Death of Barbara Bush

Vol. 83

Monday,

No. 78

April 23, 2018

Part III

The President

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Proclamation 9727--Death of Barbara Bush

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 9727 of April 17, 2018

Death of Barbara Bush

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

On this solemn day, we mourn the loss of Barbara Bush,
an outstanding and memorable woman of character. As a
wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, military
spouse, and former First Lady, Mrs. Bush was an
advocate of the American family. Mrs. Bush lived a life
that reminds us always to cherish our relationships
with friends, family, and all acquaintances. In the
spirit of the memory of Mrs. Bush, may we always
remember to be kind to one another and to put the care
of others first.

As a mark of respect for the memory of Barbara Bush, I
hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, that the flag of the United States shall be
flown at half-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 United States and its Territories and possessions
until sunset, on the day of interment. I also direct
that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same
period at all United States embassies, legations,
consular offices, and other facilities abroad,
including all military facilities and naval vessels and
stations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
seventeenth day of April, in the year of our Lord two
thousand eighteen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.