Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
This executive order, signed by President Calvin Coolidge on 1929-03-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Appointment of Virginia Ladd Without Regard to Civil Service Rules." 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 Authorizing the Appointment of Virginia Ladd Without Regard to Civil Service Rules.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
58
359 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5072, Calvin Coolidge (Mar 2, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5072-authorizing-the-appointment-virginia-ladd-without-regard-civil.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Miss Virginia Ladd may be appointed to an appropriate clerical position in the classified service without regard to the provisions of the civil service rules. The Secretaiy of War recommends the issuance of an executive order to permit the appointment of Miss Ladd. The Civil Service Commission does not concur. CALVIN COOLIDGE The White House, March 2, 1929.
