According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president

In the White House press release, the president ordered that flags be returned to half-staff in honor of the late President Carter.

But since the inauguration fell during that time, state governments and the U.S. Capitol decided to fly flags at full-staff for Monday's events. “On January 20th, the flags at t