Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
This executive order, signed by President Richard Nixon on 1973-04-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 11652 on Classification and Declassification of National Security Information and Material." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Amending Executive Order No. 11652 on Classification and Declassification of National Security Information and Material.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
98
628 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
18.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11714, Richard Nixon (Apr 24, 1973). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11714-amending-executive-order-no-11652-classification-and.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, the second sentence of Section 7(A) of Executive Order No. 11652 of March 8, 1972, is amended to read as follows: "To assist the National Security Council, an Interagency Classification Review Committee shall be established, composed of a Chairman designated by the President, the Archivist of the United States, and representatives of the Departments of State, Defense and Justice, the Atomic Energy Commission, the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council Staff." RICHARD NIXON The White House, April 24, 1973.
