Warren Commission (06 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (06 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mrs. HILL. Yes--I saw a dog in the car. They kept asking me, and I even
gave that out on a radio or TV interview that I had seen a dog in the
car.
Mr. SPECTER. In which car?
Mrs. HILL. Between the President and Mrs. Kennedy, and they kept asking
me what kind of a dog and I said, "I don't know, I wasn't interested
in what was in the seat," but I said, "It was white and fuzzy," and I
said, "It was something white and kind of fuzzy and it was in the seat
between them," and I said, "I just got to thinking--it must be a small
dog," because I had remarked to my girl friend as they were taking us
in the police station, I said, "Why?" I said, "I could see Liz Taylor
or the Gabors traveling with a bunch of dogs, but I can't see the
Kennedys traveling with dogs. Why would they have a dog with them on
tour?" And, when we remarked about that she and I both--and I said,
"Did you see it? What kind of a dog was it? Why were they taking a
dog?" I found out later that it was those roses in the seat, but I knew
they were looking at something and I just barely glanced and I saw this.
Mr. SPECTER. Is there any other reason people made fun of you?
Mrs. HILL. Well, basically, the people that made fun of me was my
husband, and, of course, that was because--does this have to go in the
record?
Mr. SPECTER. Yes; only in the sense that we are putting everything
on the record. This really isn't too important but it is the best
procedure to follow, that everything be written down.
Mrs. HILL. Well.
Mr. SPECTER. In a situation of this sort.
Mrs. HILL. Well, because I talked with an Oklahoma twang, and called
Mrs. Kennedy "Jackie" and I said, "He pitched forward in Jackie's lap,"
and I just didn't rehearse it and do it right at all, because I didn't
know it was going to be taken down.
Mr. SPECTER. And those are the reasons your husband made fun of you?
Mrs. HILL. Yes; and because I saw a dog and he was thoroughly hilarious
when he found out that it was roses in the back seat and that I had
seen a dog, and he said, "Of all people in the United States you would
have to see a dog."
Mr. SPECTER. Has anybody made fun of you besides your husband?
Mrs. HILL. No; not really, but he's done enough for a whole bunch of
people.
Mr. SPECTER. Now, going back to the question of the description of this
man, can you describe him in any more detail than you already have?
Mrs. HILL. No; I haven't--I can't.
Mr. SPECTER. His height you said was about the height of Jack Ruby?
Mrs. HILL. That's right.
Mr. SPECTER. How about his weight?
Mrs. HILL. That's the only thing--I would say--he certainly wasn't any
bigger than Jack Ruby.
Mr. SPECTER. Was he smaller than Jack Ruby?
Mrs. HILL. He could have been smaller.
Mr. SPECTER. How about--was he wearing a hat?
Mrs. HILL. Yes; I said he was wearing a hat.
Mr. SPECTER. Was he wearing a top coat?
Mrs. HILL. Yes; an overcoat.
Mr. SPECTER. And was he wearing a tie, could you tell?
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