Warren Commission (05 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (05 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
He specifically stated that in that room, that he was the one.
It didn't have any effect in my mind, because whether the person had
come out, whether he come out openly and publicly stated didn't have
any bearing in my mind, because I wasn't interested in anything. All I
knew, they had the prisoner. But the reporters like to know where they
stand, "is he the one?"
We left out in the hallway, and I saw Henry Wade standing there, and
I went over to him and said, "Henry. I want you to know I was the one
that corrected you." I think it is a childish thing, but I met Henry
Wade sometime back, and I knew he would recognize me.
By the way, it was "Fair Play Cuba," or something to that effect.
In the meantime, as I leave Henry Wade, two gentlemen pass by and I
said, "Are you Joe Long?" He said, "No, why do you want Joe Long?"
And I said, "I got to get into KLIF. I have got some sandwiches."
And he said, "What about us?"
And I said, "Some other time."
And it so happened I found out Jerry Cunkle and Sam Pease, I found out
they were the names, so I did get the number, because these fellows
work for a rival radio station, and he gave me the number of KLIF.
And in the testimony of John Rutledge, if I recall now--this is the
only time I had ever seen this person. When I went out the railing
where the phone was at, people felt free to walk in.
In other words, I felt that I was deputized as a reporter momentarily,
you might say.
So I called one of the boys at KLIF and I said to them, "I have
sandwiches for you. I want to get over there." I said, "By the way, I
see Henry Wade talking on the phone to someone. Do you want me to get
him over here?"
And he said, "Yes, do that."
That is when everyone was beckoning Henry Wade, and I called him over
and he talked on the phone to this boy.
And after he finished; I didn't even tell him what station it was.
I said, "Here is somebody that wants to talk to you." And I felt he
wouldn't turn it down.
And this fellow was very much elated that I brought him over there.
And I said, "Now, will you let me in?"
He said, "I will only leave the door open for 5 minutes." That was
after the conversation was finished with Henry Wade.
I got ready to leave the building and I got up to the next floor and
there was another diskjockey at KLIF, Russ Knight. He said, "Jack,
where is everything happening?" And he had a tape recorder.
And I said, "Come on downstairs", and led him downstairs. And there was
Henry Wade sitting there. And I said, "Henry, this is Russ Knight." And
I left him there with Henry Wade, and I went to my car and drove over
to KLIF, which is a block away from there.
And it was a little chilly that night, as I recall, but by bringing
Russ Knight over to Henry Wade, I delayed too long to get to KLIF, and
I had to wait 15 minutes until Russ Knight came from finishing his
interview with Henry Wade.
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