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
Mr. SPECTER. Are you familiar with the name of this street, which has
since been marked by Mr. Kellerman, who identified this exhibit and
marked the name of the street on it?
Mr. GREER. No, I wasn't at the time, but I know now that it is supposed
to be Main Street.
Mr. SPECTER. And do you know in what general direction Main Street
proceeds?
Mr. GREER. I am not too sure. No; I wouldn't really know. I didn't have
enough time.
Mr. SPECTER. And are you familiar with the street which intersects with
Main----
Mr. GREER. Houston Street.
Mr. SPECTER. And what street did you turn off of from Houston?
Mr. GREER. Houston to Elm Street.
Mr. SPECTER. Now, as you were proceeding down Main Street, which I will
add is in a generally westerly direction, what is your best estimate of
your speed as you turned the corner right onto Houston Street?
Mr. GREER. I would estimate the speed was somewhere between 12 to 15
miles per hour, coming through there.
Mr. SPECTER. And as you made that right-hand turn onto Houston Street,
what was the composition of the crowds along the way, if any?
Mr. GREER. On Main Street there were very, very large crowds. They were
almost close up against the automobile. Sometimes the motorcycles on
the sides could not even get through. They were real close to us. And
very large crowds. And when we got around on Houston Street, the crowds
thinned out quite a lot. My recollection here is that there wasn't too
many people on Elm Street--a few scattered people at that point.
Mr. SPECTER. And your finger indicated there the position near the
Texas School Depository Building?
Mr. GREER. Yes, sir.
Mr. SPECTER. Now, you have described motorcycles. How many were present
with the President's automobile, if any?
Mr. GREER. I could not tell the exact amount of motorcycles that were
escorting us at that time. We usually do have them on the two front
fenders and two rear fenders, and some probably preceding that, and
some along the motorcade behind us. I could not tell you exactly how
many there probably would be.
Mr. SPECTER. Do you recollect that there were some on this occasion,
however?
Mr. GREER. Yes, sir; there were motorcycles.
Mr. SPECTER. Now, do you know how many cars back your car was in the
motorcade?
Mr. GREER. No; I don't know how many police cars were ahead of us. I
knew that the lead car was right directly ahead of me, with one of our
agents, or maybe two, and the chief of police in that car. But how many
police cars prior to that, I do not know how many there were at the
time in front of us.
Mr. SPECTER. How far ahead of you was that police car as you turned off
of Main Street onto Houston?
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