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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1945-08-13, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revoking Executive Order No. 9528 Which Provides a Change in the Order of Succession of Officers to Act as Secretary of the Navy." 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
▪9528 of March 2, 1945, providing for a change in the order of succession of officers to act as Secretary of the Navy, is hereby revoked.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
88
471 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9596, Harry S Truman (Aug 13, 1945). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9596-revoking-executive-order-no-9528-which-provides-change-the-order.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941, approved December 18, 1941 (55 Stat. 838), and other applicable statutes, and as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy o the United States and as President of the United States, Executive Order No. 9528 of March 2, 1945, providing for a change in the order of succession of officers to act as Secretary of the Navy, is hereby revoked. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, August 13, 1945
