Grover Cleveland actually said...

This is an important subject, and is commended to the early attention of Congress.

It is hereby ordered,That the Department of Agriculture, the Government Printing Office, and all other Government offices in the District of...

In the exercise of the power vested in the President by the Constitution.

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 m...