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. McCLOY. But you had prior to that time talked to the police officer?
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes.
Mr. McCLOY. You said the police officer said, "Wait a minute."
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes.
Mr. McCLOY. How long was that?
Mr. BRENNAN. That was quick, too. He gave his orders to some one on
that side of the building, and then he had taken me to the Secret
Service man.
Mr. McCLOY. Did you have the feeling that the police had put a cordon
around the building, and were they keeping people in, or were people
coming in and out while you were there?
Mr. BRENNAN. Well, I did, by the time I got on the steps of the Texas
Book Store--I felt like that the place was completely surrounded and
blocked by then. But at the time I ran across to this officer, I may
have been completely wrong, they may have--the Secret Service men and
police department, too, may have been directing their search to the
building, but I felt as though they were directing their search to the
west side of the building.
Mr. McCLOY. You testified, I believe, that you saw them directing their
search towards the wrong side of the building, so to speak?
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes. That was my thoughts.
Mr. McCLOY. And so that would indicate that at that time they were not
blocking that particular entrance at the east side of the building,
below the window that you saw the shot fired from?
Mr. BRENNAN. Not according to my calculations.
Mr. DULLES. Any other questions?
Representative FORD. Mr. Chairman, I would suggest that perhaps in the
case of Mr. Brennan and other witnesses, if a biography prepared by the
individual, looked over by the staff, would not be helpful to include
in the record--I don't mean a biography in great depth, but at least an
outline of the individual's background--I think it would be helpful for
the record.
Mr. DULLES. We have certain information.
Mr. BELIN. We have certain information in the record right now which we
took at the very beginning of the session here this morning.
Representative FORD. Yes, I was present. But I think it is important to
have more of a background of his education, experience, and I think it
is wise to have it for all of the witnesses--not in great depth, but at
least a background to show some biographical information.
Mr. BELIN. Would you care to have that prepared by the witness himself,
or here in the record?
Representative FORD. I would suggest that it be prepared initially by
the witness, checked over by the staff, and then mutually agreed as
acceptable through the witness, and then insert it in the record.
Mr. DULLES. Prior to his testimony?
Representative FORD. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Would you be willing to furnish us with some kind of an
autobiographical sketch of yourself--your date and place of birth,
where you went to school, your education, your jobs that you have had,
and perhaps it also should include some kind of a physical description
as to your approximate height and weight and what-have-you?
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