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. CRAFARD. We turned the television on and there was nothing on the
television just right at that time, on the channel we had it on. We
switched channels, while the set was warming up we went out front and
listened to Andy’s radio until the television warmed up, and then we
watched television.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Jack Ruby wasn’t there at that time?
Mr. CRAFARD. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You say you stood in front of the television?
Mr. CRAFARD. Yes, we stood and watched the television.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was it possible to sit in Jack’s office and watch
television?
Mr. CRAFARD. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How long did you stand there?
Mr. CRAFARD. Just a couple of minutes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Where did you sit, and where was the television set?
Mr. CRAFARD. We sat on the couch and the set was in the corner behind
the door. There was a filing cabinet between it and the wall.
Mr. GRIFFIN. And sitting on the couch you could watch the television
set?
Mr. CRAFARD. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you have to close the door in order to watch the
television set?
Mr. CRAFARD. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was there a telephone in that office?
Mr. CRAFARD. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How far away, how many extensions were there to the
telephone?
Mr. CRAFARD. There was three of them altogether.
Mr. GRIFFIN. There were three extensions or was there a telephone——
Mr. CRAFARD. The telephone and two extensions.
Mr. GRIFFIN. All right. Where were the two extensions in relation to
the telephone in Jack’s office?
Mr. CRAFARD. There was one by the bar and one by the door.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How far away would that be from Jack’s office, each of
those?
Mr. CRAFARD. The first one, the one by the door would probably be 20,
maybe 20, 25 feet from the office. The other one would be maybe about
10 feet further, between 30 and 35 feet, I would say.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You and Andy placed yourselves in front of that television
set?
Mr. CRAFARD. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What do you recall happening, what was the first thing,
do you have any recollection of what you saw on television, how things
transpired on television?
Mr. CRAFARD. No; I don’t. I believe they were at the hospital.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Pardon?
Mr. CRAFARD. I believe they were at the hospital when we turned the
television on.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You recall seeing some scenes at Parkland Hospital?
Mr. CRAFARD. Yes; I can recall seeing some scenes but I am not sure
whether it was as soon as we turned the television on or afterwards
during that day.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What do you recall seeing on television before Jack Ruby
came into the club?
Mr. CRAFARD. I don’t really recall what we saw on television.
Mr. GRIFFIN. While you were, between the time you turned that
television set on and sat down and watched it and Jack came in, did
you leave the office, did you do other duties in the club, or just
watch TV?
Mr. CRAFARD. We just watched television.
Mr. GRIFFIN. All right. When Jack came in, were you people seated in
his office?
Mr. CRAFARD. I believe so; yes.
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