How long will the US flag be flown at three quarters mast?

[mitchum]

I'm assuming that's what will be done, but I haven't been by a federal building in the past week...

[TomInTib]

1. 30 days for a sitting or ex President

Even a non-elected one

[LA lady]

2. 30 days

Following is the Proclamation by the President re: the death of former President Ford and the lowering of flags to half staff for a period of 30 days, beginning Tues. Dec. 26, 2006. I believe the flags should be returned to full staff as of sunrise Fri. Jan. 26, 2007.

[keopeli]

3. 30 days total, or one month - and it's at half mast

The flag shall be flown at half-staff thirty days from the death of the President or a former President.

http://www.usflag.org/uscode36.html

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. Protocol is 30 days for a president's death

At half-mast, though, not 3/4 mast. At least, so far as I know - I've never heard of a 3/4 mast.

[IndyOp]

5. Until Bush/Cheney are out of the White House.

:shrug:

I can hope, can't I?

[unblock]

6. 3/4 mast sounds like someone trying to have it both ways

it's either flying high all the way up or half-way up for mourning. there is no in-between except to get from one to the other.

[Captain Hilts]

7. It's half "staff." nt

[mitchum]

8. Yeah, but since he wasn't ever really...y'know...elected...

I thought maybe there was some kind of 3/4 mast provision rather than the standard 1/2 mast tradition.

Yes, I am speaking ill of the dead. Particularly when the dead was a conspirator in TWO of the biggest cover ups in US history.

[rurallib]

9. When W dies the flag will be at staff and a half!

[MichiganVote]

10. 1 dead ex-prez + 6 dead troops in Michigan....gonna be awhile for Michigan