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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1941-06-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawing Public Land for Use of the War Department." 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
▪ALASKA By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered that the following-described public land be, and it is hereby, withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, and reserved for the use of the War Department for military purposes: SEWARD MERIDIAN T.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
78
448 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8788, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 14, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8788-withdrawing-public-land-for-use-the-war-department.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
ALASKA By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered that the following-described public land be, and it is hereby, withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, and reserved for the use of the War Department for military purposes: SEWARD MERIDIAN T. 13 N., R. 3 W., Sec. 15, NE¼ containing 160 acres. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 14, 1941.
