Executive Order 8218 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8218—Exemption of Herbert Vansant From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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Monday, August 7, 1939

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1 min read (120 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 1939-08-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Exemption of Herbert Vansant From Compulsory Retirement for Age." 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

▪ 715a), I hereby exempt the said Herbert Vansant from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending August 31, 1940.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

120

704 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8218, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 7, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8218-exemption-herbert-vansant-from-compulsory-retirement-for-age.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Whereas , in my judgment, the public interest requires that Herbert Vansant, senior civil engineer, Engineer Department at Large, War Department, who, during the month of August, 1939, will reach the retirement age prescribed for automatic separation from the service, applicable to him, be exempted from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year: Now, Therefore , by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 204 of the act of June 30, 1932, 47 Stat. 382, 404 (U.S.C., title 5, sec. 715a), I hereby exempt the said Herbert Vansant from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending August 31, 1940. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, Aug 7th, 1939.