Executive Order 9183 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9183—Changing the Name of the Defense Communications Board To Board of War Communications

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Monday, June 15, 1942

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1 min read (95 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 1942-06-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Changing the Name of the Defense Communications Board To Board of War Communications." 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

▪ The name of the Defense Communications Board, established by Executive Order No.

▪ 8546 of September 24, 1940, 8839 of July 30, 1941, 8960 of December 6, 1941, 8964 of December 10, 1941, and 9089 of March 6, 1942 and the administrative Order of January 7, 1941, are amended accordingly.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

544 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9183, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 15, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9183-changing-the-name-the-defense-communications-board-board-war.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. The name of the Defense Communications Board, established by Executive Order No. 8546 of September 24, 1940, is changed to Board of War Communications. 2. Executive Orders Nos. 8546 of September 24, 1940, 8839 of July 30, 1941, 8960 of December 6, 1941, 8964 of December 10, 1941, and 9089 of March 6, 1942 and the administrative Order of January 7, 1941, are amended accordingly. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 15, 1942.