On the recordNovember 24, 1885
the Executive Mansion and the several Executive Departments in the city of Washington be closed on the day of the funeral and be draped in mourning for the period of thirty days;
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presidency.ucsb.eduGrover Cleveland: “the Executive Mansion and the several Executive Departments in the city of Washington be closed on the day of the…”
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