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Executive Orders Historical Archive
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Official portrait of Ronald Reagan
40th President
Republican Terms: 1981-1989

Ronald Reagan

Orders Tracked
381
Avg Words / Order
561
Avg Read Time
~3 min
Avg Sentiment
+0.12
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Youngstown Separation of Powers

1952 Standard

Distribution of orders across Justice Jackson's constitutional tiers:

43.0%
Zone 1 (164)
Statutory Authorization
55.6%
Zone 2 (212)
Zone of Twilight
1.3%
Zone 3 (5)
Lowest Ebb / Friction
Washington Rate Multiplier: 47.6× Washington Baseline

⚖️ Constitutional Alignment & Sentiment

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

381 Scored
106 (28%)
Constitutional Fidelity
Art. II §3 faithful statutory execution & civil liberty protection
270 (71%)
Constitutional Neutral
Routine departmental administration, civil service, executive seals
5 (1%)
Friction & Overreach
Art. I purse/commerce tension, 10th Amend federalism, property takings

Executive Orders Issued (381)showing the 30 most recent

EO 12667 Revoked Jan 18, 1989
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 12667—Presidential Records

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

For purposes of this Order: (a) "Archivist" refers to the Archivist of the United States or his designee. (b) "NARA" refers to the National Archives and Records Administration. (c) "Presidential Records Act" refers to the Presidential Records Act of 1978 (Pub.

Ronald Reagan
College Level • 5m
EO 12666 Jan 12, 1989
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 12666—Exclusions From the Federal Labor- Management Relations Program

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

Executive Order No. 12171, as amended, is further amended to add the following subsection: "1-213. The subdivisions of the Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation: (a) Federal Air Marshal Branch, International Civil Aviation Security Division, Office of…

Ronald Reagan
Post-Graduate Legal • 1m
EO 12664 Jan 6, 1989
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 12664—Establishment of Emergency Board No. 218 To Investigate a Railroad Labor Dispute

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

There is established, effective January 7, 1989, a board of three members to be appointed by the President to investigate this dispute. No member shall be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of railroad employees or any carrier.

Ronald Reagan
High School • 2m
EO 12663 Jan 6, 1989
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 12663—Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay and Allowances

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

The rates of basic pay and salaries of the following statutory pay systems are set forth on the schedules attached hereto and made a part hereof: (a) The General Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5332(a)) at Schedule 1; (b) The Foreign Service Schedule (22 U.S.C. 3963) at Schedule 2; and (c)…

Ronald Reagan
High School • 2m
EO 12662 Dec 31, 1988
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 12662—Implementing the United States-Canada Free-Trade Implementation Act

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

In accordance with Articles 601(1) and 607 of the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement ("Free-Trade Agreement"), each agency subject to the provisions of the Administration Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. section 551 et seq.) shall, in applying section 553 of Title 5 of the United…

Ronald Reagan
College Level • 2m
EO 12661 Dec 27, 1988
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Fidelity (+0.29)

Executive Order 12661—Implementing the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and Related International Trade Matters

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

PART I—TRADE, CUSTOMS, AND TARIFF LAWS Section 1-101. Accession of State Trading Regimes to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. The functions vested in the President by sections 1106(a), (b) and (d) of the Omnibus Trade Act, regarding the accession of state trading…

Ronald Reagan
Post-Graduate Legal • 14m
EO 12660 Dec 16, 1988
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 12660—National Microgravity Research Board

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

There is hereby established the National Microgravity Research Board (hereinafter, "the Board"). (b) The Board shall be composed of the following members, or their designees: (1) the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, who shall serve as…

Ronald Reagan
Post-Graduate Legal • 2m
EO 12658 Nov 18, 1988
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Fidelity (+0.55)

Executive Order 12658—President's Commission on Catastrophic Nuclear Accidents

📜 5th Amend: Regulatory Execution with Due Process

There is established the President's Commission on Catastrophic Nuclear Accidents ("Commission"). The Commission shall be composed of nine members who shall be appointed by the President.

Ronald Reagan
Post-Graduate Legal • 4m
EO 12657 Amended Nov 18, 1988
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Fidelity (+0.55)

Executive Order 12657—Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance in Emergency Preparedness Planning at Commercial Nuclear Power Plants

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

This Order applies whenever State or local governments, either individually or together, decline or fail to prepare commercial nuclear power plant radiological emergency preparedness plans that are sufficient to satisfy Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("NRC") licensing…

Ronald Reagan
Post-Graduate Legal • 8m
EO 12656 Amended Nov 18, 1988
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Fidelity (+0.60)

Executive Order 12656—Assignment of Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities

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

The responsibilities of the Federal departments and agencies in national security emergencies shall be as follows: Part 1—Preamble Section 101. National Security Emergency Preparedness Policy.

Ronald Reagan
Post-Graduate Legal • 50m
EO 12654 Oct 7, 1988
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 12654—Delegating Authority to Provide Assistance for the Nicaraguan Resistance

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

The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, is authorized to perform the functions, vested in the President by Section 9006 of the Act, of transferring unobligated funds from the accounts specified in Section…

Ronald Reagan
College Level • 1m
EO 12653 Sep 29, 1988
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 12653—Amending Executive Order 11183, Relating to the President's Commission on White House Fellowships

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

Section 3 of Executive Order No. 11183 of October 3, 1964, as amended, is further amended by deleting "12 months, beginning" and inserting in lieu thereof "a period to be set by the Commission, provided that such a period shall not exceed 365 days.

Ronald Reagan
High School • 1m
EO 12652 Sep 19, 1988
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 12652—Return of Authority To Administer Federal Employees' Compensation Act to the Department of Labor From the Panama Canal Commission

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

Section 1-307 of Executive Order No. 12215 of May 27, 1980, is rescinded. Sec. 2. The transfer and other exercises of authority made pursuant to Section 1-307 of Executive Order No. 12215 in Department of Defense Memorandum, "Implementation of Executive Order 12215, 'Delegation…

Ronald Reagan
High School • 1m
EO 12651 Sep 9, 1988
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Fidelity (+0.55)

Executive Order 12651—Offices of the Commission of the European Communities

📜 10th Amend: Intergovernmental Federalism Cooperation

I hereby extend to the Permanent Observer Mission of the Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities to the United Nations the same privileges and immunities as are accorded to permanent observer missions of states to the United Nations.

Ronald Reagan
Post-Graduate Legal • 3m
EO 12650 Sep 9, 1988
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 12650—Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Railway Labor Dispute

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

There is established, effective September 9, 1988, a board of three members to be appointed by the President to investigate this dispute. No member shall be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of railroad employees or any carrier.

Ronald Reagan
High School • 2m
EO 12649 Revoked Aug 11, 1988
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 12649—Offsets in Military-Related Exports

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

Executive Order No. 10480 of August 18, 1953, as amended, is further amended by deleting the text of Section 602(d)(2) of the Order and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(d)(2) In order to ensure that information gathered pursuant to this authority shall be subject to…

Ronald Reagan
College Level • 1m
EO 12647 Aug 2, 1988
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 12647—Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

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

Section 1. The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, in which the United States participates pursuant to P.L. 100-202 and the Convention establishing the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, is hereby designated as a public international organization entitled to enjoy…

Ronald Reagan
College Level • 1m
EO 12646 Jul 13, 1988
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 12646—Establishment of Emergency Board No. 215 To Investigate a Railroad Labor Dispute

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

There is established, effective July 13, 1988, a board of three members to be appointed by the President to investigate this dispute. No member shall be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of railroad employees or any carrier.

Ronald Reagan
High School • 2m
EO 12644 Jul 9, 1988
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 12644—Establishment of Emergency Board No. 214 To Investigate a Railroad Labor Dispute

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

There is established, effective July 10, 1988, a board of three members to be appointed by the President to investigate this dispute. No member shall be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of railroad employees or any carrier.

Ronald Reagan
High School • 2m
EO 12643 Jun 23, 1988
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 12643—International Committee of the Red Cross

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

I hereby extend to the International Committee of the Red Cross the privileges, exemptions, and immunities provided by the International Organizations Immunities Act.

Ronald Reagan
High School • 1m
EO 12642 Jun 8, 1988
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 12642—Designation of the Secretary of Defense as the Presidential Designee Under Title I of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act

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

The Secretary of Defense is hereby designated as the "Presidential designee" under Title I of the Act. Sec. 2. In order to effectuate the purposes of the Act, the Secretary of Defense is hereby authorized to delegate any or all of the functions, responsibilities, powers…

Ronald Reagan
College Level • 1m
EO 12641 May 20, 1988
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 12641—John C. Stennis Space Center

📜 10th Amend: Intergovernmental Federalism Cooperation

Designating Certain Facilities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the State of Mississippi as the John C. Stennis Space Center Senator John C. Stennis has served his country as a United States Senator for over 40 years and has steadfastly supported the…

Ronald Reagan
College Level • 1m
EO 12639 May 6, 1988
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 12639—Administration of Foreign Relations and Related Functions

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

Section 1-102(a) of Executive Order No. 12163, as amended, is further amended by amending paragraphs (9) and (10) to read as follows: "(9) section 538 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988 (as enacted in Public Law 100-202)…

Ronald Reagan
Post-Graduate Legal • 3m
EO 12638 Apr 28, 1988
⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight) Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order 12638—Delegation of Functions Relating to the Implementation of the Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory and Additional Protocol

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

The Department of Justice is designated as the Central Authority to transmit and process letters rogatory and to otherwise proceed in conformity with applicable provisions of the Convention and Additional Protocol. Sec. 2. Additional Designations.

Ronald Reagan
College Level • 1m
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