Executive Order 9938 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 9938—Revoking Executive Order No. 9544 of April 25, 1945, Authorizing the Secretary of War to Assume Control of a Certain Airport in Oregon
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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1948-03-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revoking Executive Order No. 9544 of April 25, 1945, Authorizing the Secretary of War to Assume Control of a Certain Airport in Oregon." 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
▪212), it is ordered as follows: Executive Order No.
▪9544 of April 25 1945, authorizing and directing the Secretary of War to assume full control of the pbul8ic airport on the following described lands, in the State of Oregon, is hereby revoked: WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN T.
▪The lands are included in a lease to the City of Redmond pursuant to the provisions of the act of May 24, 1928, supra, for a period of twenty years from March 12, 1942, and it is intended that the lease shall again be operative and in full force and effect upon the signing of this order.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
Total Words
181
875 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
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Flesch-Kincaid
7.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9938, Harry S Truman (Mar 22, 1948). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9938-revoking-executive-order-no-9544-april-25-1945-authorizing-the.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the act of May 24, 1928, 45 Stat. 728 (49 U.S.C. 212), it is ordered as follows: Executive Order No. 9544 of April 25 1945, authorizing and directing the Secretary of War to assume full control of the pbul8ic airport on the following described lands, in the State of Oregon, is hereby revoked: WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN T. 15 S., R. 13 E. Sec. 22, E ½, N ½ NW ¼, SE ¼ NW ¼, NE ¼ SW ¼, S ½ SW ¼; Sec. 23, W ½ E ½, W ½; Sec 26, NW ¼; Sec. 27, N ½. The areas described aggregate 1,520 acres. The lands are included in a lease to the City of Redmond pursuant to the provisions of the act of May 24, 1928, supra, for a period of twenty years from March 12, 1942, and it is intended that the lease shall again be operative and in full force and effect upon the signing of this order. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, March 22, 1948
