Traditional sixtieth anniversary gift as a diamond but what if it is a sandwich is anniversary an Illinois man recently celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of the day he grabs then vice chairman Richard Nixon's unfinished sandwich on 9/22/1960
when the politician was visiting his hometown of Sullivan to offer a speech he has kept the sandwich ever since the buffalo barbeque sandwich has gotten Steve Jan invited on several TV shows including The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
He even co wrote a book about the sandwich that was published this year you'll probably sell this to the museum a really pathetic museum Carson joked about the plate on which the sandwich had been served he took a few of bites and commented how tasty how good it had been Jan told the Herald and review when Nixon left so did everybody else within the park Jan said but he stayed behind and that is when he noticed the remains of the sandwich former U. S. president Nixon seen here at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris in 1987 allegedly left the sandwich Reuters John Clyde Delma CMC for Peter Newton I looked around and thought if no 1 else was getting to take it i'm getting to take it he told the newspaper Jan brought the sandwich home to his mother and asked her to preserve it so she put it during a jar and stuck it within the freezer consistent with the report it stayed there until he removed and put the sandwich in his own freezer the sandwich remained mostly out of the general public eye until 1988 when an area newspaper story hit the wire services and went international that led to Jen's tonight show appearance where he was also given a half eaten snack from Carson and a plate from comedian Martin he later went on to receive souvenir sandwiches from a few of other celebrities and appeared on the sport show I've got a secret consistent with the Herald and. Review Jan told the newspaper he has no plans to urge obviate the leftovers anytime soon as long as i'm living that sandwich are going to be stored in my freezer during a container that's labeled save don't throw away he told the newspaper.
