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The flags were ordered to remain at half-staff for 30 days or until Jan. 29. While the country’s flag code dictates flags remain lowered following a president’s death, the code is not mandatory.
After Trump is inaugurated, he could technically override Biden’s proclamation as President and raise the flags, an act that Nixon did for a single day in 1973 to honor the release of American ...
After announcing the national day of mourning set for Jan. 9, Biden said all flags will be displayed at half-staff at the White House and on public buildings and grounds.
President Joe Biden has ordered that U.S. flags on federal government buildings and property will be lowered to half staff for five days in recognition of former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who ...
The design divided the flag into four quarters (like the British royal standard): the upper left was the white stars on a blue background (same as the national flag); the lower left had a Goddess of Liberty on a white background; the upper right had an eagle emblem on a white background, and the lower right had the thirteen red and white ...
The U.S. flag atop the White House flying at half-staff in 2019 in honor of Elijah Cummings; the U.S. flag atop the White House is often flown at half-staff to commemorate certain events such as the death of important people. The White House in Washington, D.C., is the official residence of the president of the United States.
Flying the American flag, or a state flag, halfway up the flagpole is a symbol of mourning for the country or state after the death of a government official, military member or first responder; a ...
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. [b] (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice president from 2009 to 2017 under President Barack Obama, and represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate from 1973 to 2009.