Executive Order 7351 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 7351—Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Lucille Coy Dailey to a Position in the Classified Civil Service Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules
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 1936-04-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Lucille Coy Dailey to a Position in the Classified Civil Service Without Regard to the 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 Mrs. Lucille Coy Dailey to a Position in the Classified Civil Service Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
120
698 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
8.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7351, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 21, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7351-authorizing-the-appointment-mrs-lucille-coy-dailey-position-the.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of paragraph Eighth of subdivision SECOND of section 2 of the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 (22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby ordered that Mrs. Lucille Coy Dailey may be appointed to a position in the classified civil service of the Government without compliance with the requirements of the Civil Service Rules. Mrs. Dailey is the widow of Ernest E. Dailey, radioman, first class, United States Navy, who lost his fife in the U.S.S. Macon disaster on February 12, 1935. Upon her husband's death Mrs. Dailey was left without adequate means of continued support. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, April 21, 1936.
