Slide 1: Fort Knox Gold Reserves: Control or CoverUp?. Slide 2: What is Fort Knox?. Slide 3: The Genesis: Gold Reserve Act of 1934. Slide 4: Why Fort Knox? Building the Vault. Slide 5: Gold Rush: Transferring the Reserves. Slide 6: Peak Holdings: World War II Era. Slide 7: Bretton Woods and Beyond. Slide 8: The Decline in Reserves. Slide 9: The Official Narrative: Control. Slide 10: The Catalyst for Doubt: The 1953 'Audit'. Slide 11: Persistent Skepticism: The 'CoverUp' Narrative. Slide 12: Specific Theories of a 'CoverUp'. Slide 13: Post-1953 Inventories. Slide 14: The Value Debate. Slide 15: Control vs. CoverUp: The Ongoing Debate. Slide 16: Conclusion: The Mystery Endures. Slide 17: Thank You