Executive Order 5247 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5247—Retention of Edwin V. Morgan in the Foreign Service

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Monday, December 23, 1929

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1 min read (83 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 Herbert Hoover on 1929-12-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Retention of Edwin V. Morgan in the Foreign Service." 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

▪ Under the authority provided in subsection (d), section 18, of the act approved May 24, 1924, the President of the United States, in the exercise of his discretion, and acting in the interest of the United States, hereby orders the retention on active duty for such time as may be deemed necessary not in excess of five years from February 22, 1930, of Edwin V.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

489 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5247, Herbert Hoover (Dec 23, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5247-retention-edwin-v-morgan-the-foreign-service.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Under the authority provided in subsection (d), section 18, of the act approved May 24, 1924, the President of the United States, in the exercise of his discretion, and acting in the interest of the United States, hereby orders the retention on active duty for such time as may be deemed necessary not in excess of five years from February 22, 1930, of Edwin V. Morgan, of New York, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Brazil. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, December 23, 1929.