Location
U.S. Bullion Depository, Fort Knox
Steel vaults at the U.S. Bullion Depository, Fort Knox, Kentucky, clamp America's gold hoard in subterranean grip, concrete ramparts defying intrusion. Bob's conspiracy detonates the myth—reserves plundered, bars forged into alien spacecraft husks from Roswell's crash and Area 51's cages. Skepticism hardens as Sam's rebuttals clash against this impenetrable fortress of fringe paranoia, its silence screaming national vulnerability amid campaign chaos.
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S3E12
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The Two Bartlets
Toby Presses C.J. on Affirmative Action, Unveiling Father's Dementia
Sam recounts Bob Engler's conspiracy claiming alien bodies hidden in Fort Knox's U.S. Bullion Depository vaults, noting depleted gold reserves, turning the impenetrable fortress into a punchline dismissed by Toby amid the debate.
Atmosphere
Conspiratorially shadowed and mythical
Functional Role
Focal point of Sam's absurd subplot interruption
Symbolic Significance
Emblem of fringe paranoia invading pragmatic politics
Access Restrictions
Heavily fortified government site
Subterranean concrete vaults
Depleted gold reserves
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