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Executive Orders Historical Archive
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Official portrait of Richard Nixon
37th President
Republican Terms: 1969-1974

Richard Nixon

Orders Tracked
346
Avg Words / Order
525
Avg Read Time
~3 min
Avg Sentiment
+0.07
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Youngstown Separation of Powers

1952 Standard

Distribution of orders across Justice Jackson's constitutional tiers:

38.7%
Zone 1 (134)
Statutory Authorization
60.1%
Zone 2 (208)
Zone of Twilight
1.2%
Zone 3 (4)
Lowest Ebb / Friction
Washington Rate Multiplier: 69.2× Washington Baseline

⚖️ Constitutional Alignment & Sentiment

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

346 Scored
59 (17%)
Constitutional Fidelity
Art. II §3 faithful statutory execution & civil liberty protection
283 (82%)
Constitutional Neutral
Routine departmental administration, civil service, executive seals
4 (1%)
Friction & Overreach
Art. I purse/commerce tension, 10th Amend federalism, property takings

Executive Orders Issued (346)showing the 30 most recent

EO 11797 Jul 31, 1974
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 11797—Delegating to the Secretary of Agriculture the Function of Submitting an Annual Report to the Congress Concerning the Location of New Federal Facilities in Rural Areas

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

The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to exercise the authority vested in the President by section 901 (b) of the Agricultural Act of 1970, as amended, in all matters relating to reporting criteria and the preparation and submission of annual reports to the Congress…

Richard Nixon
Post-Graduate Legal • 1m
EO 11796 Jul 30, 1974
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 11796—Continuing the Regulation of Exports

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

Notwithstanding the expiration of the Export Administration Act of 1969, as amended, the provisions for administration of that act contained in Executive Order 11533 of June 4, 1970 as continued in effect by Executive Order 11683 of August 29, 1972, shall continue in full force…

Richard Nixon
Post-Graduate Legal • 2m
EO 11795 Jul 11, 1974
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Fidelity (+0.33)

Executive Order 11795—Delegating Disaster Relief Functions Pursuant to the Disaster Relief Act of 1974

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

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is designated and empowered to exercise without the approval, ratification, or other action by the President, all of the authority vested in the President by the Disaster Relief Act of 1974, hereinafter referred to as the "act"…

Richard Nixon
Post-Graduate Legal • 3m
EO 11794 Jul 11, 1974
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 11794—Revoking Executive Order No. 10958, Relating to the Civil Defense Medical and Food Stockpiles

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

Executive Order No. 10958 of August 14, 1961 is hereby revoked. Nothing in this order shall be deemed to modify or diminish the civil defense and emergency preparedness planning functions assigned to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health, Education, and…

Richard Nixon
High School • 1m
EO 11793 Jul 10, 1974
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 11793—Designation of Certain Officers of the Department of Agriculture to Act as Secretary of Agriculture

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

In case of the absence, sickness, resignation, or death of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Under Secretary of Agriculture, an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture or the General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture, in such order as the Secretary of Agriculture may from…

Richard Nixon
College Level • 1m
EO 11792 Jun 25, 1974
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 11792—Abolishing the Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Personnel Policy

📜 Art. II §3: Administrative Management & Civil Service

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 102 (a) of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1910), and as President of the United States, effective July 20, 1974 the Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Personnel Policy is abolished and Executive Order…

Richard Nixon
High School • 1m
EO 11791 Jun 25, 1974
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 11791—Exemption of Kenneth H. Tuggle From Mandatory Retirement

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

Kenneth H. Tuggle, Commissioner of the Interstate Commerce Commission, will, during June, 1974, become subject to mandatory retirement for age under the provisions of section 8335 of title 5 of the United States Code unless exempted therefrom by Executive order.

Richard Nixon
College Level • 1m
EO 11789 Jun 25, 1974
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 11789—President's Committee on East-West Trade Policy

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

The East-West Trade Policy Committee is hereby redesignated as the President's Committee on East-West Trade Policy (hereinafter referred to as the Committee), and is hereby continued.

Richard Nixon
High School • 1m
EO 11787 Jun 11, 1974
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 11787—Revoking Executive Order No. 10987, Relating to Agency Systems for Appeals From Adverse Actions

📜 Art. II §3: Administrative Management & Civil Service

Except when otherwise provided by statute, the appeals system established by the Civil Service Commission under chapter 77 of title 5 of the United States Code, and section 22 of Executive Order No. 11491 of October 29, 1969, shall constitute the sole system of appeal for an…

Richard Nixon
High School • 1m
EO 11786 Jun 7, 1974
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 11786—Inspection of Tax Returns by the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives

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

The Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof is authorized, in connection with House Resolution 803, authorizing and directing an investigation to determine whether grounds exist for the House of Representatives to…

Richard Nixon
Post-Graduate Legal • 1m
EO 11785 Jun 4, 1974
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 11785—Amending Executive Order No. 10450, as Amended, Relating to Security Requirements for Government Employment, and for Other Purposes

📜 10th Amend: Intergovernmental Federalism Cooperation

2 of Executive Order No. 10450 of April 27, 1953, as amended, is revised to read in its entirety as follows: "Sec. 12. Executive Order No. 9835 of March 21, 1947, as amended, is hereby revoked." SEC. 2.

Richard Nixon
High School • 1m
EO 11784 May 30, 1974
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 11784—Delegating to the Administrator of General Services Certain Authority to Issue Regulations Relating to Joint Funding

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

Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the Administrator of General Services is hereby designated and empowered to exercise, without approval, ratification, or other action of the President, the authority of the President to issue regulations with respect…

Richard Nixon
Post-Graduate Legal • 1m
EO 11783 May 21, 1974
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 11783—Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate a Dispute Between the Carriers Represented by the National Railway Labor Conference 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.

Richard Nixon
Post-Graduate Legal • 1m
EO 11782 May 6, 1974
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Fidelity (+0.29)

Executive Order 11782—Establishing the Federal Financing Bank Advisory Council

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

There is hereby established the Federal Financing Bank Advisory Council. The Council shall consist of: (1) The Secretary of the Treasury (Chairman). (2) The Secretary of Agriculture. (3) The Secretary of Commerce. (4) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.

Richard Nixon
High School • 1m
EO 11781 May 1, 1974
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Fidelity (+0.44)

Executive Order 11781—Providing for an Orderly Termination of the Economic Stabilization Program

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

To provide for an orderly transition from mandatory controls,, for the continuation of enforcement procedures under the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970, as amended, with respect to acts committed prior to May 1, 1974, and for the continuation of monitoring and other…

Richard Nixon
Post-Graduate Legal • 10m
EO 11780 Apr 22, 1974
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 11780—Amending Executive Order No. 11768, Placing Certain Positions in Levels IV and V of the Executive Schedule

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

Section 2 of Executive Order No. 11768, of February 20, 1974, placing certain positions in level V of the Executive Schedule, is amended by adding at the end thereof "(10) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (International Security Affairs), Department of Defense."

Richard Nixon
College Level • 1m
EO 11779 Apr 19, 1974
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 11779—Delegating the Authority of the President Under Section 9 of the United Nations Participation Act, as Amended, to the Secretary of State

📜 10th Amend: Intergovernmental Federalism Cooperation

Section 4 of Executive Order No. 11609 of July 22, 1971, is amended by designating the present text as subsection (a) and by adding the following new subsection (b)— "(b) The Secretary of State is hereby designated and empowered to exercise the authority of the President under…

Richard Nixon
College Level • 1m
EO 11776 Mar 28, 1974
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Fidelity (+0.57)

Executive Order 11776—Continuing the President's Committee on Mental Retardation and Broadening its Membership and Responsibilities

📜 5th Amend: Regulatory Execution with Due Process

Committee continued and responsibilities expanded. The President's Committee on Mental Retardation (hereinafter referred to as the Committee), with expanded membership and expanded responsibilities, is hereby continued in operation. SEC. 2. Composition of Committee.

Richard Nixon
College Level • 4m
EO 11775 Mar 26, 1974
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 11775—Abolishing the Energy Policy Office

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

The Energy Policy Office is hereby abolished and Executive Order No. 11726 of June 29, 1973, is hereby superseded. SEC. 2(a). Section 8 of Proclamation No. 3279, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 8.

Richard Nixon
College Level • 2m
EO 11774 Mar 26, 1974
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 11774—Amending Executive Order No. 11768, Placing Certain Positions in Levels IV and V of the Executive Schedule

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

Of Executive Order No. 11768, of February 20, 1974, placing certain positions in level IV of the Executive Schedule, is amended by deleting " (7) Director of Program Analysis and Evaluation, Department of Defense." and inserting in lieu thereof "(7) Director of…

Richard Nixon
College Level • 1m
EO 11773 Mar 21, 1974
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 11773—Revoking the Authority of the Department of Agriculture to Inspect Income Tax Returns

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

Executive Order No. 11697 of January 17, 1973, and Executive Order No. 11709 of March 27, 1973, are hereby revoked and the authority conferred upon the Department of Agriculture by those Orders to inspect income tax returns is hereby revoked.

Richard Nixon
High School • 1m
EO 11772 Mar 21, 1974
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 11772—Delegating Certain Authority of the President to the Secretary of State

📜 10th Amend: Intergovernmental Federalism Cooperation

The Secretary of State is hereby designated and empowered to exercise, without ratification, or other action of the President, the function conferred upon the President by Section 5 (b) of the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967, as amended, of certifying to the Congress that it…

Richard Nixon
Post-Graduate Legal • 1m
EO 11771 Mar 18, 1974
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Fidelity (+0.38)

Executive Order 11771—Extending Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities to the Liaison Office of the People's Republic of China in Washington, DC and to Members Thereof

📜 10th Amend: Intergovernmental Federalism Cooperation

I extend to the Liaison Office of the People's Republic of China in Washington, D.C. and to its members who are duly notified to, and accepted by, the Secretary of State the same privileges and immunities, subject to corresponding conditions and obligations, as are enjoyed by…

Richard Nixon
High School • 1m
EO 11770 Feb 21, 1974
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 11770—International Symposium on Geothermal Energy-1975

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

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, with respect to the International Symposium on Geothermal Energy to be held in San Francisco, California, in May 1975, to perform the functions conferred by section 102 (b) (5), (7) and (8) of the act. SEC. 2.

Richard Nixon
College Level • 1m
EO 11769 Feb 21, 1974
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 11769—Advisory Committee Management

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

The heads of all executive departments and agencies shall take appropriate action to assure their ability to comply with the provisions of the act. SEC. 2.

Richard Nixon
High School • 1m
EO 11768 Feb 20, 1974
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 11768—Placing Certain Positions in Levels IV and V of the Executive Schedule

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

The following offices and positions are placed in level IV of the Executive Schedule: (1) Administrator, Social and Rehabilitation Service, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. (2) Director, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

Richard Nixon
College Level • 2m
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