Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939
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Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939 was a New Deal–era presidential reorganization measure that significantly restructured the federal executive branch and strengthened the institutional framework of the U.S. presidency.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Reorganization Act of 1939 | 8 |
| Reorganization Plan No. I of 1939 | 4 |
| Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939 canonical | 2 |
| Reorganization Act amendments of 1939 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17879 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939 Context triple: [Executive Office of the President of the United States, legalBasis, Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939]
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A.
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was a massive U.S.-led economic aid program launched after World War II to rebuild and stabilize war-torn European countries and contain the spread of communism.
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B.
Point Four Program
The Point Four Program was a U.S. foreign aid initiative launched in 1949 to provide technical assistance and economic development support to poorer countries as part of Cold War-era efforts to promote stability and counter communism.
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C.
Emergency Banking Act
The Emergency Banking Act was a 1933 U.S. law passed early in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency to stabilize the collapsing banking system during the Great Depression by regulating bank operations and restoring public confidence.
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D.
Public Law 86-209
Public Law 86-209 is a United States federal statute that established the National Medal of Science as a presidential award recognizing outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge.
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E.
Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939 Target entity description: Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939 was a New Deal–era presidential reorganization measure that significantly restructured the federal executive branch and strengthened the institutional framework of the U.S. presidency.
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A.
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was a massive U.S.-led economic aid program launched after World War II to rebuild and stabilize war-torn European countries and contain the spread of communism.
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B.
Point Four Program
The Point Four Program was a U.S. foreign aid initiative launched in 1949 to provide technical assistance and economic development support to poorer countries as part of Cold War-era efforts to promote stability and counter communism.
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C.
Emergency Banking Act
The Emergency Banking Act was a 1933 U.S. law passed early in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency to stabilize the collapsing banking system during the Great Depression by regulating bank operations and restoring public confidence.
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D.
Public Law 86-209
Public Law 86-209 is a United States federal statute that established the National Medal of Science as a presidential award recognizing outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge.
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E.
Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Deal–era reform measure
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United States federal reorganization plan ⓘ |
| affectedAgency |
Office of Management and Budget
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surface form:
Bureau of the Budget
Executive Office of the President of the United States ⓘ |
| aimedToImprove |
coordination of executive agencies
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presidential control over administration ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | federal executive branch of the United States ⓘ |
| consequence |
expanded staff resources available to the president
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institutionalized the modern presidency ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| created |
Executive Office of the President of the United States
ⓘ
Executive Office of the President of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
Liaison Office for Personnel Management within the Executive Office of the President
Office of Government Reports within the Executive Office of the President ⓘ Executive Office of the President of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the White House Staff within the Executive Office of the President
|
| effect |
centralized administrative management under the president
ⓘ
significantly restructured the federal executive branch ⓘ strengthened the institutional presidency ⓘ |
| governmentBranchAffected |
executive branch of the United States
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surface form:
Executive Branch of the United States
|
| historicalEra |
New Deal
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surface form:
New Deal era
|
| implementedUnder |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt administration
|
| legalBasis |
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Reorganization Act of 1939
|
| legalForm | presidential reorganization plan ⓘ |
| legislativeContext | New Deal ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Deal
ⓘ
surface form:
New Deal reforms
|
| policyArea |
executive branch organization
ⓘ
public administration reform ⓘ |
| presidentDuringAdoption |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| purpose |
to reorganize and streamline the federal executive branch
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to strengthen the institutional framework of the U.S. presidency ⓘ |
| signedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| subjectOf |
scholarship on the institutional presidency
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studies of the growth of presidential power ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1939 ⓘ |
| transferredFunction | Bureau of the Budget from the Department of the Treasury to the Executive Office of the President ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939 Description of subject: Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939 was a New Deal–era presidential reorganization measure that significantly restructured the federal executive branch and strengthened the institutional framework of the U.S. presidency.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Executive Office of the President of the United States
→
createdBy
→
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939
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this entity surface form:
Reorganization Act of 1939
Executive Office of the President of the United States
→
legalBasis
→
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939
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subject surface form:
Executive Office of the President of the United States
this entity surface form:
Reorganization Act of 1939
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939
→
legalBasis
→
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Reorganization Act of 1939
this entity surface form:
Reorganization Plan No. I of 1939
this entity surface form:
Reorganization Act of 1939
subject surface form:
Office for Emergency Management
this entity surface form:
Reorganization Plan No. I of 1939
this entity surface form:
Reorganization Plan No. I of 1939
this entity surface form:
Reorganization Act of 1939
subject surface form:
Federal Security Agency
this entity surface form:
Reorganization Plan No. I of 1939
subject surface form:
Federal Security Agency
this entity surface form:
Reorganization Act of 1939
this entity surface form:
Reorganization Act amendments of 1939
this entity surface form:
Reorganization Act of 1939
this entity surface form:
Reorganization Act of 1939