As a mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable Tom C. Clark, former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, it is hereby ordered that until interment, the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff.
Executive Order 11996—The Honorable Tom C. Clark
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