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Executive Order 9607 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9607—Revoking Executive Order 9301 of February 9, 1943, Establishing a Minimum Wartime Workweek of Forty-Eight Hours

Thursday, August 30, 1945
1 min read (53 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 Harry S Truman on 1945-08-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revoking Executive Order 9301 of February 9, 1943, Establishing a Minimum Wartime Workweek of Forty-Eight Hours." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statues as President of the United States it is ordered that Executive Order 9301 of February 9, 1943, establishing a minimum wartime workweek of forty-eight hours, be, and it is hereby, revoked.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
53
308 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. 9607, Harry S Truman (Aug 30, 1945). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9607-revoking-executive-order-9301-february-9-1943-establishing-minimum.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)