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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1938-08-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing Certain Persons To Be Continued in Their Present Positions in the National Bituminous Coal Commission." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Authorizing Certain Persons To Be Continued in Their Present Positions in the National Bituminous Coal Commission.
Exec. Order No. 7943, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 2, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7943-authorizing-certain-persons-be-continued-their-present-positions-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 (22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby ordered that Edgar C. Faris, Jr., Assistant Secretary, William B. Roberts III, Chief, Code Membership Section, and Leonard W. Mosby, Director of Public Relations, may be continued in their respective positions in the office of the Secretary of the National Bituminous Coal Commission without regard to the requirements of the Civil Service Rules and without thereby acquiring a classified status. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, Aug 2 1938.
