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Shortly after former first lady Nancy Reagan passed away in early March 2016, social media users began claiming that President Barack Obama had ordered U.S. flags to be lowered to mark the death of singer Whitney Houston in 2012, but he did not extend that honor to Nancy Reagan. That rumor was easily disproved. First was the claim that President Obama ordered flags to be flown at half-staff following the death of Whitney Houston is false. That symbolic gesture was undertaken only in the state of New Jersey (where Houston was born) and was the result of a statewide directive issued by New Jersey governor Chris Christie. There was no corresponding national proclamation from President Obama: The day after Nancy Reagan's death was reported, President Obama called for all flags at the White House and federal buildings to be flown at half-staff until sunset on the day of her burial: Additionally, Barack and Michelle Obama issued a joint statement in which they lauded the former first lady's proud example, and her warm and generous advice.
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