[Bender2]

Story also says: "Under the sale agreement between Parkland and the federal government, archives officials agreed to close the trauma room and its contents to the public, saying that they wanted to shield the pieces from exploitation."

Gadzooks, you cannot make this stuff up!

[Bender2]

Something to start your morning with—

[agere_contra]

Have any miracles been ascribed to JFK?

No? Then why are items that were in the room where he died being treated like class II relics?

[rlmorel]

Ping to await the conspiracy theorists...

[sphinx]

I think I’ll take a pickax and wheelbarrow, go chop out some asphalt from the street in front of the old Texas Book Depository, and sell it on Ebay. Should be worth millions.

[Moonman62]

So the room was still used for 15 years after JFK. I doubt it was preserved in pristine condition. Odd.

[rintense]

Visited the grassy knoll a few weekends ago. It was sorta creepy.

[toddlintown]

Did they save Ted’s Oldsmobile?

[weegee]

St. Kennedy’s shrine must be preserved. At least until jihadists use it as a bunker like they did the Church of the Nativity.

[Mercat]

I can’t get into the Dallas Morning News to read the rest of the article so, as a Kansans, will someone tell me where in Kansas? I’m guessing the salt mines in Salina, next to Einstein’s brain and Quantrill’s skull.

[Ditto]

Story also says: "Under the sale agreement between Parkland and the federal government, archives officials agreed to close the trauma room and its contents to the public, saying that they wanted to shield the pieces from exploitation."

Actually, it does make some sense. After Lincoln died people walked off with just about the entire room where he took his last breath. Stuff ended up being sold to the highest bidder, including bloodied clothing and linens.

Pretty morbid stuff there.

[VOA]

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[PghBaldy]

WHY wouldn’t they give it to the Smithsonian or something? Ford’s Theater is open for visitors.

[kalee]

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