Executive Order 6338 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6338—Exemption of James S. Goldsmith and George G. Hedgcock from Compulsory Retirement for Age

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Saturday, October 14, 1933

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1 min read (225 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1933-10-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Exemption of James S. Goldsmith and George G. Hedgcock from Compulsory Retirement for Age." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Hedgcock, senior pathologist, Department of Agriculture, who, during the current month, will reach the retirement age prescribed for automatic separation from the service, be exempted from the provisions of this section and continued in the service until October 31, 1934; Now, Therefore , by virtue of the authority vested in me by the aforesaid statute, I do hereby exempt James S.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

225

1,394 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6338, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Oct 14, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6338-exemption-james-s-goldsmith-and-george-g-hedgcock-from-compulsory.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Whereas section 204 of the act of June 30, 1932 (ch. 314, 47 Stat. 382, 404; 5 U.S.C., sec. 692b), provides: "On and after July 1, 1932, no person rendering civilian service in any branch or service of the United States Government or the municipal government of the District of Columbia who shall have reached the retirement age prescribed for automatic separation from the service, applicable to such person, shall be continued in such service, notwithstanding any provision of law or regulation to the contrary: Provided , That the President may, by Executive Order, exempt from the provisions of this section any person when, in his judgment, the public interest so requires:" And Whereas the public interest requires that James S. Goldsmith, Superintendent of Buildings and Labor of the United States National Museum, and George G. Hedgcock, senior pathologist, Department of Agriculture, who, during the current month, will reach the retirement age prescribed for automatic separation from the service, be exempted from the provisions of this section and continued in the service until October 31, 1934; Now, Therefore , by virtue of the authority vested in me by the aforesaid statute, I do hereby exempt James S. Goldsmith and George G. Hedgcock from the provisions thereof and continue them in the service until October 31, 1934. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, October 14, 1933.