Executive Order 11378 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11378—Exemption of Daniel J. Quill From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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Tuesday, October 31, 1967

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1 min read (171 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 1967-10-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Exemption of Daniel J. Quill From Compulsory Retirement for Age." 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

▪ Quill, Postmaster at San Antonio, Texas will, during the month of October 1967, become subject to compulsory retirement for age under the provisions of the Civil Service Retirement Law, unless exempted therefrom; and WHEREAS, in my judgment, the public interest requires that Mr.

▪ Except as the authority vested in the President by Title V of the law, is specifically exercised in this Order, nothing contained in this Order shall be deemed to limit or restrict in any manner the exercise of such authority delegated to the Civil Service Commission by Section 2 (c) of Executive Order No.

▪ 10530 of May 10, 1954, as amended by Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

171

1,001 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11378, Lyndon B. Johnson (Oct 31, 1967). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11378-exemption-daniel-j-quill-from-compulsory-retirement-for-age.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WHEREAS Daniel J. Quill, Postmaster at San Antonio, Texas will, during the month of October 1967, become subject to compulsory retirement for age under the provisions of the Civil Service Retirement Law, unless exempted therefrom; and WHEREAS, in my judgment, the public interest requires that Mr. Quill be exempted from such compulsory retirement: Now, THEREFORE, by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by Title V, 80 Stat. 571 (5 U.S.C. 8335), I hereby exempt Daniel J. Quill from compulsory retirement for age for a period of three years. Except as the authority vested in the President by Title V of the law, is specifically exercised in this Order, nothing contained in this Order shall be deemed to limit or restrict in any manner the exercise of such authority delegated to the Civil Service Commission by Section 2 (c) of Executive Order No. 10530 of May 10, 1954, as amended by Executive Order No. 10682 of October 22, 1956. LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House October 31, 1967