Presidential Directives: An Introduction

Abstract

Presidential directives, such as proclamations and executive orders, are a tool used by Presidents to announce official policy and make declarations in their roles as leader of the executive branch, commander in chief of the Armed Forces, and head of state. Presidents have used directives throughout American history for a wide variety of purposes, but they have taken on a more central policy role in recent Administrations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 13, 2019
Accession Number
AD1171866

Entities

People

  • Benjamin B. Wilhelm

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Copyrights
  • Correctional Facilities
  • Department Of Defense
  • Directives
  • Executives
  • Federal Law
  • Governments
  • International Trade
  • Language
  • Law
  • National Security
  • President (United States)
  • Public Administration
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.