Records of the White House Office of Records Management (George H.W. Bush Administration)

This series contains materials pertaining to heraldry, flags, and the President's Seal. There is a massive amount of correspondence in favor of Bush's call for a constitutional amendment to prohibit the burning of the American flag. Various memos and letters advance the views of departments and agencies concerning the Flag Protection Act of 1990. Proclamations by cities and towns declare their intention to recite the Pledge of Allegiance on National Flag Day, June 14, 1989. An interesting matter discussed in detail involves a two-acre, seven-ton American flag presented to Ronald Reagan by the Great American Flag Fund that had not been flown on Flag Day at the Washington Monument, as the donors had wished. The huge flag, it turns out, was stored in a warehouse. In addition, many letters came into the White House requesting permission to use the Seal of the President in assorted endeavors. Most of these projects are turned down because of their commercial nature. That is, utilization of the Seal is governed by a criminal statute, and anything that hints at being strictly a money-making venture will never gain the approval of the White House. A couple of instances in which usage of the Seal received the go-ahead from Bush's lieutenants are a commencement publication put out by Oklahoma State University and a golf bag promised to the President by McGregor Golf Company.