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This executive order, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on 1967-05-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 10647 Respecting Certain Appointments Under the Defense Production Act of 1950." 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
▪10647 of November 28, 1955, is amended to read: "At least once every twelve months the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission shall survey appointments made under section 710 (b) (1) of the Act." 2.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
181
1,053 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
9.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11355, Lyndon B. Johnson (May 26, 1967). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11355-amending-executive-order-no-10647-respecting-certain-appointments.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Defense Production Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 798), as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. The first sentence of subsection 305 (a) of Executive Order No. 10647 of November 28, 1955, is amended to read: "At least once every twelve months the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission shall survey appointments made under section 710 (b) (1) of the Act." 2. Paragraph (1) of subsection 305 (b) of Executive Order No. 10647 is amended to read: "A statistical report showing the number of appointments made pursuant to the authority in section 101 (a) of this order by each department or agency for the twelve-month period covered, the total number of appointees under that authority serving in advisory or consultative positions, and the number of such appointees who are serving in other than consultative or advisory positions;" 3. Part II of Executive Order No. 10647 is hereby revoked. LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House May 26, 1967
