Unwanted Facts: Facts that Most Books on the Lincoln Assassination Ignore

[Gene C]

I think Aussiemick has a good point in post #16 above.

It is possible Booth treated this diary book much like we do a smaller spiral notebook. Write something down, and if you don't want to keep it, tear it out and give it or throw it away.

There was some testimony at Johnson's impeachment trial regarding the missing pages in the diary, but I can not recall specifically what they were.

Not having studied extensively the diary and its history, I enjoy the links and comments about it, whether I agree or not.
I can accept the diary (somewhere in time) may have been taken apart, pages laminated and reinserted, in an effort to restore and preserve its contents. When did the laminating process come into use? I do not see any evidence of a timeline when this may have happened, or see evidence of a government cover-up.
Mike, I can better understand the conclusion you have reached. I have not seen enough evidence for me to follow the same path you have, nor to reach the same conclusion you have.

Disclaimer: My comments are based upon a limited knowledge, so the more I learn, my views may change, or not.
Let's try (me included) to be more civil in our discussions.