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
So, for this reason, I was at that time keeping up with the time very
closely. And when we turned the corner, I noticed an illuminated clock
sign on this building, which I now know is the School Book Depository
Building. And that clock indicated 12:30. And the reason it is
significant is because this was the time we were supposed to arrive at
the Trade Mart.
Representative FORD. As you looked at the school depository building,
and noticed this clock, where is the clock? Can you identify it?
Mr. YOUNGBLOOD. This, right here.
Representative FORD. It is on top of the roof?
Mr. YOUNGBLOOD. Yes, sir; right up here.
Representative FORD. And this is after you turned from Main Street on
to Houston Street?
Mr. YOUNGBLOOD. We were on Houston Street--just as soon as we got on
Houston Street. And I looked up and I saw it there.
Representative FORD. Did you notice anything else on the building as
you scanned it from the top down, or from the bottom up?
Mr. YOUNGBLOOD. I noticed open windows, and some people, I think. But I
didn't notice this particular window.
Representative FORD. You saw nothing unusual in any of the open windows
that you noticed?
Mr. YOUNGBLOOD. Well, sir, all through the day here we had been passing
buildings with windows and people. And that I saw. But I saw nothing
unusual.
Mr. SPECTER. Mr. Youngblood, what is your best estimate as to the time
it took to get to Parkland Hospital after the shooting occurred?
Mr. YOUNGBLOOD. I believe it was between 5 and 8 minutes, something of
that nature.
(At this point, Representative Ford withdrew from the hearing room.)
Mr. SPECTER. And at what speed did your automobile proceed, based on
your best estimate, en route from the shooting to Parkland Hospital?
Mr. YOUNGBLOOD. I believe we were going around 60 or 70 miles an hour
at times.
Mr. SPECTER. Now, did you observe President Kennedy or Governor
Connally being removed from the President's automobile?
Mr. YOUNGBLOOD. No, sir; because I had--as I mentioned before--I had
told the Vice President, or suggested to the Vice President that we did
not want to linger, and get into the building as quickly as we could,
and we would find out the condition of the other party after we got
into a safe place.
Mr. SPECTER. Had they already been taken in by the time you arrived at
the scene?
Mr. YOUNGBLOOD. No, sir; I don't hardly see how they could have been,
because we arrived almost simultaneously with them. It was just a
matter of opening the door and getting out of the car and hastily
walking right on past. I think they were in the act of removing these
people, but I don't think they would have had time to have removed them.
Mr. SPECTER. Did you enter the emergency entrance as well?
Mr. YOUNGBLOOD. Yes, sir.
Mr. SPECTER. Now, I interrupted you before when you were describing the
security arrangements which you were making on the room to which you
took the Vice President. Would you continue and describe for us what
occurred thereafter?
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