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Lyndon Johnson: “As a mark of respect to the memory of Adlai E. Stevenson, it is hereby ordered, pursuant to the provisions of Section 4…”

On the recordJuly 13, 1965
As a mark of respect to the memory of Adlai E. Stevenson, it is hereby ordered, pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 of Proclamation 3044 of March 1, 1954, that until interment the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff on all buildings, grounds and naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Executive Order 11233—Adlai E. Stevenson

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