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Executive Orders Historical Archive
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Official portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower
34th President
Republican Terms: 1953-1961

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Orders Tracked
483
Avg Words / Order
581
Avg Read Time
~3 min
Avg Sentiment
+0.04
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Youngstown Separation of Powers

1952 Standard

Distribution of orders across Justice Jackson's constitutional tiers:

27.7%
Zone 1 (134)
Statutory Authorization
67.9%
Zone 2 (328)
Zone of Twilight
4.3%
Zone 3 (21)
Lowest Ebb / Friction
Washington Rate Multiplier: 60.4× Washington Baseline

⚖️ Constitutional Alignment & Sentiment

Evaluated strictly through the U.S. Constitution (Articles I–VII) & Amendments from an Early Statesman's prism

483 Scored
39 (8%)
Constitutional Fidelity
Art. II §3 faithful statutory execution & civil liberty protection
423 (88%)
Constitutional Neutral
Routine departmental administration, civil service, executive seals
21 (4%)
Friction & Overreach
Art. I purse/commerce tension, 10th Amend federalism, property takings

Executive Orders Issued (483)showing the 30 most recent

EO 10913 Jan 18, 1961
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Fidelity (+0.50)

Executive Order 10913—Amending Executive Order 10584 of December 18, 1954, Prescribing Rules and Regulations Relating to the Administration of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act

📜 Art. II §2: Commander-in-Chief Supervisory Authority

Executive Order No. 10584 of December 18, 1954, be, and it is hereby, amended by deleting sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 thereof, by renumbering sections 5 and 6 thereof as sections 6 and 7, respectively, and by substituting the following new sections: "SECTION 1. Scope of order.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Post-Graduate Legal • 10m
EO 10912 Jan 18, 1961
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 10912—Amending Executive Order 10716 of June 17, 1957

📜 10th Amend: Intergovernmental Federalism Cooperation

Executive Order No. 10716 of June 17, 1957 (22 F.R. 4345), headed "Administration of the International Cultural Exchange and Trade Fair Participation Act of 1956," be, and it is hereby, amended as follows: 1.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
College Level • 2m
EO 10911 Jan 17, 1961
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 10911—Inspection by Department of Commerce of Income Tax Returns Made Under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954

📜 Art. I §8: Delegated Tariff & Commerce Execution

Income tax returns made under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 shall be open to inspection by the Department of Commerce. Such inspection shall be in accordance and upon compliance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Acting Secretary of the Treasury in the…

Dwight D. Eisenhower
High School • 1m
EO 10910 Jan 17, 1961
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 10910—Providing for the Design and Award of the National Medal of Science

📜 Art. II §2: Diplomatic & Foreign Policy Prerogative

Specifications of Medal. Consonant with recommendations submitted by the National Science Foundation pursuant to the first section of the said act of August 25, 1959, the National Medal of Science established by that act, hereinafter referred to as the Medal, shall be of…

Dwight D. Eisenhower
College Level • 2m
EO 10909 Jan 17, 1961
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 10909—Amendment of Executive Order 10865, Safeguarding Classified Information Within Industry

📜 Art. II §2: Commander-in-Chief Supervisory Authority

Executive Order No. 10865 of February 20, 1960 (25 F.R. 1583), is hereby amended as follows: SECTION 1. Section 1(c) is amended to read as follows: "(c) When used in this order, the term 'head of a department' means the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the…

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Post-Graduate Legal • 3m
EO 10908 Jan 17, 1961
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 10908—Inspection by Federal Trade Commission of Income Tax Returns of Corporations Made Under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954

📜 Art. I §8: Delegated Tariff & Commerce Execution

Income tax returns of corporations made under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 shall be open to inspection by the Federal Trade Commission as an aid in executing the powers conferred on such Commission by the Federal Trade Commission Act of September 26, 1914 (38 Stat. 717).

Dwight D. Eisenhower
College Level • 1m
EO 10907 Jan 17, 1961
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 10907—Inspection by Renegotiation Board of Income Tax Returns Made Under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954

📜 Art. I §8: Delegated Tariff & Commerce Execution

Income tax returns made under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 shall be open to inspection by the Renegotiation Board. Such inspection shall be in accordance and upon compliance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Acting Secretary of the Treasury in the Treasury…

Dwight D. Eisenhower
High School • 1m
EO 10906 Jan 17, 1961
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 10906—Inspection by Certain Classes of Persons and State and Federal Government Establishments of Returns Made in Respect of Certain Taxes Imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1954

📜 Art. I §8: Delegated Tariff & Commerce Execution

Returns made in respect of the taxes imposed by chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 11, 12, 23, and 32, subchapters B, C, and D of chapter 33, and subchapter B of chapter 37 of such Code shall be open to inspection by certain classes of persons and State and Federal Government…

Dwight D. Eisenhower
College Level • 1m
EO 10904 Jan 12, 1961
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 10904—Creating an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between Certain Carriers Represented by the New York Harbor Carriers' Conference Committee and Certain of Their Employees

📜 Art. II §1: Executive Discretion & Internal Operations

I hereby create a board of three members, to be appointed by me, to investigate this dispute. No member of the board shall be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of railroad employees or any carrier.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Post-Graduate Legal • 1m
EO 10903 Jan 9, 1961
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 10903—Delegating Authority of the President With Respect to Regulations Relating to Certain Allowances and Benefits to Government Personnel on Overseas Duty

📜 Art. II §2: Commander-in-Chief Supervisory Authority

The Secretary of State is hereby designated and empowered to perform the following-described functions without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: (a) The authority vested in the President by section 111(3) of the Overseas Differentials and Allowances…

Dwight D. Eisenhower
High School • 7m
EO 10902 Jan 9, 1961
⚖️⚠️ Zone 3 (Lowest Ebb) Friction (-0.19)

Executive Order 10902—Providing for the Issuance of Emergency Preparedness Orders by the Director of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization

📜 Art. II §2: Commander-in-Chief / War Prerogative Tension

In connection with carrying out the functions delegated or otherwise assigned to him by the provisions of Executive Order No. 10773 of July 1, 1958, as amended by Executive Order No. 10782 of September 6, 1958, or by the provisions of other orders thereby amended, the Director…

Dwight D. Eisenhower
College Level • 2m
EO 10901 Jan 9, 1961
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 10901—Amendment of Executive Order 10501, Relating to Safeguarding Official Information in the Interests of the Defense of the United States

📜 Art. II §2: Commander-in-Chief Supervisory Authority

Section 2 of Executive Order No. 10501 of November 5, 1953, is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 2. Limitation of authority to classify. The authority to classify defense information or material under this order shall be limited in the departments, agencies, and other units of…

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Post-Graduate Legal • 2m
EO 10900 Jan 5, 1961
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 10900—Administration of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as Amended

📜 Art. II §2: Commander-in-Chief Supervisory Authority

Department of Agriculture. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this order, the functions conferred upon the President by Titles I and IV of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1691-1694; 1731-1736) are hereby delegated to the Secretary of…

Dwight D. Eisenhower
College Level • 9m
EO 10899 Dec 9, 1960
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 10899—Authorization for the Communication of Restricted Data by the Central Intelligence Agency

📜 Art. II §2: Commander-in-Chief Supervisory Authority

The Central Intelligence Agency is hereby authorized to communicate for intelligence purposes, in accordance with the terms and conditions of any agreement for cooperation arranged pursuant to subsections 144 a, b, or c of the Act (42 U.S.C. 2162 (a), (b), or (c)), such…

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Post-Graduate Legal • 1m
EO 10898 Dec 2, 1960
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 10898—Establishing the Interdepartmental Highway Safety Board

📜 Art. II §2: Commander-in-Chief Supervisory Authority

For the purpose of providing Federal leadership and guidance of existing and future official activities that affect the safety of travel on public streets and highways and to establish a coordinated traffic safety program, for Federal agencies, there is hereby established the…

Dwight D. Eisenhower
College Level • 3m
EO 10897 Dec 2, 1960
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Fidelity (+0.29)

Executive Order 10897—Authorizing the Secretary of State To Prescribe Rules and Regulations Relating to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System

📜 10th Amend: Intergovernmental Federalism Cooperation

The Secretary of State is hereby authorized to exercise the following-described authority of the President: (a) The authority vested in the President by section 801 (a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 1061 (a)) to prescribe rules and regulations for the…

Dwight D. Eisenhower
High School • 1m
EO 10896 Nov 29, 1960
⚖️⚠️ Zone 3 (Lowest Ebb) Friction (-0.19)

Executive Order 10896—Amendment of Executive Order No. 6260 of August 28, 1933

📜 Art. I §8: Legislative Prerogative Tension (Purse & Commerce)

President of the United States of America, do hereby confirm Executive Order No. 6260 of August 28, 1933, as amended, and do hereby further amend Executive Order No. 6280 as follows: 1. Section 3 is revoked. 2.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
High School • 1m
EO 10895 Nov 25, 1960
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 10895—Extension of the Provisions for Rotation of Civilian Employees of the Defense Establishment Assigned to Duty Outside the United States

📜 Art. II §2: Commander-in-Chief Supervisory Authority

Assignment of an employee to duty In the State of Alaska or Hawaii under regulations prescribed pursuant to section 1586 of title 10 of the United States Code shall be held and considered, for the purposes of that section, to be an assignment to duty outside the United States.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Post-Graduate Legal • 1m
EO 10894 Nov 15, 1960
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 10894—Establishing the President's Committee on Migratory Labor

📜 10th Amend: Intergovernmental Federalism Cooperation

There Is hereby established, subject to the provisions of this order, the President's Committee on Migratory Labor (hereinafter referred to as the Committee), which shall be composed of the Secretary of Labor, who shall be Chairman of the Committee, the Secretary of…

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Post-Graduate Legal • 3m
EO 10893 Nov 8, 1960
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Fidelity (+0.69)

Executive Order 10893—Administration of Mutual Security and Related Functions

📜 Art. II §2: Commander-in-Chief Supervisory Authority

Of Functions And Ponds Section 101. Department of State. (a) Exclusive of the functions otherwise delegated, or excluded from delegation, by this order, and subject to the provisions of this order, there are hereby delegated to the Secretary of State all functions conferred…

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Post-Graduate Legal • 15m
EO 10892 Nov 8, 1960
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 10892—Amendment of Executive Order 10152, Prescribing Regulations Relating to Incentive Pay for the Performance of Hazardous Duty by Members of the Uniformed Services

📜 Art. II §2: Commander-in-Chief Supervisory Authority

Section 6 of Executive Order No. 10152 of August 17, 1950, is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 6. Members who, pursuant to competent orders, are attached to a submarine which is in an active status, including a submarine under construction from the time builders' trials…

Dwight D. Eisenhower
High School • 1m
EO 10891 Nov 1, 1960
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Fidelity (+0.29)

Executive Order 10891—Establishing a Commission To Inquire Into a Controversy Between Certain Carriers and Certain of Their Employees

📜 Art. II §2: Commander-in-Chief Supervisory Authority

There is hereby established a Presidential commission to consider a controversy between, and involving certain proposals of, the carriers represented by the Eastern, Western, and Southeastern Carriers' Conference Committees and certain of their employees represented by the…

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Post-Graduate Legal • 3m
EO 10890 Oct 27, 1960
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 10890—Including Certain Lands in the Dixie National Forest and Transferring Certain Lands From the Department of Agriculture to the Department of the Interior

📜 10th Amend: Intergovernmental Federalism Cooperation

The exterior boundaries of the Dixie National Forest in the State of Utah are hereby extended to include the following- described lands: SALT LAKE MERIDIAN T. 83 8., R. 2 W., secs. 17 to 20, inclusive; secs. 29 to 32, inclusive.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Grade 5 • 5m
EO 10889 Oct 5, 1960
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 10889—Amendment of Executive Order 10530 Providing for the Performance of Certain Functions Vested in or Subject to the Approval of the President

📜 5th Amend: Regulatory Execution with Due Process

Executive Order No. 10530 of May 10, 1954, entitled "Providing for the Performance of Certain Functions Vested in or Subject to the Approval of the President", as amended, is hereby further amended by adding at the end of section 1 thereof new paragraphs (p), (q), and (r)…

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Post-Graduate Legal • 2m
EO 10888 Sep 28, 1960
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 10888—Creating an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between Certain Carriers Represented by the New York Harbor Carriers' Conference Committee and Certain of Their Employees

📜 Art. II §1: Executive Discretion & Internal Operations

I hereby create a board of three members, to be appointed by me, to investigate this dispute. No member of the board shall be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of railroad employees or any carrier.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Post-Graduate Legal • 2m
EO 10887 Sep 23, 1960
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Fidelity (+0.33)

Executive Order 10887—Designating the Department of Commerce To Perform Functions With Respect to Participation of the United States in the Century 21 Exposition

📜 10th Amend: Intergovernmental Federalism Cooperation

The Department of Commerce is hereby designated as the department to perform all functions provided for in the act except those functions which the act either authorizes other agencies to perform or vests, in terms, in the President. SEC. 2.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
High School • 1m
EO 10886 Sep 6, 1960
⚖️⚠️ Zone 3 (Lowest Ebb) Friction (-0.19)

Executive Order 10886—Suspension of Certain Provisions of Section 5231(b) of Title 10 of the United States Code Which Relate to the Number of Officers Serving in the Grades of Admiral and Vice Admiral in the Navy

📜 Art. II §2: Commander-in-Chief / War Prerogative Tension

The provisions of section 5231 (b) of title 10 of the United States Code which relate to the number of officers serving in the grades of admiral and vice admiral are hereby suspended until June 30 of the fiscal year following that in which the national emergency proclaimed by…

Dwight D. Eisenhower
College Level • 1m
EO 10885 Aug 31, 1960
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 10885—Sale of Vessels of the Navy

📜 Art. II §2: Commander-in-Chief Supervisory Authority

Vessels of the Navy stricken from the Naval Vessel Register pursuant to section 7304 of title 10 of the United States Code, and not subject to disposition under other law, may be sold at public sale to the highest acceptable bidder, pursuant to section 7305 of title 10 of the…

Dwight D. Eisenhower
College Level • 1m
EO 10884 Aug 17, 1960
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 10884—Amendment of Executive Order 10560, Providing for the Administration of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as Amended

📜 Art. II §1: Executive Discretion & Internal Operations

Executive Order No. 10560 of September 9, 1954, as amended, providing for the administration of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, be, and it is hereby, further amended by deleting therefrom sections 1 and 5 and by inserting in lieu…

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Post-Graduate Legal • 1m
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