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The flag of the vice president of the United States consists of the U.S. vice presidential coat of arms on a white background, with four dark blue stars in the corners. A version of the flag is kept in the vice president's office, is sometimes displayed by the vice president in official photos, and is flown on the vice president's motorcade.
The presidential seal and flag were redesigned in 1945, and since the vice president's flag at the time was a reversed-color variation of the presidential flag, it was noted that the vice presidential seal and flag should also be redesigned. Since applying the previous reversed-color concept to the seal as well would result in the design being ...
Former presidents, vice presidents, first ladies, second ladies, and secretaries of state and retired Supreme Court justices are also included in the list. The order is established by the president, through the Office of the Chief of Staff, [2] and is maintained by the State Department's Office of the Chief of Protocol. [4]
Several United States vice presidents have borne a coat of arms; largely through inheritance, assumption, or grants from foreign heraldic authorities.The vice president of the United States, as a position, uses the seal of the vice president of the United States as a coat of arms, but this is a coat of arms of office, not a personal coat of arms.
Description: The first official Flag of the Vice President of the United States, defined by Executive Order 7285 in 1936. The design was the same as the 1916 President's flag, defined in Executive Order 2390 in 1916, except the colors were reversed -- instead of a mostly white eagle and stars on a blue background, the Vice President's flag was a mostly blue eagle and stars on a white background.
The Democratic vice presidential candidate also championed the redesign of the Minnesota flag to get rid of a design considered insensitive to Indigenous communities.
The yellow Gadsden flag, with the words “Don’t Tread On Me,” became a symbol of the modern Tea Party, a 2000s conservative movement that grew after the 2008 election of President Barack Obama.
The vice president's role began steadily growing in importance during the 1930s, with the Office of the Vice President being created in the executive branch in 1939, and has since grown much further. Due to its increase in power and prestige, the vice presidency is now often considered to be a stepping stone to the presidency.