lyrics to what would become the national anthem . The agreement to donate the suit ended a years-long battled between Fred Goldman , the father of the man the ex-National Football League star was accused of killing , and Simpson 's former sports agent , Mike Gilbert , who has possession of the suit . But no one checked with the Smithsonian before making the announcement . Hilbig said there was no official offer to donate the suit and that officials learned of the potential deal on the Internet . With the Smithsonian 's rejection , the parties will look for another museum to take the suit , per the Los Angeles County Superior Court order on Monday . `` I suggested to go back to USC -LRB- the University of Southern California , where Simpson starred in college football -RRB- , even though they 've distanced themselves , or maybe the Pro Football Hall of Fame museum , '' said Simpson 's attorney , Ronald Slates , who said he was disappointed in the Smithsonian 's decision . `` We had worked six hours on Monday to reach the settlement , and to find the finest museum in America
Los Angeles , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The venerable Smithsonian Institution , often dubbed `` America 's Attic , '' said no Tuesday to adding a piece of 1990s history to its collections . A day earlier , a California judge approved an agreement to donate the brownish-green suit O.J. Simpson wore the day in 1995 that he was acquitted of murder -- if museum officials wanted it . But they did n't . `` The curators feel that it does n't fit with the collections here at the National Museum of American History , '' Valeska Hilbig , spokeswoman for the museum , told CNN Radio Tuesday . The museum houses iconic memorabilia , such as a pair of Judy Garland 's ruby slippers from `` The Wizard of Oz , '' the hat Abraham Lincoln wore the night he was assassinated and a piece of a lunch counter from a Woolworth 's in Greensboro , North Carolina , that was the site of a civil rights sit-in . The museum on the National Mall in Washington is also home of the original `` Star Spangled Banner , '' which inspired poet Francis Scott Key to pen the