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. WORRELL. I was enrolled but I hadn't been going since October.
Mr. SPECTER. Was there any special reason for your not going since
October?
Mr. WORRELL. No, sir.
Mr. SPECTER. Had you been employed anywhere from the time you stopped
going to school?
Mr. WORRELL. Yes, sir. I was employed for El Capitan Oil Drilling out
in Kermit, Tex.
Mr. SPECTER. What sort of work were you doing for them?
Mr. WORRELL. I was a floor man on a derrick.
Mr. SPECTER. Did you say floor man?
Mr. WORRELL. Yes.
Mr. SPECTER. On November 22, 1963, were you working on that day for
your employer?
Mr. WORRELL. No. I didn't start this oil job until--it was the last of
January.
Mr. SPECTER. Of 1964?
Mr. WORRELL. Yes.
Mr. SPECTER. And are you working for them at the present time?
Mr. WORRELL. No, sir.
Mr. SPECTER. Whom are you working for now?
Mr. WORRELL. I am not employed now.
Mr. SPECTER. Then going back to November 22, 1963, you had no job at
that time?
Mr. WORRELL. Yes, sir.
Mr. SPECTER. And did you attend school that day at all?
Mr. WORRELL. No, sir.
Mr. SPECTER. Will you outline for us briefly what your activities were
from the time you awakened until about noon time on November 22?
Mr. WORRELL. Well, I got up about, well, I got up at my usual time,
about 6:30. I was going to go to school that day but I decided to go
see the President and my mother left about 7:30, and my sister left
about a quarter of 8. I left about 8, and hitchhiked down to Love Field
and got there. It took me quite a while to get there, about 9, and just
messed around there until the President come in, whatever time that
was. And then I didn't get to see him good at all. So, I caught a bus
and went over, went downtown and I just, I don't know, happened to
pick that place at the Depository, and I stood at the corner of Elm and
Houston.
Mr. SPECTER. Did you leave Love Field before the President did?
Mr. WORRELL. Oh, yes.
Mr. SPECTER. Why did you happen to leave Love Field before he left?
Mr. WORRELL. Well, so I could see him better.
Mr. SPECTER. Couldn't you get a good view of him at Love Field?
Mr. WORRELL. No, I just saw him off the plane and I figured that I
wasn't going to see him good so I was going to get a better place to
see him.
Mr. SPECTER. How did you travel from Love Field down to Elm and Houston?
Mr. WORRELL. Bus. No, no; I just traveled so far on the bus. I went
down to Elm, and took a bus from there. I went down as far as, I don't
know where that bus stops, anyway I got close to there and I walked the
rest of the way.
Mr. SPECTER. What time, to the best of your recollection, did you
arrive at the intersection of Elm and Houston?
Mr. WORRELL. Well, about 10, 10:30, 10:45, something around there.
There weren't many people standing around there then.
Mr. SPECTER. Well, about how long before the Presidential motorcade
came to Elm and Houston did you get there?
Mr. WORRELL. An hour; an hour and a half.
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