Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
This executive order, signed by President Jimmy Carter on 1979-08-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "President's Commission on the Holocaust." 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
▪12093 of November 1, 1978, is amended to read as follows: "1-401.
▪The Commission shall submit its final report to the President and the Secretary of the Interior not later than September 28, 1979.".
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
98
577 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 12151, Jimmy Carter (Aug 14, 1979). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12151-presidents-commission-the-holocaust.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, and in order to provide additional time for the President's Commission on the Holocaust to complete its work, Section 1-401 of Executive Order No. 12093 of November 1, 1978, is amended to read as follows: "1-401. The Commission shall submit its final report to the President and the Secretary of the Interior not later than September 28, 1979.". JIMMY CARTER The White House, August 14, 1979. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 2:52 p.m., August 15, 1979]
