Warren Commission (14 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIV (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (14 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIV (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. SENATOR. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, I mean Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday. That is the way the ad ran.
Mr. HUBERT. And you saw that on Friday night before going to sleep?
Mr. SENATOR. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you ever talk to him about it?
Mr. SENATOR. About the ad?
Mr. HUBERT. Yes.
Mr. SENATOR. Being closed?
Mr. HUBERT. Yes.
Mr. SENATOR. I told him that I read it.
Mr. HUBERT. And what was his comment, or query?
Mr. SENATOR. He was hoping that everybody else would close. He was
hoping that the two other strip joints would close when they read his
ad, because he didn’t feel they should be open on account of the simple
reason of the tragedy that happened, where they should be having
entertainment, dancing, and drinking. He didn’t think it was the right
thing to do at this time.
Mr. HUBERT. Did he indicate to you that he thought it would hurt them
if they did not close also?
Mr. SENATOR. That it would hurt their business?
Mr. HUBERT. The other business, his competitors?
Mr. SENATOR. Well, I don’t know about that, but I assumed, of course,
I am assuming only what I think, that I believe a lot of stores also
closed that day. I think Neiman Marcus closed. I believe in that
downtown area there was quite a few stores that did close.
Mr. HUBERT. Did it come to your attention that he was attempting to
keep his competitors from knowing that he proposed to close?
Mr. SENATOR. How could he when he ran an ad?
Mr. HUBERT. I mean for the Friday night.
Mr. SENATOR. To keep them from knowing?
Mr. HUBERT. Yes.
Mr. SENATOR. Not that I know of.
Mr. HUBERT. Did he ever indicate to you——
Mr. SENATOR. As a matter of fact, I would think he would want them to
close.
Mr. HUBERT. Why?
Mr. SENATOR. And I assumed that the way he put that ad in there. He
thought everybody should observe something, such as what happened.
Mr. HUBERT. Were you aware that he had told Larry Crafard not to put a
little sign that was posted in front of the Carousel, not to tack it
up announcing the closing of the Carousel until after the time for the
opening of the other competitors?
Mr. SENATOR. No; because I never saw him that day.
Mr. HUBERT. But he didn’t indicate to you as a matter of fact that he
would like to see them open while he was closed?
Mr. SENATOR. No.
Mr. HUBERT. In grief over the President?
Mr. SENATOR. I was sort of inclined with my own thoughts in mind that
he would probably want to see them closed. This was my own thought of
mind.
Mr. HUBERT. Did Jack give you any of his reflections on how this
tragedy of the death of the President would affect the community of
Dallas?
Mr. SENATOR. No; not that I can recall.
Mr. HUBERT. I am talking about either Friday night or Saturday or at
any other time.
Mr. SENATOR. You are referring to the individuals in the city of
Dallas, right, the people of the city of Dallas?
Mr. HUBERT. The business principally.
Mr. SENATOR. No; I don’t think so.
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