Executive Order 10123 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10123—Revocation of Executive Order No. 9635 of September 29, 1945, and No. 9904 of November 13, 1947

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Thursday, April 20, 1950

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1 min read (115 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 1950-04-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revocation of Executive Order No. 9635 of September 29, 1945, and No. 9904 of November 13, 1947." 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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: Executive Order No.

▪ The revocation made by this order shall not be construed as reviving Executive Order No.

▪ 9096 of March 12, 1942 (as amended by Executive Order No.

▪ 9528 of March 2, 1945), revoked by the said Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

115

660 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10123, Harry S Truman (Apr 20, 1950). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10123-revocation-executive-order-no-9635-september-29-1945-and-no-9904.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: Executive Order No. 9635 of September 29, 1945, relating to the organization of the Navy Department and the Naval Establishment, and Executive Order No. 9904 of November 13, 1947, amending the said Executive Order No. 9635, are hereby revoked. The revocation made by this order shall not be construed as reviving Executive Order No. 8934 of December 18, 1941, and Executive Order No. 9096 of March 12, 1942 (as amended by Executive Order No. 9528 of March 2, 1945), revoked by the said Executive Order No. 9635. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, April 20, 1950