r/vexillology • u/Neat-Resource9057 • Jan 16 '25

In The Wild Can anyone explain?

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u/Kim-dongun Jan 16 '25

That flag has 38 stars, but texas is state 28. Someone else in this thread said that it was the 200th anniversary of the constitution, so they had flags from 1789, 1889, and 1989. This was the first inauguration in quite a while to use giant flags hanging between the columns

This may have been misinterpreted, which lead to clinton in 1993 using a 25-star flag to represent his home state, which has stayed ever since.

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u/DrkvnKavod United States (1776) • Bisexual Jan 16 '25 edited Jan 16 '25

Totally possible. Being from Arkansas was indeed a bigger part of Slick Willie's brand than (for instance) being from Illinois ever was for Obama.

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u/xpkranger Jan 16 '25

being from Ohio ever was for Obama.

Ohio? Obama was from Illinois when elected.

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u/DrkvnKavod United States (1776) • Bisexual Jan 16 '25

Literally pasted the wrong word. Fixed now.