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Title: United States. Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of Government records
Date (inclusive): 1947-1955
Collection Number: XX312
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
36 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box
(15.9 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, reports, minutes, press releases, and printed matter, relating to rationalization of the organization of the
executive branch of the United States government. Includes records of the second Commission on Organization of the Executive
Branch of the Government (1953-1955).
Creator:
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Creator:
United States. Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government (1947-1949)
Creator:
United States. Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government (1953-1955)
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Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
[Identification of item], United States. Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of Government records, [Box no.,
Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
The First Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government, chaired by former President Herbert Hoover,
was established by act of July 7, 1947 (61 Stat. 246). The commission studied and investigated the organization and methods
of operation of the Executive branch of the federal government, and recommended organization changes to promote economy, efficiency,
and improved service. Operating through functional area task forces, it submitted numerous full commission and individual
task force reports to Congress. The final report, published as
Concluding Report: Report to Congress, May 1949, included an index to previously submitted reports. The commission was terminated June 12, 1949, as provided in
the enabling legislation.
The Second Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government, chaired by former President Herbert Hoover,
was established by act of July 10, 1953 (67 Stat. 142), and extended by act of May 23, 1955 (69 Stat. 64). It studied and
investigated organization and methods of operation of the Executive branch of the federal government, and recommended organization
changes to promote economy, efficiency, and improved service. The commission's final report to Congress was submitted on June
29, 1955, and was published in two volumes as
Final Report to the Congress and
Index to the Commission and Task Force Reports, June 1955. The commission was terminated June 30, 1955, as provided in extending legislation, with an additional ninety
days for liquidation.
Correspondence, reports, minutes, press releases, and printed matter, relating to rationalization of the organization of the
executive branch of the United States government. Includes records of the second Commission on Organization of the Executive
Branch of the Government (1953-1955).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Executive departments -- United States
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953
United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961