Mr. HILL. I went to secondary educational high school in Washburn, N. Dak., and then went on to Concordia College, Moorehead, Minn. I was a history and education major, with a minor in physical education. Mr. SPECTER. What year were you graduated? Mr. HILL. 1954. Mr. SPECTER. What have you done since the time of graduation from college, Mr. Hill? Mr. HILL. I went into the Army in 1954; remained in the Army until 1957. Then I couldn't determine what I wanted to do, whether to go to law school or not, and I took a couple of odd jobs. I worked for a finance company at one time. Then I went to work for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad as a special agent in the spring of 1958, and entered the Secret Service in September 1958. Mr. SPECTER. You have been with the Secret Service since September 1958 to the present time? Mr. HILL. Yes; I have. Mr. SPECTER. Will you outline for the Commission your duties with the Secret Service during your tenure there? Mr. HILL. I entered the Secret Service in Denver, and during that period I did both investigative and protection work. I was assigned to Mrs. Doud, the mother-in-law of President Eisenhower. I attended the Treasury Law Enforcement School during my first year, and was sent to the White House for a 30-day temporary assignment at the White House in June 1959. In November of 1959, November 1, I was transferred to the White House on a permanent basis as a special agent assigned to the White House detail. I have been at the White House since that time. Mr. SPECTER. Now, were you assigned to duties on the trip of President Kennedy to Texas in November 1963? Mr. HILL. Yes, sir; I was. Mr. SPECTER. Did you have any special duty assigned to you at that time? Mr. HILL. Yes, sir. Mr. SPECTER. In connection with the trip? Mr. HILL. I was responsible for the protection of Mrs. Kennedy. Mr. SPECTER. And, in a general way, what does that sort of an assignment involve? Mr. HILL. I tried to remain as close to her at all times as possible, and in this particular trip that meant being with the President because all of their doings on this trip were together rather than separate. I would go over her schedule to make sure she knows what she is expected to do; discuss it with her; remain in her general area all the time; protect her from any danger. Mr. SPECTER. Would you tell us, in a general way, what were the activities of the President and Mrs. Kennedy on the morning of Friday, November 22, before they arrived in Dallas? Mr. HILL. I went to the fifth floor, I believe it was, where the President and Mrs. Kennedy were staying in the Texas Hotel in Fort Worth at 8:15 in the morning. President Kennedy was to go downstairs and across the street to make a speech to a gathering in a parking lot. I remained on the floor during the period the President was gone.