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 1968-03-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Placing an Additional Position in Level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule." 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 by section 5317 of title 5 of the United States Code, as amended, and as President of the United States, section 2 of Executive Order No.
▪11248 of October 10, 1965, as amended, is further amended by adding thereto the following: (18) Special Assistant for Regional Economic Coordination, Department of Commerce.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
68
400 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11400, Lyndon B. Johnson (Mar 11, 1968). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11400-placing-additional-position-level-v-the-federal-executive-salary.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 5317 of title 5 of the United States Code, as amended, and as President of the United States, section 2 of Executive Order No. 11248 of October 10, 1965, as amended, is further amended by adding thereto the following: (18) Special Assistant for Regional Economic Coordination, Department of Commerce. LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House March 11, 1968
