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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1932-07-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Exemption of Persons from Compulsory Retirement for Age." 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 Exemption of Persons from Compulsory Retirement for Age.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities
Total Words
228
1,303 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
8.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5896, Herbert Hoover (Jul 29, 1932). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5896-exemption-persons-from-compulsory-retirement-for-age.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 204 of Part II of the act entitled "AN ACT Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, and for other purposes," approved June 30, 1932, the following-named persons who have reached the retirement age prescribed for automatic separation from the service are hereby exempted from the provisions of that section: Name Department or Establishment Millard J. Moore Department of Commerce Frank C. Skinner " " " Joseph A. Hill " " " Jasper S. Bilby " " " Timothy W. Stanton Department of the Interior Joseph Michaelson Navy Department William McLean " " Edgar Wommack " " William A. Newcome Department of State Sydney Y. Smith " " " George O. Von Nerta Treasury Department Joseph D. Nevius " " George W. Ashworth " " William D. Heins " " Thomas H. Carroll " " Henry B. Shuman " " William B. Hamilton " " George W. Koonce War Department Francis A. Sebring District of Columbia Frank H. Cole Smithsonian Institution Coates W. Shoemaker " " William E. Rollins Senate Office Building The foregoing persons were temporarily exempted from the provisions of section 204 of the act above mentioned by Executive Orders Nos. 5873 and 5875 of June 30, 1932. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, July 29, 1932.
