Warren Commission (15 of 26): Hearings Vol. XV (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (15 of 26): Hearings Vol. XV (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
And I excused myself. And he said he understood, and I went on.
And that was the sum total of it.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Let me ask you this: At the time you were out at Parkland
Hospital, did you see any other press representatives whom you had
remembered from your days in Dallas, who worked in Dallas?
Mr. KANTOR. I didn’t see any outside. However, by the time Kilduff
made his announcement at 1:30, there were newsmen coming in from all
over whom I recognized. And because of this weird situation, unreal
situation, I didn’t speak to any then.
During the next hour or so that I was in the hospital I saw a number of
news people from both Dallas and Fort Worth who I at least said hello
to, who I know.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you remember if there were any people from the Dallas
Morning News that you saw at Parkland Hospital, either reporters or
photographers?
Mr. KANTOR. I can tell you who I remember seeing, and I don’t think I
recall seeing a Dallas Morning News person at all until I got to the
police station later that afternoon.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You are going to tell me who you remember seeing from the
Dallas papers at Parkland Hospital, or just who you generally remember
seeing during those 3 days.
Mr. KANTOR. I can tell you who I can remember seeing in the makeshift
press headquarters from Dallas and Fort Worth.
Mr. GRIFFIN. At Parkland?
Mr. KANTOR. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. All right. But I take it you don’t remember anybody from
the Morning News?
Mr. KANTOR. I don’t recall anyone from the Dallas Morning News, no, as
a matter of fact.
Mr. GRIFFIN. All right. How far is the Morning News Building in Dallas
from the Times Herald Building?
Mr. KANTOR. The better part of a mile.
Mr. GRIFFIN. When you saw Ruby, did you notice anybody with him? Did he
seem to be with anybody?
Mr. KANTOR. He didn’t seem to be with anybody. The only other people
I noticed in this area--as I say, it seemed like a small entranceway,
and it was just a very few steps to the stairway--were these people who
appeared to be hospital attendants.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, do you recall if at the time you were at Parkland
Hospital there were television cameras setup outside the main
entranceway?
Mr. KANTOR. No. I was told later on that various people around the
country who I know saw me on television as I came out to talk to the
Congressmen before they went out to Love Field, and I was not aware of
any cameras.
Mr. GRIFFIN. But it is your best impression that you were shown on TV?
Mr. KANTOR. Well, I have been told that.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Have you any idea what TV networks you appeared on?
Mr. KANTOR. No, sir; none.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now----
Mr. KANTOR. This happened frequently, incidentally, over the weekend,
also, in the police station as well. I don’t know--I guess all the
networks were involved at one point or another, but I don’t know when
or where.
Mr. GRIFFIN. In the first report that you made of this encounter with
Ruby, you reported that you saw him before you went to the press
conference.
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