A presidential sandwich

by Nicole Weston, Posted May 18th 2006 @ 9:06AM

During a political rally in Sullivan, Illinois in 1960, Richard Nixon ate a barbecue sandwich. He didn't quite finish it and when he went to throw it away, Steve Jenne saw his chance. He dashed in a grabbed the uneaten portion, then saved the sandwich for 46 years. He's brought it on "tours" with him across the country since that time, carrying it in a cooler packed with dry ice. Jenne has not yet made any move to sell it on eBay, which would seem to be the most common thing to do with "trophies" of this nature.

The question remains as to why someone would take a half eaten sandwich from a presidential candidate, saving it for nearly half a century despite the fact that Nixon lost that campaign and didn't win the presidency until 1968.

[Image AP/CNN]

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