Bill Clinton actually said...

I hereby order, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States 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.

Context

Proclamation 7362—Death of American Servicemembers Aboard the United States Ship COLE

10/11/2000

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