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
Representative FORD. Was your wife there?
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes.
Representative FORD. Did you and your wife discuss any aspects of the
assassination and your being present, more or less, at the scene of the
assassination?
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes; we discussed it. We talked--I talked of moving
her and my grandson, which was living with us at that time and my
daughter--moving them out of town somewhere in secrecy.
Representative FORD. Why did you talk about moving your wife and your
grandson out of town on this afternoon on November 22d?
Mr. BRENNAN. Because I had already more or less given a detailed
description of the man, and I talked to the Secret Service and gave
them my statement, and they had convinced me that it would be strictly
confidential and all that. But still I felt like if I was the only
eyewitness, that anything could happen to me or my family.
So that was just about the length of our discussion of it.
She seemed to think that a person can't get away--wherever they go.
Representative FORD. Did you talk to anybody else between 3 p.m.,
November 22d and the time when one of the law enforcement agents came
out and picked you up that day?
Mr. BRENNAN. Not to tell--not to give any information out.
My wife and I went to the bank in Mesquite that evening, and my
daughter was at home. And I told her if anyone called to first have
them identify themselves, and find out the nature of their business
that they wanted me for, and if it was the FBI or the Secret Service,
to tell them where they could contact me.
And so we were in the bank, I believe, talking to the vice president
that evening. My daughter called and said Mr. Sorrels had called, and
that he had requested her to get the word to me to call him. And she
called me at the bank, and then I asked the secretary to get the number
for me. And I called Mr. Sorrels, and Mr. Sorrels told me there would
be a man to pick me up at 6 o'clock promptly.
Representative FORD. 6 p.m., November 22d.
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes; that is right.
Representative FORD. And he did pick you up, and you did go down to the
police station?
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes, sir.
Mr. BELIN. When you got back from the police station, did you have any
further conversation with your wife about what you saw in the police
station?
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes. But I don't believe I explained to her full details.
She probably remembers whether I did or not, but I don't. I believe I
just told her that I would not identify, make positive identification.
I believe that is all I told her.
Mr. BELIN. That you would not, or that you could not?
Mr. BRENNAN. I believe I told her I would not.
Mr. BELIN. Do you remember the specific color of any shirt that the man
with the rifle was wearing?
Mr. BRENNAN. No, other than light, and a khaki color--maybe in khaki. I
mean other than light color--not a real white shirt, in other words. If
it was a white shirt, it was on the dingy side.
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