Jan 20, 2025 · Accordingly, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at full-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations ...

The White House in Washington, D.C., is the official residence of the president of the United States. Being the official residence of the U.S. head of state, it flies the U.S. flag from a flagpole on its rooftop. The U.S. flag is flown there 24 hours a day and seven days a week.

1 day ago · When Trump got the keys to the White House after his inauguration, one of his very first jobs (his fifth executive order) ruled that, in the future, flags must always fly at full-staff on ...

Dec 29, 2024 · Flags on federal buildings and grounds in the U.S. and its territories, as well as all naval vessels, will also fly at half-staff. You will likely also see your governor issue a proclamation...

Jan 21, 2025 · After Monday's presidential inauguration, flags fly back at half-staff in Texas. According to a press release from the White House, flags were ordered to be flown at full-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government, in the District of Columbia and throughout the U.S.

Jan 20, 2025 · On the day Donald Trump is being sworn in as president of the Unites States, the flags at the White House remained at half-staff. Here’s why they weren't changed for Inauguration Day.

The flag was scarlet, with a large blue star in the middle outlined in white which contained the Great Seal. There were four white stars, one in each corner, and scattered between the angles of the large central star were 45 small white stars, representing the 45 states. [2]

The White House in Washington, D.C., is the official residence of the president of the United States. Being the official residence of the U.S. head of state, it flies the U.S. flag from a flagpole on its rooftop. The U.S. flag is flown there 24 hours a day and seven days a week.

President Bush orders the American flag to half-staff in times of tragedy and remembrance. The White House flag was flown at half-staff on Monday, February 3 to honor the seven astronauts who lost their lives aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on Saturday, February 1, 2003.

The Flag of the President, White House Collection This presidential flag was a new design ordered from Arthur E. DuBois and George M. Elsey by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was a sample submitted for President Harry Truman's approval in August 1945.