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. Now, would you indicate, if you know, which is a generally
northerly direction on that picture?
Mr. HILL. Yes, sir.
Mr. SPECTER. All right. What was the condition of the crowd as the
motorcade made a right-hand turn off of Main Street onto Houston?
Mr. HILL. The crowd was very large on Main Street, and it was thinning
down considerably when we reached the end of it, and turned right
on Houston Street. Noticeably on my side of the car, which was the
left-hand side of the street.
Mr. SPECTER. And what is your best estimate as to the speed of the
President's car at the time it made the right-hand turn onto Houston
Street?
Mr. HILL. In the curve?
Mr. SPECTER. The speed--in the curve itself; yes.
Mr. HILL. We were running generally 12 to 15 miles per hour. I would
say that in the curve we perhaps slowed to maybe 10 miles per hour.
Mr. SPECTER. And how far behind the President's car was the
Presidential followup car as the turn was made onto Houston Street?
Mr. HILL. Four to five feet, at the most.
Mr. SPECTER. I show you a photograph of a building which has already
been marked as Commission Exhibit No. 348, and ask you if at this time
you can identify what that building is.
Mr. HILL. I believe I can, sir; yes.
Mr. SPECTER. And what building is it?
Mr. HILL. It is the Texas School Book Depository.
Mr. SPECTER. Now, does that building appear on the Commission Exhibit
No. 354?
Mr. HILL. Yes, sir; it does.
Mr. SPECTER. Did you have any occasion to notice the Texas School Book
Depository Building as you proceeded in a generally northerly direction
on Houston Street?
Mr. HILL. Yes, sir. It was immediately in front of us and to our left.
Mr. SPECTER. Did you notice anything unusual about it?
Mr. HILL. Nothing more unusual than any other building along the way.
Mr. SPECTER. What is your general practice, if any, in observing such
buildings along the route of a Presidential motorcade?
Mr. HILL. We scan the buildings and look specifically for open windows,
for people hanging out, and there had been, on almost every building
along the way, people hanging out, windows open.
Mr. SPECTER. And did you observe, as you recollect at this moment, any
open windows in the Texas School Depository Building?
Mr. HILL. Yes, sir; there were.
Mr. SPECTER. Are you able to recollect specifically which windows were
open at this time?
Mr. HILL. No, sir; I cannot.
Mr. SPECTER. What was the condition of the crowd along the streets, if
any, along Elm Street, in front of the Texas School Book Depository
Building?
Mr. HILL. On the left-hand side of the street, which is the side I was
on, the crowd was very thin. And it was a general park area. There were
people scattered throughout the entire park.
Mr. SPECTER. Now, what is your best estimate of the speed of the
President's automobile as it turned left off of Houston onto Elm Street?
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