Announcing the Death of George Herbert Walker Bush — Historical Half-Staff Archive

Historical archive — 2018. This records a past observance and is not a current half-staff notice.

Announcing the Death of George Herbert Walker Bush

President Donald J. Trump issued Proclamation 9830 of December 1, 2018. The Federal Register published this document on 2018-12-06.

Half-staff period and scope

For 30 days from the day of President George H. W. Bush’s death. The proclamation separately appoints December 5, 2018, as a National Day of Mourning.

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 2 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.

Announcing the Death of George Herbert Walker Bush: official Federal Register signature-page reproduction

Dec 1st 2018 FORTISVEX

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