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This executive order, signed by President Richard Nixon on 1974-04-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 11768, Placing Certain Positions in Levels IV and V of the Executive 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, section 2 of Executive Order No.
▪11768, of February 20, 1974, placing certain positions in level V of the Executive Schedule, is amended by adding at the end thereof "(10) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (International Security Affairs), Department of Defense." RICHARD NIXON The White House, April 22, 1974.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
69
419 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
14.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11780, Richard Nixon (Apr 22, 1974). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11780-amending-executive-order-no-11768-placing-certain-positions-levels.
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, section 2 of Executive Order No. 11768, of February 20, 1974, placing certain positions in level V of the Executive Schedule, is amended by adding at the end thereof "(10) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (International Security Affairs), Department of Defense." RICHARD NIXON The White House, April 22, 1974.
