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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1943-04-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Providing Additional Members of the War Production Board." 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
▪Paragraph 1 of Executive Order 9024 of January 16, 1942, as amended, is hereby amended to include the Chairman of the War Manpower Commission, the Director of the Office of Defense Transportation, and the Petroleum Administrator for War as members of the War Production Board.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
92
547 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
16.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9335, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 19, 1943). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9335-providing-additional-members-the-war-production-board.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, as President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and the Navy, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. Paragraph 1 of Executive Order 9024 of January 16, 1942, as amended, is hereby amended to include the Chairman of the War Manpower Commission, the Director of the Office of Defense Transportation, and the Petroleum Administrator for War as members of the War Production Board. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, April 19, 1943.
