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. Saturday where did I go? Saturday I think I stopped down,
I think my first stop was down at the coffee shop. I think I went down
for coffee, and my whereabouts, I don’t even know where I went that
day because I don’t work on Saturdays. I guess I probably just as well
stood around. Just where I went, I remember where I went Saturday
evening, but I don’t remember where I went Saturday afternoon. Just no
particular place or anything unusual.
Mr. HUBERT. You do recall that your first stop in any case was the
coffeeshop?
Mr. SENATOR. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Which one was that?
Mr. SENATOR. I think it was Eatwell Coffee Shop that I went to.
Mr. HUBERT. You had sort of breakfast and coffee?
Mr. SENATOR. Coffee and. Maybe coffee and a doughnut or coffee and a
bun or something like that.
Mr. HUBERT. You were driving the Volkswagen?
Mr. SENATOR. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. You were not on business?
Mr. SENATOR. No.
Mr. HUBERT. And you say you have a distinct recollection of some event
that night?
Mr. SENATOR. Of where I was?
Mr. HUBERT. Yes.
Mr. SENATOR. Oh yes; because when I came home that night, I think it
was around somewheres between 7 and 7:30, I think I come home that
night, and I come home with some groceries that I wanted to make. So I
made some groceries and——
Mr. HUBERT. Was Jack home at that time?
Mr. SENATOR. Yes; he was gone.
Mr. HUBERT. He was not there?
Mr. SENATOR. No; he wasn’t there.
Mr. HUBERT. That was about 7:30?
Mr. SENATOR. I would say I think it was around 7:30. So I made the
groceries and then I left some for him, and I ate and I was assuming
that maybe he would be home by the time I was making the groceries. But
he wasn’t home, so after I ate I went out again.
Mr. HUBERT. Had you been drinking that afternoon?
Mr. SENATOR. I don’t remember. Possibly I may have had a beer or two.
I just don’t remember. I am not a heavy drinker. I am not a drunkard,
mind you.
Mr. HUBERT. No; I didn’t mean to infer that at all, but I was wondering
why it was that you couldn’t give us any indication of where you went,
whether it was one or several places between noon or 12:30 until 7:30
that night. I think you can remember some of the things, some of the
places.
Mr. SENATOR. Well, let me see.
Mr. HUBERT. You didn’t come home until 7:30?
Mr. SENATOR. No. I was out.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you follow any usual Saturday afternoon routine?
Mr. SENATOR. No. There is nothing. There is no routine. Saturday, there
is no routine.
Mr. HUBERT. You didn’t call on any customers?
Mr. SENATOR. No; nothing. Just out, that is all.
Mr. HUBERT. Were you riding around for 7½ hours?
Mr. SENATOR. No.
Mr. HUBERT. Where did you go?
Mr. SENATOR. This is what I am trying to think, where did I go. I don’t
remember if I called my lawyer friend or met my lawyer friend or not
that day.
Mr. HUBERT. Who is your lawyer friend?
Mr. SENATOR. I have got—Jim Martin. I don’t remember if I called him.
Once in a while I’d have a beer with him.
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