Executive Order 9761 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.33)

Executive Order 9761—Preservation and Display of Enemy Flags Captured by the Navy and the Coast Guard

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Tuesday, July 23, 1946

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1 min read (186 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 Harry S Truman on 1946-07-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Preservation and Display of Enemy Flags Captured by the Navy and the Coast Guard." 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

▪ Polk dated February 9, 1849, relating to the preservation and display of flags, standards, and colors taken by the Navy of the United States from their enemies in time of war, is hereby superseded.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities

Total Words

186

1,082 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

18.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.33

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9761, Harry S Truman (Jul 23, 1946). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9761-preservation-and-display-enemy-flags-captured-the-navy-and-the-coast.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1555 of the Revised Statutes of the United State (5 U.S.C. 418), the Secretary of the Navy is hereby directed to cause all flags, standards, and colors heretofore or hereafter taken by the Navy from the enemies of the United States in war to be deposited, for preservation and display, in the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, under the care of the Superintendent thereof: Provided, that any such flags, standards or colors taken by the Coast Guard of the United States, while, operating as a part of the Navy pursuant to law or direction of the President shall be deposited, for preservation and display, in the United States Coast Guard Academy at New London, Connecticut, under the care of the Superintendent thereof. The order of President James K. Polk dated February 9, 1849, relating to the preservation and display of flags, standards, and colors taken by the Navy of the United States from their enemies in time of war, is hereby superseded. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, July 23, 1946