Executive Order 10591 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10591—Waiving the Age Requirements To Permit Otto K. Olesen To Compete in the Competitive Civil-Service Examination for the Position of Postmaster at Los Angeles, California

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Thursday, January 20, 1955

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1 min read (76 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 Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1955-01-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Waiving the Age Requirements To Permit Otto K. Olesen To Compete in the Competitive Civil-Service Examination for the Position of Postmaster at Los Angeles, California." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ That the age requirements for entrance to examinations under the Civil Service Rules be, and they are hereby, waived to permit Otto K.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

454 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10591, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Jan 20, 1955). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10591-waiving-the-age-requirements-permit-otto-k-olesen-compete-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the provisions of section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby ordered that the age requirements for entrance to examinations under the Civil Service Rules be, and they are hereby, waived to permit Otto K. Olesen to participate in the competitive civil-service examination for the position of postmaster at Los Angeles, California. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, January 20, 1955.