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WORD COUNT FOR PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION TYPES

There are 7 commission types:

1. Cabinet - Presidential Appointment with the advice and consent of the Senate

2. (PAS) Presidential Appointment with the advice and consent of the Senate, Confirmation commission

3. (PA) Presidential Appointment without consent of Senate, Straight commission

4. (WHS) White House Staff

5. Ambassador - Presidential appointment with the advice and consent of the Senate

6. Partially Printed (for exceptions to the text)

7. Labor - Presidential appointment with the advice and consent of the Senate

• Commission Type 1 - Cabinet

Provided semi-engraved commission size - 23” wide x 19” tall.

Seven spaces to be filled in with calligraphy with approximately 15 to 24 words.

A. The President’s name - 2 to 3 words - first name, middle name or initial, and last name are centered at the top of the commission -

Size of calligraphy: the capital letters are approximately 1 1/8” tall and the lowercase letters are ½” tall.

B. Nominee’s name and State - 5 to 9 words –first, middle and last name, of the District of

Columbia, (or one of the 50 States)

Size of calligraphy: capitals are 3/8” tall and the lowercase x height is 1/8”.

Note: The size of calligraphy for all lines that follow is the same as Line 2, capitals are

3/8” tall and the lowercase x height is 1/8”.

C. Pronoun - 1 word pronoun of “him” “her” “their” “them”

D. Title - The number of words varies from 3 to 5 words. Example - “Secretary of Labor,”

E. Pronoun - 1 word pronoun of “him” “her” “their” “them”

F. Pronoun - 1 word pronoun of “him” “her” “their” “them”

G. Nominee’s name - 2 to 4 words - first name, middle name, or middle initial, last name

• Commission Type 2 - Presidential Commission with consent of Senate (PAS)

Provided semi-engraved commission size - 23” wide x 19” tall.

Ten spaces to be filled in with calligraphy with approximately 30 to 60 words.

A. The President’s name - 2 to 3 words - first name, middle name or initial, and last name are centered at the top of the commission -

Size of calligraphy: the capital letters are approximately 1 1/8” tall and the lowercase letters are ½” tall.

B. “Integrity and Ability” - 3 words

Size of calligraphy: capitals are 3/8” tall and the lowercase x height is 1/8”.

Note: The size of calligraphy for all lines that follow is the same as Line 2, capitals are

3/8” tall and the lowercase x height is 1/8”.

C. Nominee’s name and State - 5 to 9 words –first, middle and last name, of the District of

Columbia, (or one of the 50 States)

D. Pronoun - 1 word pronoun of “him” “her” “their” “them”

E. Title - The number of words varies from 7 to 20 words. Example - “a Member of the

United States Advisory Council on Abcdef Abcefghijk for a term of two years,”

F. Pronoun - 1 word pronoun of “him” “her” “their” “them”

G. “powers, privileges, and emoluments” or “powers and privileges” - 3 to 4 words

H. Pronoun - 1 word pronoun of “him” “her” “their” “them”

I. Nominee’s name - 2 to 4 words - first name, middle name, or middle initial, last name

J. “subject to the conditions prescribed by law.” or “during the pleasure of the President of the United States for the time being.” 7 words or 14 words, depending on which of the two is written in the position law.

• Commission Type 3 - Presidential Commission (PA)

Ten spaces to be filled in with calligraphy with approximately 30 to 60 words.

A. The President’s name - 2 to 3 words - first name, middle name or initial, and last name are centered at the top of the commission -

Size of calligraphy: the capital letters are approximately 1 1/8” tall and the lowercase letters are ½” tall.

B. “Integrity and Ability” - 3 words

Size of calligraphy: capitals are 3/8” tall and the lowercase x height is 1/8”.

Note: The size of calligraphy for all lines that follow is the same as Line 2, capitals are

3/8” tall and the lowercase x height is 1/8”.

C. Nominee’s name and State - 5 to 9 words –first, middle and last name, of the District of

Columbia, (or one of the 50 States)

D. Pronoun - 1 word pronoun of “him” “her” “their” “them”

E. Title - The number of words varies from 7 to 20 words. Example - “a Member of the

United States Advisory Council on Abcdef Abcefghijk for a term of two years,”

F. Pronoun - 1 word pronoun of “him” “her” “their” “them”

G. “powers, privileges, and emoluments” or “powers and privileges” - 3 to 4 words

H. Pronoun - 1 word pronoun of “him” “her” “their” “them”

I. Nominee’s name - 2 to 4 words - first name, middle name, or middle initial, last name

J. “subject to the conditions prescribed by law.” or “during the pleasure of the President of the United States for the time being.” 7 words or 14 words, depending on which of the two is written in the position law.

• Commission Type 4 – White House Staff Commission (WHS)

Three spaces to be filled in with calligraphy with approximately 14 to 26 words.

A. The President’s name - 2 to 3 words - first name, middle name or initial, and last name are centered at the top of the commission -

Size of calligraphy: the capital letters are approximately 1 1/8” tall and the lowercase letters are ½” tall.

B. Nominee’s name and State - 5 to 9 words –first, middle and last name, of the District of

Columbia, (or one of the 50 States)

Size of calligraphy: capitals are 3/8” tall and the lowercase x height is 1/8”.

Note: The size of calligraphy for all lines that follow is the same as Line 2, capitals are

3/8” tall and the lowercase x height is 1/8”.

C. Title - The number of words varies from 7 to 14 words. Example - “Special Assistant to the President for Abcdefg Hijklmno Pqrstuv,”

• Commission Type 5 – Ambassador

Provided semi-engraved commission size – 15 1/2” wide x 11 1/2” tall.

Three spaces to be filled in with calligraphy with approximately 8 to 17 words.

A. The President’s name - 2 to 3 words - first name, middle name or initial, and last name are centered at the top of the commission -

Size of calligraphy: the capital letters are approximately 1” tall and the lowercase letters are 3/8” tall.

B. Nominee’s name and State - 5 to 9 words –first, middle and last name, of the District of

Columbia, (or one of the 50 States)

Size of calligraphy: capitals are 3/8” tall and the lowercase x height is 1/8”.

Note: The size of calligraphy for all lines that follow is the same as Line 2, capitals are

3/8” tall and the lowercase x height is 1/8”.

C. Country name - The number of words varies from 1 to 5 words. Example – “Malaysia” or

“the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,”

• Commission Type 6 – Partially printed

Provided partially printed commission size - 23” wide x 19” tall.

Six spaces to be filled in with calligraphy including a 4-line paragraph. Approximately 95 to

120 words. The wording may include either “appoint” or “designate.”

A. The President’s name - 2 to 3 words - first name, middle name or initial, and last name are centered at the top of the commission -

Size of calligraphy: the capital letters are approximately 1 1/8” tall and the lowercase letters are ½” tall.

B. Integrity and Ability - 2 words

Size of calligraphy: capitals are 3/8” tall and the lowercase x height is 1/8”.

Note: The size of calligraphy for all lines that follow is the same as Line 2, capitals are

3/8” tall and the lowercase x height is 1/8”.

C. Nominee’s name and State - 5 to 9 words - First Middle and Last name, of the District of

Columbia, (or one of the 50 States)

D. Approximately 86 to 100 words - I have nominated, and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do designate her/him Chairman of the National Abcdefghijk

Lmnopqr Board for a term of three years, and do authorize and empower her/him to execute and fulfil the duties of that Office according to law, and to have and to hold the said Office, with all the powers, privileges, and emoluments thereunto of right appertaining, unto her/him the said First Middle Last name, subject to the conditions prescribed by law.

E. United States – 2 words

F. State – 1 word (the word State, after Secretary of)

• Commission Type 7 – Labor

Provided semi-engraved commission size – 16 1/2” wide x 12 1/2” tall.

Three spaces to be filled in with calligraphy with approximately 12 to 22 words.

A. The President’s name - 2 to 3 words - first name, middle name or initial, and last name are centered at the top of the commission -

Size of calligraphy: the capital letters are approximately 1” tall and the lowercase letters are 3/8” tall.

B. Nominee’s name and State - 5 to 9 words –first, middle and last name, of the District of

Columbia, (or one of the 50 States)

Size of calligraphy: capitals are 3/8” tall and the lowercase x height is 1/8”.

Note: The size of calligraphy for all lines that follow is the same as Line 2, capitals are

3/8” tall and the lowercase x height is 1/8”.

C. Title - The number of words varies from 5 to 10 words. Example – an Assistant Secretary of Labor

Official appointment date inked on commission (second stage of the commission process that occurs after the commission is signed - a separate roundtrip delivery of the commission takes place):

4 words are lettered into 4 spaces with the day, month, year, and independence year:

twenty-third August twenty-four forty-eighth

Size of calligraphy: capitals are slightly less than 3/8” tall and the lowercase x height is slightly less than 1/8”.

Examples of Calligraphy on a Presidential Commission

Example of a Foreign Service Commission