Warren Commission (03 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (03 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. BRENNAN. I believe that would be just about where the retainer wall
is.
Mr. BELIN. All right.
So you have put on Exhibit 361 the letter "E" where you were sitting
facing the School Book Depository Building.
Representative FORD. I think that it might be helpful to trace it where
he went subsequent to that.
Mr. BELIN. All right.
Subsequent to the time of the shooting, would you put a line from your
point at point "E" to where you went to talk to the police officers and
the Secret Service officers?
Mr. BRENNAN. The retaining wall come around here and straight across
here.
Mr. BELIN. Will you put an "F" where you talked to him?
Mr. BRENNAN. The car was sitting here. That is where I talked to him.
This is where I contacted the officer.
Mr. BELIN. You contacted the officer at "F".
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. And then you went over to a car.
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Would you put your direction to the car and put a "G" on
there?
Mr. BRENNAN. I walked down the street hereaways with this officer.
Mr. BELIN. All right, the point from "F" where you walked down the
street, that would be walking north on Houston?
Mr. BRENNAN. I don't know; however, we walked down this way, but I do
remember going in that direction with the officer.
Mr. BELIN. You went to the north on Houston?
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes. And then back to----
Mr. BELIN. Well, just put a mark in there, and cut it back, if you
could, just to show the route of you going north.
Mr. BRENNAN. I don't know exactly however.
Mr. BELIN. All right.
Will you put a mark to "G" at the end? And I believe you said that the
car that you talked to the Secret Service agent in was at point "G"
approximately?
Mr. BRENNAN. Right.
Mr. BELIN. Now, are these accurate or approximate locations, Mr.
Brennan?
Mr. BRENNAN. Well, don't you have photographs of me talking to the
Secret Service men right here?
Mr. BELIN. I don't believe so.
Mr. BRENNAN. You should have. It was on television before I got
home--my wife saw it.
Mr. BELIN. On television?
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. At this time we do not have them.
Do you remember what station they were on television?
Mr. BRENNAN. No. But they had it. And I called I believe Mr. Lish who
requested that he cut those films or get them cut of the FBI. I believe
you might know about them. Somebody cut those films, because a number
of times later the same films were shown, and that part was cut.
Mr. BELIN. Who would Mr. Lish be with?
Mr. BRENNAN. The FBI.
Mr. BELIN. All right.
We thank you very much for that information.
Is there anything else that you did at point "G" or anywhere else after
the time of the assassination before you went to the Sheriff's office?
Mr. BRENNAN. I walked up the steps and stood on the outside of the
doorway.
Mr. BELIN. Of what building?
Mr. BRENNAN. Of the Texas Book Store, while the officers or the men
that I was with gave some more orders. And then Mr. Sorrels taken me
across to the Sheriff's office.
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