Warren Commission (13 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIII (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (13 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIII (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. PHENIX. The only one I can remember is Bob Huffaker, who is the
mike man for our live camera, saying over and over that “He’s been
shot,” and he was calling him “Lee Harold Oswald.” I don’t know
why--and then just in general--a few words.
Mr. HUBERT. You heard him saying, “He’s been shot, he’s been shot, he’s
been shot,” a number of times?
Mr. PHENIX. Yes, and the policemen telling everybody to stand back.
Mr. HUBERT. What about the security precautions that were in existence,
and would you comment about those as far as you observed them?
Mr. PHENIX. Well, as we drove in there were several officers down
there, but nobody made any effort, you know, to talk to us as we drove
in--we were in the car that had big KRLD letters on it and Wes Wise
was known to some of them, but I wasn’t; Wes was driving the car.
Mr. HUBERT. There was a guard there that seemed to look you over?
Mr. PHENIX. Now, I don’t remember a guard on the Main Street side as we
drove in.
Mr. HUBERT. Of course, that was at 9 o’clock?
Mr. PHENIX. Right, and later, I think there was a lieutenant from the
Dallas Police Force just walking through the crowds, and I could tell
he was looking me over, and stood there about 3 or 4 feet from me a
little bit and never said anything.
Mr. HUBERT. Do you know any of the people from WBAP-TV in Fort Worth?
Mr. PHENIX. I know some of their camera men--the reporter-camera
men--is that Channel 5?
Mr. HUBERT. I don’t know. Do you know Tankersley, a Mr. Tankersley?
Mr. PHENIX. I think I know who he is.
Mr. HUBERT. Do you know Mr. Timmons?
Mr. PHENIX. No.
Mr. HUBERT. Do you know Jim Turner?
Mr. PHENIX. No.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you observe during the time you were standing at your
position No. 6, a camera being loaded through the double doors or
swinging doors at the jail corridor?
Mr. PHENIX. Yes; there was a live camera also--I don’t know whose that
was and I don’t even know where the camera wound up--the final position.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you observe how many people were pushing it along?
Mr. PHENIX. I didn’t really pay any attention to it.
Mr. HUBERT. You don’t know even now whose camera it was?
Mr. PHENIX. It was either NBC or ABC--it was a local camera man but
they were shooting for one of those two networks.
Mr. HUBERT. How long before the shooting was it that you saw this
camera being rolled out from the jail corridor?
Mr. PHENIX. Not--it wasn’t too long before the shooting--maybe 20
minutes. We were getting a little edgy from sitting there so long, so
it’s hard to estimate time, or, I was getting edgy.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you notice a police car come from the parking area up
the ramp that goes from the parking area to the level of the basement
area and turn right, pass you, and go on up the Main Street ramp?
Mr. PHENIX. You mean come out from here and go out this way?
[Indicating on markup.]
Mr. HUBERT. Yes; that’s right.
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