Executive Order 10753 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10753—Designation of Certain Officers of the Department of the Interior To Act as Secretary of the Interior

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Saturday, February 15, 1958

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1 min read (163 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 1958-02-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designation of Certain Officers of the Department of the Interior To Act as Secretary of the Interior." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Designation of Certain Officers of the Department of the Interior To Act as Secretary of the Interior.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

163

974 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10753, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Feb 15, 1958). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10753-designation-certain-officers-the-department-the-interior-act.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 179 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (5 U.S.C. 6), and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: In case of the death, resignation, absence, or sickness of the Secretary of the Interior, the following-designated officers of the Department of the Interior shall, in the order of succession indicated, act as Secretary of the Interior until a successor is appointed or until the absence or sickness of the incumbent shall cease: 1. Under Secretary of the Interior. 2. Assistant Secretaries of the Interior and Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, in the order fixed by their length of service as such. 3. Solicitor of the Department of the Interior. This order supersedes Executive Order No. 10156 of August 26, 1950, entitled "Designation of Certain Officers of the Department of the Interior to Act as Secretary of the Interior." DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, February 15, 1958.