He could have ended the controversy about his place of birth in one day by releasing his genuine birth certificate when it first became an issue. All we have is a form which Trump agreed to accept as genuine, whether it is or not.
My guess is that he was born in Honolulu but there is information on the genuine birth certificate he wants kept secret.
Part of it is he claimed foreign on his applications for slots and scholarship
Which would send Birthers to the moon Alice