Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
History
Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. CURRY. It is just west of Houston Street and runs parallel
with Houston Street. And Main Street--now Houston Street runs in a
north-south direction, Main Street, Elm Street, and Commerce Street
the three principal streets that empty into this triple underpass are
east-west, Elm Street is a one-way street west, Commerce is one-way
east, Main Street is a two-way street going east and west. We had----
Mr. RANKIN. You were going to explain why you couldn't continue right
down Main.
Mr. CURRY. We would--we left the parade route up to the host committee.
They chose the route, asking that we go down Main Street, and then
we would go on to what is known as the triple, through the triple
underpass onto Stemmons Expressway. It was necessary to get on this
expressway to get to the Trade Mart, the building where the dinner or
luncheon would be held.
But had we proceeded on down Main Street, we could not have gotten
onto Stemmons Expressway unless we had had public works to come in and
remove some curbing and build some barricades over it.
So, in talking with the Secret Service people they suggested we come
to Main Street to Elm Street, turn one block north and turn back west
and go through the triple underpass on the Elm Street side and at this
place Elm Street is two-way.
So that was the reason that it was necessary to take this motorcade one
block north, and then turn west again in order that we could get on
the triple, through the triple underpass onto the Stemmons Expressway
without coming down and removing some curbing or building over the
curbing and disturbing the regular flow of traffic.
Mr. RANKIN. Was there any consideration given prior to establishing the
parade route to removing this curbing and going----
Mr. CURRY. No, sir; nothing was said about it at all. In fact, when
they were choosing the routes for this parade, we left it entirely up
to the host committee and to the Secret Service.
They asked us what we thought about certain routes. We told them what
we thought would be the most direct routes, and they chose to come
through the downtown area, I think for the purpose they wanted the
President to see as much of the people as possible and wanted the
people to have an opportunity to see him.
Mr. RANKIN. Going to the Trade Mart building would be assumed that you
would go by the Texas Depository Building?
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account