Executive Order 10828 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 10828—Designating the Airport Being Constructed in the Counties of Fairfax and Loudoun in the State of Virginia as the Dulles International Airport
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This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1959-07-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designating the Airport Being Constructed in the Counties of Fairfax and Loudoun in the State of Virginia as the Dulles International Airport." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Designating the Airport Being Constructed in the Counties of Fairfax and Loudoun in the State of Virginia as the Dulles International Airport.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
202
1,232 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
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Flesch-Kincaid
30
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10828, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Jul 15, 1959). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10828-designating-the-airport-being-constructed-the-counties-fairfax-and.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
WHEREAS there is now being constructed in the counties of Fairfax and Loudoun in the State of Virginia, pursuant to an act of Congress approved September 7, 1950 (Public Law 762; 64 Stat. 770), an international airport which will provide facilities for the District of Columbia and its vicinity; and WHEREAS it is desirable that this airport be given an appropriate and significant name; and WHEREAS the public service of John Foster Dulles, the renowned diplomat and statesman, was dedicated in large measure to the ideals of democracy and the cause of freedom and peace throughout the world; and WHEREAS it is fitting that the international airport being built to serve our Nation's Capital should bear the name of this distinguished American whose memory is revered wherever men cherish democracy and freedom: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, I hereby designate the airport now being constructed in the counties of Fairfax and Loudoun in the State of Virginia, pursuant to the above-mentioned act of Congress, as the Dulles International Airport; and such airport shall hereafter be known and referred to by that name. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, July 15, 1959.
