Executive Order 8960 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8960—Amending Executive Order No. 8546 of September 24, 1940, Creating the Defense Communications Board and Defining Its Functions and Duties

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Saturday, December 6, 1941

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1 min read (100 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 1941-12-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 8546 of September 24, 1940, Creating the Defense Communications Board and Defining Its Functions and Duties." 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

▪ 1064), as amended, it is ordered that Executive Order No.

▪ 8546 of September 24, 1940, creating the Defense Communications Board and defining its functions and duties, be, and it is hereby, amended by substituting for the words "Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in Charge of the Coast Guard", wherever they appear in the said order, the words "Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in Charge of Treasury Enforcement Activities".

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

100

607 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8960, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 6, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8960-amending-executive-order-no-8546-september-24-1940-creating-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and by the Communications Act of 1934 (48 Stat. 1064), as amended, it is ordered that Executive Order No. 8546 of September 24, 1940, creating the Defense Communications Board and defining its functions and duties, be, and it is hereby, amended by substituting for the words "Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in Charge of the Coast Guard", wherever they appear in the said order, the words "Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in Charge of Treasury Enforcement Activities". FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, December 6, 1941.