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DoD Vaults and Salutes in U S History
The text notes WWII period storage of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution at Fort Knox KY, later moved to the National Archives Building in 1952 with a steel reinforced vault and armored lid. It explains a 21 gun salute honors the President ex presidents foreign sovereigns and royal family members, with national anthems and country anthems played. It also states the FBI was created in 1908 under Attorney General Bonaparte and J Edgar Hoover became director in 1924.
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Washington, D. C
Fort Knox
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National Archives
United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Charles J. Bonaparte
J. Edgar Hoover