Warren Commission (02 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (02 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
And, again, I should say that in the morning of the 22d in Fort Worth,
this lad called me--Mr. Lawson--asked about the top, whether it should
remain on or off, which decision was reached from Mr. O'Donnell. I then
asked him--I said, "Are we going to be all right in Dallas?" He said,
"Oh, yes; it is a good program." Fine. If and when we ever arrived at
that spot, I would ask this man, is there anything unusual when we get
here. That is a general question that I have given these people all the
time.
Representative FORD. In other words, once the assignment has been made
that you handle this trip, and in this case there was first a stop at
El Paso, then at Houston----
Mr. KELLERMAN. San Antonio.
Representative FORD. San Antonio; then Houston, Fort Worth. You stayed
overnight at Fort Worth?
Mr. KELLERMAN. Right.
Representative FORD. Then you proceeded to Dallas on the 22d?
Mr. KELLERMAN. Correct; yes, sir.
Representative FORD. As I understand it, when you arrived at San
Antonio, the man that is in charge there, you immediately contacted.
Mr. KELLERMAN. Yes, indeed.
Representative FORD. When you go to Houston, the same process?
Mr. KELLERMAN. Yes, sir.
Representative FORD. Fort Worth, the same?
Mr. KELLERMAN. Fine.
Representative FORD. And when you got to Dallas, when you arrived
there, whom did you see first?
Mr. KELLERMAN. Mr. Lawson.
Representative FORD. And what did he tell you?
Mr. KELLERMAN. He said, "Your program is all set. We have all the
equipment and there should be no problem here." Fine.
Let me go back to Fort Worth again. On that night we had an overnight.
The gentleman we had working that stop had an added thing thrown into
him, which was the speech before breakfast. The President spoke to a
crowd across the main street in front of the hotel. After the President
retired that night, he and I went down to that parking lot. I said,
show me where this man is going to be, where the platform is going to
be, where are you going to have all these folks, and how close are they
going to be; show me. He did.
You have got to keep abreast of these things, Mr. Congressman. Well, it
is your job.
Representative FORD. Were all of these men that had charge of these
various operations in San Antonio, Houston, Fort Worth, Dallas, men of
experience?
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