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
The CHAIRMAN. First, I will read a very small short statement for the
record. The purpose of this day's hearing is to hear the testimony
of Arnold Louis Rowland, Amos Lee Euins, James Richard Worrell, and
Robert H. Jackson, who were in the vicinity of the assassination scene
on November 22, 1963. The Commission proposes to ask these witnesses
for facts concerning their knowledge of the assassination of President
Kennedy.
You have seen a copy of this, have you, Mr. Jackson?
Mr. JACKSON. Yes, sir.
The CHAIRMAN. Very well, you may proceed, Mr. Specter.
Mr. SPECTER. Would you state your full name for the record, please?
Mr. JACKSON. Robert Hill Jackson.
Mr. SPECTER. And what is your address, Mr. Jackson?
Mr. JACKSON. 4030 Sperry.
Mr. SPECTER. What city is that located in?
Mr. JACKSON. Dallas, Tex.
Mr. SPECTER. How long have you lived at that address, please?
Mr. JACKSON. Since September of 1963.
Mr. SPECTER. And of what State are you a native?
Mr. JACKSON. I am a native of Dallas, Tex.
Mr. SPECTER. Have you lived in Dallas all your life?
Mr. JACKSON. Yes, sir.
Mr. SPECTER. What is your occupation at the present time?
Mr. JACKSON. Staff photographer for the Dallas Times Herald.
Mr. SPECTER. How long have you been so employed?
Mr. JACKSON. Since August of 1960.
Mr. SPECTER. Will you outline for us briefly----
The CHAIRMAN. 1950 or 1960?
Mr. JACKSON. 1960.
Mr. SPECTER. Will you outline for us briefly your educational
background, please?
Mr. JACKSON. I attended Highland Park High School and then Southern
Methodist University, where I studied for a business degree, and I did
not finish. I lack about 8 hours of finishing, of getting a degree.
Mr. SPECTER. What year did you leave the university?
Mr. JACKSON. 1957.
Mr. SPECTER. How were you occupied between the time you left the
university and the time you started to work for the newspaper?
Mr. JACKSON. I did some freelance photography work for a while, over
a year, until I went into the service on the 6 month's plan through
my National Guard unit, and I was a photographer there in the Army,
on-the-job training, and then after I was released from the Army I did
freelance work, I guess for about a year, until I got the job at the
Herald.
Mr. SPECTER. How old are you at the present time?
Mr. JACKSON. Twenty-nine.
Mr. SPECTER. What is your marital status?
Mr. JACKSON. I am married.
Mr. SPECTER. Do you have children?
Mr. JACKSON. One child. One girl 15 months today.
Mr. SPECTER. Going back to November 22, 1963, by whom were you employed
at that time?
Mr. JACKSON. Dallas Times Herald.
Mr. SPECTER. What was your assignment on that specific day?
Mr. JACKSON. I was assigned to the motorcade to meet the President,
Love Field, and go to the Trade Mart and that was the extent of it,
cover the parade, I mean the motorcade and the speech.
Mr. SPECTER. Were you assigned to take pictures?
Mr. JACKSON. To take pictures, yes, sir.
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