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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1938-12-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Excusing Federal Employees From Duty on December 24 and 31, 1938." 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
▪This order shall be published in the Federal Register .
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
176
1,091 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
21.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8022, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 6, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8022-excusing-federal-employees-from-duty-december-24-and-31-1938.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. The several Executive departments, independent establishments, and other governmental agencies in the District of Columbia, including the Government Printing Office and the Navy Yard and Naval Stations, shall be closed all day on Saturday, December 24, 1938, the day preceding Christmas Day, and all day on Saturday, December 31, 1938, the day preceding New Year's Day; and all employees in the Federal service in the District of Columbia, and in the field service of the Executive departments, independent establishments, and other agencies of the Government, except those who may for special public reasons be excluded from the provisions of this order by the heads of their respective departments, establishments, or agencies, or those whose absence from duty would be inconsistent with the provisions of existing law, shall be excused from duty on those days. 2. This order shall be published in the Federal Register . FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, December 6, 1938 .
