Here is a note from my cousin, Chris Laingen (this is about the ribbon that was around the oak tree in our front yard in Bethesda during the Hostage Crisis): Bruce & Penne: It was great meeting you both for lunch the other day. I made my way to the Library of Congress (Madison Building) yesterday to try to track down the yellow ribbon. After 30 minutes of trying to track down the right person (who knew exactly where it was at), we were soon directed to the Jefferson Building and the American Folklife Center...
So it is at the Library of Congress, just in a different building than you thought, and it's kept in a box in the archive room. We were told that the reason you thought it was in the Madison Building was because during the Gulf War they had it up as part of a display which was in the Madison Building. It was great to be able to see it! All the best, Chris
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