Executive Order 10777 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10777—Amending Executive Order No. 10758 To Increase the Membership of the Career Executive Board

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Wednesday, August 6, 1958

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1 min read (237 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 1958-08-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 10758 To Increase the Membership of the Career Executive Board." 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

▪ 403), and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: Section 2 of Executive Order No.

▪ 1589), entitled "Establishing a Career Executive Program within the Civil Service System," is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC.

▪ There is hereby established the Career Executive Board, hereinafter referred to as the Board, which shall be composed of seven members.

▪ Four of the members shall be appointed by the President from private life and each of three of the members shall be a representative of an executive agency in consonance with section 214 of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1946, approved May 3, 1945 (59 Stat.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

237

1,366 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10777, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Aug 6, 1958). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10777-amending-executive-order-no-10758-increase-the-membership-the-career.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the laws of the United States, including section 1753 of the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C. 631) and the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 (22 Stat. 403), and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: Section 2 of Executive Order No. 10758 of March 4, 1958 (23 F. R. 1589), entitled "Establishing a Career Executive Program within the Civil Service System," is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 2. Career Executive Board. There is hereby established the Career Executive Board, hereinafter referred to as the Board, which shall be composed of seven members. Four of the members shall be appointed by the President from private life and each of three of the members shall be a representative of an executive agency in consonance with section 214 of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1946, approved May 3, 1945 (59 Stat. 134; 31 U.S.C. 691). One of the agencies so represented shall be the Commission and the other two shall be such executive agencies, other than the Commission, as the President may from time to time designate. Not more than four members of the Board shall be adherents of the same political party. The Chairman of the Board shall be designated from time to time by the President from among the members of the Board." DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, August 6, 1958.