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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1945-04-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Public Members of the National War Labor Board." 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
▪9017 of January 12, 1942, establishing the National War Labor Board, is amended by increasing the number of public members of the said Board from four to eight.
▪Not more than four of such members shall vote on any one matter.
▪9395-A of November 20, 1943, providing for the appointment of alternate public members of the said Board, are hereby revoked.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
124
716 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
9.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9535, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 4, 1945). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9535-public-members-the-national-war-labor-board.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. Executive Order No. 9017 of January 12, 1942, establishing the National War Labor Board, is amended by increasing the number of public members of the said Board from four to eight. Not more than four of such members shall vote on any one matter. 2. Executive Order No. 9038 of January 24, 1942, providing for the appointment of associate members of the National War Labor Board, and Executive Order No. 9395-A of November 20, 1943, providing for the appointment of alternate public members of the said Board, are hereby revoked. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, April 4, 1945.
