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I've long known that the pink pillbox hat Jackie wore on Nov.22, 1963 was "missing." There is a quaint website about (mostly) Jackie Kennedy. pinkpillbox.com. It was here that I read about the missing hat and for those who are interested in this mystery please read.

During the speeding motorcade to Parkland, Jackie ripped off the hat. Several strands of hair stuck to it plus blood and brain matter. Secret Service Man, Paul Landis, noticed the gory hat left on the backseat of the limo when they carried the President into Parkland Hospital. He gave it to someone in the hospital, but no one knows to whom.

Somehow it ended up in a large bag. The bag said, "HILL." Mary Gallagher gave it to the President's luggage guard, Joseph Giordano. Giordano gave it to a White House policeman. At 8 pm the policeman gave it to Secret Service Agent Bob Foster. Foster became angry and cursed at the White House guard. They were in FDR's "Map Room" of the White House, now being used by the White House Curator. Foster saw "HILL" written on the bag and was angry that the guard mistook him for Clint Hill, Jackie's personal Secret Service Man.

And that is all anyone knows (apparently) about the fashionable hat. Jackie's mother, Janet Auchincloss, collected the suit, the stockings, the shoes and the pocketbook Jackie wore that awful day. But not the hat. Caroline Kennedy has deeded the suit to the National Archives. No one can see these items (except the Kennedys) until 2100 +. I don't think any of us reading this will see it again.

Still a mystery. Manchester, author of Death of a President, mentioned the missing hat. In a book filled with excruciating detail, Manchester does not know who had the hat last or where it is.

Kathy C

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