The quest for the birth certificate did not come about because of questions of Obama's eligibility. It came about in April of 2008 because reporters from the St. Petersberg Times were trying to debunk an internet rumor that Obama's middle name was really Mohammed. They scoured the internet for any documents about Obama that they could find, and then asked the campaign for a copy of his birth certificate. It was at that point that the campaign refused to release his birth certificate.
Everything else flowed from his refusal to release that document.
Origins of Obama birth certificate hunt:
April 18, 2009 -- St. Petersberg Times tries to debunk an internet email citing Obama's middle name as Mohammed: No Muhammed or Mohammed in Obama's name. Investigated all available documents, refused by campaign to see birth certificate.
Michelle Malkin picks up on the story on June 9, 2008: Obama Could Debunk Some Rumors By Releasing His Birth Certificate.
June 10, 2008: The first FreeRepublic post on the topic.
So, this wasn't about trying to prove Obama's eligibility via natural born status, until he made it so by raising suspicions by his behavior around what seemed to be a simple request by journalists from a regional newspaper.
-PJ
“So, this wasn’t about trying to prove Obama’s eligibility via natural born status, until he made it so by raising suspicions by his behavior around what seemed to be a simple request by journalists from a regional newspaper.”
Thus appears the Law of Unintended Consequences.......
If your timeline is correct, I might finally have the reason why Hillary did not act on this information before losing in the primary race.
I can not remember when I first took interest in this, but later, remember it was before their convention that I hoped it would be cleared. “Constitutional Crisis” was used at that time.