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This executive order, signed by President John F. Kennedy on 1962-04-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Increasing From Three to Four the Number of Vice Chairmen of the President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped." 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
▪By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered that the first sentence of Section 1 (b) of Executive Order No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
132
761 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
20.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11018, John F. Kennedy (Apr 27, 1962). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11018-increasing-from-three-four-the-number-vice-chairmen-the-presidents.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered that the first sentence of Section 1 (b) of Executive Order No. 10994 of February 14, 1962, be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: The Committee shall be composed of a Chairman and not more than four Vice Chairmen, who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the President, and of so many other members as may be appointed thereto from time to time by the Chairman of the President's Committee upon the advice of the Executive Committee (hereinafter provided for) from among persons (including representatives of organizations) who can contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the Committee". JOHN F. KENNEDY THE WHITE HOUSE, April 27, 1962
