Richard Nixon ordered flags raised back to full-staff on Feb. 13, 1973, during the 30-day mourning for former President Lyndon B. Johnson. Nixon’s order was to honor the first American prisoners of ...
Usa.gov states that the American flag flies at half-staff when the country or a state is in mourning. The president, a state governor or the mayor of the District of Columbia can order flags to ...
Flags typically fly at half-staff for 30 days following the death of a former president, according to the United States flag code. In a similar situation, flags were flown at half-staff at the ...