Death of John David Dingell, Jr.

Proclamation 9843 of February 8, 2019

Death of John David Dingell, Jr.

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

As a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding
service of former Representative John David Dingell,
Jr., of Michigan--the longest-serving Member of
Congress in our Nation's history--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, February 9,
2019. 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
eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord two
thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
third.