Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Parkland, Florida — Historical Half-Staff Archive
Historical archive — 2018. This records a past observance and is not a current half-staff notice.
Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Parkland, Florida
President Donald J. Trump issued Proclamation 9697 of February 15, 2018. The Federal Register published this document on 2018-02-21.
Half-staff period and scope
Until sunset on February 19, 2018.
Event-specific presidential directive. It covers the White House, federal public buildings and grounds, military posts and naval stations, federal naval vessels, and the specified United States facilities abroad.
Official proclamation
Open or download the official proclamation PDF from GovInfo
Read the Federal Register source
Signature-page preview
Page 1 of the official PDF is reproduced below. It contains a reproduced presidential signature, not an original wet-signed scan. Select the image to open the complete official PDF.
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