Whether it’s a dollar bill or a lost winter glove, finding something on the cold cement of a parking lot garage floor isn’t likely to change your day all that much. Still, every now and then, a seemingly worthless item can turn into something so much more. Just ask Garrett Graff, a historian and political author.
Graff didn’t think much of the item one of his work colleagues found on the floor of a parking garage, but upon closer inspection, he saw something on the object that piqued his journalistic curiosity. What followed was a life-changing multi-year hunt into some of America’s most deeply buried secrets.
Political writer Garrett Graff has covered a lot of hot-button issues in his lifetime, from the war on terror to the 2008 US presidential election. But perhaps his most eye-opening research started when his friend handed him something peculiar – a government ID for someone from the intelligence community. “Graff said, ‘He gave it to me since I write about that subject, and he’s like, ‘I figured you can give this back to the guy.'” The friend had found the ID on a parking garage floor.
Right away, Graff noticed something peculiar about the ID. Step-by-step driving instructions covered the back of it. So, being the inquisitive journalist that he was, Graff used Google Maps to locate the directions and destination. The results surprised him. The directions led him to a……..Read Full Story Here…,…..
