The 17-year-old who said he designed the US flag
Bob Heft claimed he designed the current 50-star U.S. flag as a high school project and sent it to President Eisenhower for approval in 1959.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from Fox News says: Bob Heft claimed he designed the current 50-star U.S. flag as a high school project and sent it to President Eisenhower for approval in 1959.
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- Primary source: Fox News
- Published: Jun 25, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Politics
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- Source published: Jun 25, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC
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