Executive Order 6591 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6591—Transportation of Air Mail During Emergency Created by Annulment of Domestic Air Mail Contracts

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Friday, February 9, 1934

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1 min read (176 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 1934-02-09, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transportation of Air Mail During Emergency Created by Annulment of Domestic Air Mail Contracts." 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

▪ Whereas by an order of the Postmaster General of the United States all domestic air mail contracts for carrying the mails have been annulled; and Whereas the public interest requires that air mail service continue to be afforded and the cancelation of said contracts has created an emergency in this respect; Now, Therefore, I, Franklin D.

▪ Roosevelt , President of the United States, under and by virtue of the authority in me vested, do hereby order and direct that the Postmaster General, Secretary of War, and Secretary of Commerce, together with other officers of their respective Departments, cooperate to the end that necessary air mail service be afforded.

▪ It is further ordered and directed that the Secretary of War place at the disposal of the Postmaster General such airplanes, landing fields, pilots, and other employees and equipment of the Army of the United States needed or required for the transportation of mail, during the present emergency, by air over routes and schedules prescribed by the Postmaster General.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

176

1,088 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

21.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6591, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 9, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6591-transportation-air-mail-during-emergency-created-annulment-domestic.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Whereas by an order of the Postmaster General of the United States all domestic air mail contracts for carrying the mails have been annulled; and Whereas the public interest requires that air mail service continue to be afforded and the cancelation of said contracts has created an emergency in this respect; Now, Therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt , President of the United States, under and by virtue of the authority in me vested, do hereby order and direct that the Postmaster General, Secretary of War, and Secretary of Commerce, together with other officers of their respective Departments, cooperate to the end that necessary air mail service be afforded. It is further ordered and directed that the Secretary of War place at the disposal of the Postmaster General such airplanes, landing fields, pilots, and other employees and equipment of the Army of the United States needed or required for the transportation of mail, during the present emergency, by air over routes and schedules prescribed by the Postmaster General. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, February 9, 1934.