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President Orders Flags at Half-Staff

Citizens and businesses are called on to display their flags at half-staff for the Day of Remembrance for President John F. Kennedy.

President Barack Obama has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff today, the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

In his proclamation, the president said:

"In his 3 years as President of the United States, John F. Kennedy weathered some of the most perilous tests of the Cold War and led America to the cusp of a bright new age. His leadership through the Cuban Missile Crisis remains the standard for American diplomacy at its finest. In a divided Berlin, he delivered a stirring defense of freedom that would echo through the ages, yet he also knew that we must advance human rights here at home. During his final year in office, he proposed a civil rights bill that called for an end to segregation in America. And recognizing women’s basic right to earn a living equal to their efforts, he signed the Equal Pay Act into law."


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