Which president ordered the 27th and current official flag of the United States in August 1959, including all 50 stars?

Which president ordered the 27th and current official flag of the United States in August 1959, including all 50 stars?

A John F. Kennedy
B Dwight D. Eisenhower
C Harry Truman

President Eisenhower ordered the current version of the flag when Hawaii was admitted as the 50th state in August 1959. The 50-star flag was flown for the first time on July 4, 1960. A flag with 49 stars had made its debut exactly a year earlier, after Alaska became a state in January 1959.

The correct answer is Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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