Executive Order 9776 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9776—Reopening East Executive Avenue to Public Travel

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Thursday, September 5, 1946

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1 min read (47 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 1946-09-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reopening East Executive Avenue to Public Travel." 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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States and as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, I hereby order that East Executive Avenue in the District of Columbia be reopened to public travel on and after September 9, 1946

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

251 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

22.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9776, Harry S Truman (Sep 5, 1946). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9776-reopening-east-executive-avenue-public-travel.

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 as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, I hereby order that East Executive Avenue in the District of Columbia be reopened to public travel on and after September 9, 1946