Executive Order 11208 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11208—Revoking Executive Orders Pertaining to the President's Advisory Council on the Arts

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Wednesday, March 24, 1965

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1 min read (120 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 Lyndon B. Johnson on 1965-03-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revoking Executive Orders Pertaining to the President's Advisory Council on the Arts." 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

▪ WHEREAS the President's Advisory Council on the Arts was established by Executive Order No.

▪ 11112 of June 12, 1963; and WHEREAS the National Council on the Arts was established by the Act of September 3, 1964 (P.L.

▪ 88-579) thereby obviating the need for the Council established by the President: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, the following-described Executive orders are hereby revoked: (1) Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

120

752 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11208, Lyndon B. Johnson (Mar 24, 1965). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11208-revoking-executive-orders-pertaining-the-presidents-advisory-council.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WHEREAS the President's Advisory Council on the Arts was established by Executive Order No. 11112 of June 12, 1963; and WHEREAS the National Council on the Arts was established by the Act of September 3, 1964 (P.L. 88-579) thereby obviating the need for the Council established by the President: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, the following-described Executive orders are hereby revoked: (1) Executive Order No. 11112 of June 12, 1963, entitled "Establishing the President's Advisory Council on the Arte." (2) Executive Order No. 11124 of October 28, 1963, entitled "Enlarging the Membership of the President's Advisory Council on the Arte." LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House, March 24, 1965.