Executive Order 11500 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11500—Amending Executive Order No. 11452, Establishing the Council for Urban Affairs

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Friday, December 12, 1969

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1 min read (102 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 Richard Nixon on 1969-12-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 11452, Establishing the Council for Urban Affairs." 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

▪ 11452 of January 23, 1969, entitled "Establishing the Council for Urban Affairs" is amended by deleting the words "and such other heads of departments and agencies as the President may from time to time direct" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "and such other heads of departments and agencies and others as the President may from time to time direct".

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

102

597 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11500, Richard Nixon (Dec 12, 1969). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11500-amending-executive-order-no-11452-establishing-the-council-for-urban.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, and as President of the United States, subsection (c) of section 1 of Executive Order No. 11452 of January 23, 1969, entitled "Establishing the Council for Urban Affairs" is amended by deleting the words "and such other heads of departments and agencies as the President may from time to time direct" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "and such other heads of departments and agencies and others as the President may from time to time direct". RICHARD NIXON The White House December 12, 1969