Death of Senator John Sidney McCain III — Historical Half-Staff Archive
Historical archive — 2018. This records a past observance and is not a current half-staff notice.
Death of Senator John Sidney McCain III
President Donald J. Trump issued Proclamation 9775 of August 27, 2018. The Federal Register published this document on 2018-08-30.
Half-staff period and scope
Until sunset on the day of Senator John McCain’s interment.
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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