner of the General Land Office, for the disposal of yucca growing on the public domain, under such terms and conditions as he may deem proper whenever he finds that the materials or products to be made from such yucca are substitutes, in whole or in part, for any material which has been or hereafter may be designated as strategic or critical, or both, or is otherwise essential to the prosecution of the war. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 5, 1942.
