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
As I recall it, the press had asked you “when can we see him” and so
forth, and there was some discussion of how it would be done, and there
was a great crowd around, and someone suggested another place. And I
think you conferred with Mr. Wade, and it was decided to comply with
this press request by using a larger room, to wit, the assembly room,
and they all went down to it and subsequently you all came in. Was
any kind of control or identification system used for entry into the
assembly room?
Chief CURRY. Not into that room; no, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. In other words, all those who were within the building or
within the third floor went in?
Chief CURRY. That is where this discussion was held or where the
announcement was made that there would be a showup in the police
assembly room. It was made up on the third floor.
Mr. HUBERT. That was made at the request of the press?
Chief CURRY. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. It was held really at the request of the press?
Chief CURRY. Yes, sir; I remember that I asked Mr. Wade if he thought
it would be all right, and he said he didn’t see anything wrong with it.
Mr. HUBERT. I understand also that you told the press that----
Chief CURRY. They must not ask any questions and try to interview him
in any way.
Mr. HUBERT. Or you would terminate?
Chief CURRY. And I did terminate it very quickly, because when Oswald
was brought into the room, immediately they began to shoot questions at
him and shove microphones into his face, and we kept him there a very
short time, and I told them to take him away, take him back up to the
jail, and they did. Mr. Wade remained in the room with the reporters
after that. I left when the prisoner left.
Mr. HUBERT. Now do you know of the fact that a tape recording device
was placed on the telephone of Mayor Cabell to pick up really any
threatening calls that might be received by him? Are you aware of that?
Chief CURRY. I believe that we did that. I think our special services
bureau went to his house.
Mr. HUBERT. Is that tape recording of those calls still in existence?
Chief CURRY. I suppose it is, sure. It wouldn’t be destroyed.
Mr. HUBERT. I suppose we may assume also that had there been anything
of significance, it would have been reported?
Chief CURRY. Yes; I do think he had some threatening calls, but had
there been something that we thought we could probably take some action
on, we would have done it.
Mr. HUBERT. Now I understand that the police department got a long
distance call, or what was thought to be a long distance call, on
November 24, threatening Mayor Cabell, and that in fact you transmitted
that information to him when you talked to him on the morning before
the shooting of Oswald. Do you recall that?
Chief CURRY. I recall that there were several calls that came to our
attention, but I don’t remember each one of them.
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