LogosMajor disclaimer here: we're saying that the rhetorical approach this doc takes was based on logic. What we're not saying, by any stretch of the imagination, was that this E.O. was itself logi...

A Thicket of Run-On Sentences and Dense ParagraphsYou can just tell E.O. 9066 isn't meant to be spoken aloud like a speech or one of FDR's fireside chats. In fact, reading an IKEA manual out loud w...

Put this one up there with the great titles of all time, folks. Step aside, evocative gems like "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!" and "Tear Down This Wall."E.O. 9066 is here!Yeah, this title is p...

Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense...

This order shall not be construed as modifying or limiting in any way the authority heretofore granted under Executive Order No. 8972, dated December 12, 1941, nor shall it be construed as limiting...

(8) Snow LineThis one is a tough read. Yeah, it's short, but, wow, is it dense. Eleven sentences are stretched over five paragraphs, and some of those sentences are more than 100 words long. FDR wa...

In-Text ReferencesMilitary, Political, and Governmental ReferencesPresident of the United States (Yes, FDR gives a shout-out to…himself.) (2, 6, 12)Secretary of war (referring to Henry L. Stimson...

In the WRA relocation camps, schools were set up for children and adults alike. Educational programs included classes in the English language and classes on American culture. Their purpose? To furt...