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 1968-08-09, 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: 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
▪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: (20) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
67
381 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11421, Lyndon B. Johnson (Aug 9, 1968). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11421-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: (20) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs. LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House August 9, 1968
