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This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1958-09-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 10773 of July 1, 1958, Relating to Civil and Defense Mobilization." 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
▪861), it is ordered, effective as of August 26, 1958, that Executive Order No.
▪10773 of July 1, 1958, be, and it is hereby, amended (1) by deleting the words "Defense and Civilian Mobilization", whenever used as part of the title of any officer or the name of any agency or body, and by inserting in lieu thereof, the words "Civil and Defense Mobilization", and (2) by inserting in section 1 thereof, as herein-above amended, after "1958" a comma and the words "as amended".
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
121
680 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
14.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10782, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Sep 6, 1958). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10782-amending-executive-order-no-10773-july-1-1958-relating-civil-and.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and consonant with the provisions of the act of August 26, 1958 (72 Stat. 861), it is ordered, effective as of August 26, 1958, that Executive Order No. 10773 of July 1, 1958, be, and it is hereby, amended (1) by deleting the words "Defense and Civilian Mobilization", whenever used as part of the title of any officer or the name of any agency or body, and by inserting in lieu thereof, the words "Civil and Defense Mobilization", and (2) by inserting in section 1 thereof, as herein-above amended, after "1958" a comma and the words "as amended". DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, September 6, 1958.
