Flying the American Flag at Half-Staff

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Legislative Reference Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Flags--United States.

Flags.

Law.

Public buildings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 1968

Summary:

Summarizes and cites from law regarding the flying of the U.S. flag at half-staff, on Federal buildings, grounds and facilities; and discusses role of President in authorizing flying of flag at half staff for certain individuals. Provides instances of the flag being flown at half staff to honor private citizens and foreign nationals. Addresses legal issues and public opinion relating to private display of flag at half staff

Notes:

CRS Report

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Legislative Reference Service. Flying the American Flag at Half-Staff

Publisher Number:

CRS-1968-CRX-0007

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license