Friday, July 15, 2016 until sunset on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK IN NICE, FRANCE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a mark of respect for the victims of the attack perpetrated on July 14, 2016, in Nice, France, by the authority vested in…
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a mark of respect for the victims of the attack on police officers perpetrated on Thursday, July 7, 2016, in Dallas, Texas, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United…
Presidential Proclamation — FATHER’S DAY, 2016 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Blessed with the extraordinary privilege and remarkable responsibility of fatherhood, dads play vital roles in our lives — inspiring us to reach for our highest potential, lifting us up when we…
Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2016 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Two hundred and forty years ago, a small band of patriots declared independence, proclaiming in one voice that we are free to determine our own destiny and carry out the work of self-governance. Driven by their…
HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a mark of respect for the victims of the act of hatred and terror perpetrated on Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Florida, by the authority vested in me as President of the United…
According to the US Flag Code, flags are half staffed until noon only, at which point they are raised to full staff. The half-staff position remembers the more than one million men and women who gave their lives in service of their country. At noon their memory is raised by the living, who resolve not…
