JFK's Texas Trip: Secret Service
Agent Rosters & Duties
By Vince Palamara
"In order to establish as complete a record as possible, I have compiled a
detailed listing of each and every Secret Service agent connected to the Texas
trip---their rosters and their duties. In addition, the infamous drinking
incident of 11/21-11/22/63 is explored in full, as is the limousine
confiscation/ inspection of 11/22-11/23/63. Finally, I have added comprehensive
descriptions of many of President Kennedy's higher-profile pre-Texas trips from
1963, in regard to security
issues and the Secret Service. Much of this data is new, coming from the recent
releases furnished by the ARRB (Assassination Records Review Board)."
I. San Antonio, TX, 11/21/63:
(San Antonio International Airport, Aerospace Medical Center, Kelly AFB)
[Sources-RIF#154-10002-10424:
Survey report ; 1541000110104;
1541000110058; 1541000110184; 1541000110033; 17 H 618;"Kennedy In Texas"
video; "Four Days In November" video]
1) Dennis R. Halterman (WHD): Advance agent (arrived in San Antonio
11/12/63)
2) J. Walter Coughlin (WHD): assisted in the advance (apparently still
in San Antonio on 11/22/63---listed as being there and, later, as part
of the 4p.m.-12 mid shift at the Kennedy residence in Middleburg, VA)
3) ASAIC of WHD (#3) Roy H. Kellerman: rode in SS-100-X [limousine]
(front passenger seat)
4) William R. Greer (WHD/ Garage Detail): driver of SS-100-X
5) Henry J. Rybka (WHD/ Garage Detail): driver of SS-697-X FROM
Aerospace Medical Center (AMC)[follow-up car]
6) ATSAIC of WHD Stewart G. "Stu" Stout: Entrance to Headquarters Bldg.,
AMC
7) Samuel E. Sulliman (WHD): Entrance to speaker's stand, AMC
8) Richard E. Johnsen (WHD): Speaker's platform, AMC
9) Ernest E. Olsson, Jr. (WHD): same as above
10) Andrew E. Berger (WHD): same as above
11) ATSAIC of WHD Emory P. Roberts: commander of follow-up car (front
passenger seat)
12) John D. "Jack" Ready (WHD): follow-up car
13) Donald J. Lawton (WHD): follow-up car
14) William "Tim" McIntyre (WHD): follow-up car
15) Glenn A. Bennett (PRS): follow-up car
16) SAIC of San Antonio office Luis Benavides: assisted in the advance
17) [fnu] McCully (San Antonio office): Supervision of Aerospace Medical
Center (AMC)
18) John J. "Muggsy" O'Leary (WHD/ Luggage-Effects [see also 25 H 788])
19) Clinton J. Hill (WHD/ First Lady Detail)
20) Samuel A. Kinney (WHD/ Garage Detail): driver of SS-697-X TO AMC
[Rybka: passenger]
21) Paul E. Landis, Jr. (WHD/ First Lady Detail)
22) George W. Hickey, Jr (WHD/ Garage Detail): follow-up car [passenger]
23) ASAIC (#2) of V.P./ LBJ Detail Rufus W. Youngblood (came from LBJ
Ranch w/ Johns and Taylor)
24) ATSAIC OF V.P./ LBJ Detail Thomas "Lem" Johns
25) Warren "Woody" Taylor (Lady Bird Johnson Detail)
FORTY members of the military police from Ft. Sam Houston, Texas:
traffic control, motorcade route security, and intersection control;
police helicopter utilized along route;
many flanking motorcycles;
PRS subjects: 0
II. Houston, TX, 11/21/63:
(Houston International Airport, Rice Hotel, Coliseum/ Congressman Albert
Thomas Dinner)
[Sources: RIF#1541000110104; 1541000110064; 1541000110042; 1541000110044
(Daily Shift report, V.P. Detail, 11/21/63); 1541000110031;
180-10083-10419; 180-10078-10493; 16 H 950-951; 17 H 618; author's
10/9/92 interview with DNC advance man Marty Underwood; DNC Advance man
Jerry Bruno's notes, JFK Library]
26) Ronald M. Pontius (WHD): Advance agent (arrived in Houston
11/12/63); rode in lead car in motorcade
27) Lubert F. "Bert" de Freese (WHD): assisted in the advance (arrived
in Houston 11/18/63 from JFK's Florida trip); departed at 7:00 p.m. on
11/21/63 to go back to Washington, D.C.
28) DNC Advance Man Martin E. "Marty" Underwood (also the DNC advance
man for Austin: see below)
29) Jim Goodenough (WHD/ V.P. LBJ Detail): Advance agent, LBJ Detail;
rode in V.P. follow-up car in motorcade; went to the LBJ Ranch afterward
30) SAIC of Houston office Lane Bertram: rode in lead car in motorcade
Ready: rode in pilot car in motorcade
Berger: rode in pilot car in motorcade
Kellerman: limo
Greer: driver of limo
Rybka: driver of follow-up car
Stout: follow-up car
Sulliman: follow-up car
Johnsen: follow-up car
Olsson: follow-up car
Hill: follow-up car
O'Leary: rode in station wagon in motorcade (near the rear)
Youngblood: rode in LBJ's car
Johns: rode in V.P. follow-up car
Taylor
[note: Kinney was not in Houston, as he proceeded to Dallas on 11/21/63
after JFK's departure from San Antonio, presumably with Hickey, who also
does not appear to have been in Houston, either. In addition, Roberts,
Lawton, McIntyre, and Bennett are unaccounted for, although they may
have had duties ahead at the Coliseum]
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III. Fort Worth, TX, evening of 11/21/63, morning of 11/22/63:
(Carswell Air Force Base, Hotel Texas)
[Sources-RIF#1541000110104; 1541000110104; 1541000110043; 2 H 133; 18 H
674-675, 678, 679, 686, 697, 730, 761; captioned photo of Duncan in
"Fort Worth Press", 11/22/63; 16 H 950-951; 17 H 618; 18 H 678-679,
681-682; 25 H 787-788]
31) William L. Duncan (WHD): Advance agent (arrived in Fort Worth
11/12/63); still in Fort Worth as of 11/22/63 and after the
assassination [25 H 787]
32) Ned Hall II (WHD): assisted in the advance (also arrived in Fort
Worth 11/12/63)
33) James F. "Mike" Howard (Dallas office): assisted in the advance; in
Fort Worth until 4:00 a.m. 11/22/63 [18 H 675]
34) Jerry D. Kivett (WHD/ V.P. LBJ Detail): Advance agent, LBJ Detail
(probably arrived in Fort Worth on 11/12/63 [17 H 618]
35) William H. Patterson (Dallas office): in Fort Worth on the morning
of 11/22/63: assigned to drive LBJ's car [25 H 788]; went to Love Field
afterwards
36) ATSAIC of WHD Arthur L. Godfrey: arrived in Fort Worth from
Washington, D.C. at 2:15 p.m. on 11/21/63 w/ Blaine, Giannoules, Burns,
O'Rourke, and Faison for duty at the Hotel Texas 4p.m.-12 min (JFK
arrived 11:50 p.m.)
37) Gerald S. Blaine (WHD)
38) Kenneth S. Giannoules (WHD)
39) Paul A. Burns (WHD)
40) Gerald W. O'Rourke (WHD)
41) Robert R. Faison (WHD) [African-American]
42) Michael J. Shannon (V.P./ LBJ Detail): on duty at LBJ Ranch on
11/21/63; went to Hotel Texas on the night of 11/21/63 [12 Mid-8 a.m.
11/22/63]; went back to Johnson City, TX afterwards
Johnsen: follow-up car 11/21/63
[note: Kinney and Hickey were not in Fort Worth on 11/21/63: they were
in Dallas with the two cars]
Kellerman: limo
Greer: driver of limo (NOT SS-100-X but a rented car)
Hill
Landis
O'Leary
Rybka: follow-up car to Carswell AFB 11/22/63 (NOT the driver)
Stout
Sulliman
Olsson
Berger [see also 18 H 672, 675, 698]
Ready
Lawton
McIntyre
Roberts
Bennett
Youngblood [note: he would go on to leave in the early morning hours of
11/22/63 to visit a childhod acquaintance (18 H 681-682)]
Johns
Taylor
Drinking Incident Involving The Secret Service:
the drinking incident of 11/21-11/22/63 involving the Secret Service at
the Fort Worth Press Club AND the "Cellar":
Chief James J. Rowley-headed investigation;
SAIC of Dallas office Forrest V. Sorrels-reported to Rowley
along with
Inspector Gerard B. McCann;
Inspector Thomas J. Kelley-also involved in investigation
<HR> THE AGENTS WHO FILED REPORTS- The Supervisors :
a)ATSAIC Arthur L. Godfrey-shift leader; mentions agents Blaine, Giannoules,
Burns,
O'Rourke, and Faison in his report: none of Godfrey's men -- including
Godfrey-participated in consuming any alcoholic beverages;
b)ASAIC Roy H. Kellerman- mentions agents Greer, Kinney, Duncan, Hall,
and Grant: only Grant consumed alcohol;
c)ATSAIC Emory P. Roberts-shift leader;mentions agents Ready, Lawton,
McIntyre, Bennett, Hill, Landis, Kinney[2nd mention], and Hickey[Kinney
and Hickey were in Dallas with the automobiles, so they obviously did
not participate in any drinking]: only Roberts and McIntyre did NOT
drink-this was the most irresponsible shift of all;
d)ATSAIC Stewart G. Stout, Jr.-shift leader;mentions agents Sulliman,
Johnsen, Olsson, and Berger: all but Stout and Sulliman consumed
alcoholic beverages, making Stout's shift second to Roberts as the worst
offender in the drinking incident;
e)ASAIC of V.P. Detail Rufus W. Youngblood-mentions agents
Johns(ATSAIC),
Kivett, Taylor, and Shannon:NONE of the V.P. Detail participated in the
drinking incident!;
The agents who submitted individual reports:
f)Glenn A. Bennett(PRS agent)-admitted to drinking "two beers" at the
Fort Worth Press Club; went to the "Cellar" afterwards;
g)Andrew E. Berger-same as above;
h)Gerald S. Blaine-although he went to both establishments, Blaine
states that he did NOT consume alcohol;
i)Paul A. Burns-although he went to the "Cellar", Burns states(like
Blaine) that he did NOT consume alcohol;
j)David B. Grant-admitted to drinking a "scotch and soda" at the Fort
Worth Press Club; went to the "Cellar" afterwards;
k)Clinton J. Hill-same as above;
l)Richard E. Johnsen-admitted to drinking "two beers" at the Fort Worth
Press Club;
m)Paul E. Landis,Jr.-admitted to drinking a "scotch and soda" at the
Fort Worth Press Club;went to the "Cellar" afterwards;
n)Donald J. Lawton-admitted to drinking "three beers" at the Fort Worth
Press Club;went to the "Cellar" afterwards;
o)Ernest E. Olsson,Jr.-admitted to drinking "one and a half
mixed drinks" at the Fort Worth Press Club;
p)Gerald W. O'Rourke-although he went to the "Cellar", O'Rourke
states(like Blaine and Burns above) that he did NOT consume alcohol;
q)John "Jack" D. Ready-admitted to drinking "two beers" at the Fort
Worth Press Club;
went to the "Cellar" afterwards...
Conclusion-Rowley did not punish these men in any way whatsoever, even
though (according to the Secret Service manual) drinking while in travel
status is grounds for REMOVAL from the agency( four of the above-mentioned
agents-Bennett, Hill, Landis, and Ready-had critical duties in the Secret
Service follow-up
car, directly behind
JFK's limousine)![see Volume 18 of Warren Commission]
[Sources-RIF#1541000110100; 1541000110065; 1541000110044; 16 H 950-951
(same as 1541000110032); 1541000110190; "Inside The Secret Service"
video 1995 (Lawson); author's interview with Lawson 9/27/92; 17 H 601,
618; 18 H 789; author's interviews with Godfrey 5/30/96, 6/7/96, and
letter dated 11/24/97 ]
43) Winston G. Lawson (WHD): Advance agent (arrived in Dallas 11/12/63);
rode in lead car in motorcade; remains in Dallas after AF1 departs to
assist in the investigation [18 H 788]
44) David B. Grant (WHD): assisted in the advance (arrived in Dallas
11/18/63 from JFK's Florida trip): Trade Mart, then Parkland Hospital;
remains in Dallas after AF1 departs until the early morning hours of
11/24/63 [18 H 788]; although seemingly removed from the immediate area,
Grant was involved in the drinking incident [18 H 684]
45) SAIC of Dallas office Forrest V. Sorrels: assisted in the advance;
rode in lead car
46) DNC Advance Man Jacob L. "Jack" Puterbaugh (arrived in Dallas
11/12/63); rode in pilot car in motorcade
Kivett: Advance Agent, LBJ Detail (11/18-11/22 [17 H 601]); rode in V.P.
follow-up car in motorcade
47)Robert A. Steuart (Dallas Office): Trade Mart, then Parkland Hospital
48) John Joe Howlett (Dallas office): Trade Mart, then Parkland
Hospital; rode in limousine as it was taken back to the C-130 (Hickey,
driver; Kinney drove the follow-up car back)
49) Roger C. Warner (Dallas office): Love Field
Kellerman: limo
Greer: driver of limo
Roberts: commander of follow-up car
Kinney: driver of follow-up car
Hill: follow-up car
McIntyre: follow-up car
Ready: follow-up car
Landis: folow-up car
Bennett: follow-up car
Hickey: follow-up car
Youngblood: LBJ's car
Johns: V.P. follow-up car
Taylor: V.P. follow-up car
Stout: Trade Mart, then Parkland Hospital (+rode in hearse)
Berger: Trade Mart, then Parkland Hospital (+drove hearse)
Johnsen: Trade Mart, then Parkland Hospital (+CE399)
Olsson: Trade Mart, then Parkland Hospital
Sulliman: Trade Mart, then Parkland Hospital
Lawton: Love Field
O'Leary: Love Field
Rybka: Love Field
(inc. Bergstrom AFB, 40 Acre Club, Governor Connally's mansion/
fundraiser/ dinner, Commodore-Perry Hotel, Johnson City, LBJ Ranch)
[Sources-RIF#1541000110104; 1541000110064; 1541000110057; 1541000110050;
1541000110044; 1541000110033; 18 H 779; Air Force One radio tapes/
transcripts; Bill Moyers' interview on A&E 1992; "Death of a President",
p. 317 (1988 edition)]
50) William B. Payne (WHD): Advance agent for Austin(arrived in Austin
11/12/63)
51) Robert R. Burke (WHD): assisted in the advance; specifically, for
the LBJ Ranch in Austin City, TX (arrived in Austin for the LBJ Ranch
11/18/63)
52) John F. Yeager (WHD): assisted in the advance for Austin, Texas
(arrived in TX 11/18/63)
Underwood [still in Houston on 11/22/63]
Shannon: see above
53) Donald Bendickson (V.P./ LBJ Detail): LBJ Ranch 11/21-11/22/63
54) Gerald Bechtle (V.P./ LBJ Detail): LBJ Ranch 11/21-11/22/63
Goodenough: see above
55) [fnu] Lockwood (V.P./ LBJ Detail) [see 18 H 779]
Godfrey: Austin (Commodore-Perry Hotel; depart for Washington at 3:15
p.m.)
Blaine: same
Giannoules: same
Burns: same
O'Rourke: same
Faison: same
56) Howard K. Norton (PRS) [see CD80 and 1541000110033, cited above]: same
(this is the first and only time Norton's name appears anywhere in the
Shift reports. He would go on to photograph the bloody limousine at the
White House garage with fellow PRS photographer James K. "Jack" Fox)
"VI." Chicago, IL, slated for sometime shortly AFTER 11/22/63:
[Sources-RIF#1541000110065]
57) Joseph Paolella (WHD): Advance agent (arrived in Chicago 11/18/63)
[had been on JFK's 3/23/63 Chicago trip; interviewed for Seymour Hersh's
"The Dark Side of Camelot" 1997]
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Shift Summary-
a)12 Midnight to 8 a.m. shift:
ATSAIC Godfrey-shift leader,
SA Blaine,
SA Giannoules,
SA O'Rourke,
SA Burns,
SA Faison
HOTEL TEXAS ( went to Austin after JFK's breakfast in Fort
Worth);
b)8 a.m. to 4 p.m. shift:
ATSAIC Roberts-shift leader,
SA Lawton,
SA Ready,
SA McIntyre,
SA Bennett(PRS),
SA Hill(First Lady Detail),
SA Landis(First Lady Detail),
SA Kinney(Garage/Chauffeur-in Dallas),
SA Hickey(Garage/Chauffeur-in Dallas)
FOLLOW-UP CAR (except Lawton-Love Field;Lawton rode in
follow-up car AND
back of JFK's limo on 11/18/63);
c)4 p.m. to 12 Midnight shift:
ATSAIC Stout-shift leader,
SA Sulliman,
SA Johnsen,
SA Olsson,
SA Berger
TRADE MART (later, Parkland Hospital;all in Houston motorcade's
follow-up
car except Berger:in pilot car);
d)V.P. Detail:
ASAIC Youngblood,
ATSAIC Johns,
SA Kivett,
SA Taylor(assigned to Lady Bird),
SA Shannon
HOTEL TEXAS (Youngblood-LBJ's car;Johns, Kivett, Taylor-V.P.
follow-up car;
Shannon-back to LBJ Ranch where he came)
e)? shift:
ASAIC Kellerman,
SA Greer(Garage/Chauffeur),
SA Hall,
SA Duncan,
SA Grant
Kellerman and Greer-HOTEL TEXAS;JFK LIMOUSINE (all stops;later,Grey Navy
ambulance and Bethesda;worked the WHOLE day without being relieved!)...
Hall-HOTEL TEXAS
Duncan-HOTEL TEXAS(advance agent for Fort Worth stop)...
Grant-HOTEL TEXAS (advance agent for Florida[11/18/63] AND Texas
trips;later, Trade Mart and Parkland Hospital);
ALSO:Dallas agents James F. "Mike" Howard and William H. Patterson also
in Fort Worth(Howard assisted in advance arrangements at Fort Worth-on
duty at the Hotel Texas from JFK's arrival until 4 a.m. on 11/22/63...later,questioned
Marina Oswald;Patterson helped in security
at JFK's breakfast in Fort Worth-drove LBJ's car in Fort Worth on
11/22/63...later, Love Field);
Conclusion :
Chief Rowley told the Warren Commission that 28 members of the WHITE HOUSE
DETAIL accompanied JFK to Fort Worth-he's correct(Kinney and Hickey would make
30 if counted, but they were in Dallas, as previously mentioned).Advance agent
Winston G. Lawson, SAIC of Dallas office Forrest V. Sorrels, and the remainder
of Sorrels' men were in Dallas-leaving John J. Muggsy" O'Leary(Garage/Chauffeur)
andHenry J. Rybka(Garage/Chauffeur) [both were in the Houston motorcade of
11/21/63- O'Leary rode in the Station Wagon, while Rybka drove the
follow-up car;both men were stationed at Love Field on 11/22/63] to round out
the
WHD agents.
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Agents/ important personnel inc. Salinger, Behn, Godfrey, Blaine, Burns,
Greer, Shipman, Bruno, Lawson, Foster, Roberts, Chandler, Burke, Lawton,
Rybka;
-RIF #154-10003-10012: Chicago, IL trip 3/23/63
Dedication of O Hare Airport WHD agents on trip: Grant (advance agent),
Burke, Pontius, Lilley, Johnsen, Chandler, Giannoules, Lawton, Blaine,
Lawson, Olsson, Burns,Paolella, Godfrey, Boring, Greer, Shipman, O Leary;
Chicago office agents: Hanly, Tucker, Martineau, Plichta, Bolden, Cross,
Maynard, Stocks, Gorman, Noonan, Griffiths, Motto, McLeod, Russell,
Strong 6 motorcycles surrounding limo, Lawton riding on (JFK s side of) rear of
limo, Mayor s follow-up car with four detectives in ADDITION to SS
follow-up car, police facing crowd (not JFK) on the route, no one
permitted on overpasses except four policeman guarding them, press/
photographers close to JFK, Hatcher with Kilduff;
PRS: one threat
-RIF #154-10002-10417:
Philadelphia, PA trip 10/30/63
WHD agents on trip: Stout (advance agent), Godfrey, Faison, Behn, Greer,
McIntyre, Burns, Giannoules, Paolella, Kinney, DeFreese, Payne, Duncan,
Yeager, Zboril;
Philadelphia office agents: Jordan, Kelly, Mesaros, Abel
close press/ photographers, Hatcher with Kilduff
PRS: two subjects
-RIF#154-10002-10418 :
Elkton, MD trip 11/14/63
Dedication of the Maryland-Delaware Turnpike
WHD agents on trip: Roberts (advance agent), Boring, Greer, Ready,
Sulliman, Zboril, McIntyre, Berger, Morey, Jones, Kollar, Lawton [on
faded part of list: Rybka (?)];
Baltimore office agents: Burger and Holmes;
Philadelphia office agents: Abel, Kelly, Mesaros
Salinger
PRS: one subject
-RIF#154-10002-10419 :
SECOND New York City trip 11/14-11/15/63
AFL-CIO Convention
WHD agents on trip: Godfrey (advance agent),Boring, Greer, Grant,
McIntyre, Thompson, Sulliman, Roberts, Rybka [follow-up car],
Bennett*(PRS), Jones, Berger, Morey, Kollar, O Leary;
NY office [? In some cases]agents: Whitaker, Jukes, Gibbs, Gunthers,
Sershen, Starr, Mayes, Ward, Phillips, Wong, Thomas, Douglas, Tully,
Melchiori, Luzania
*PRS:
Bouck notified on 11/11/63, the day after Bennett was
"temporarily" assigned to the WHD from PRS, and Bennett was then
dispatched to the President s suite at the Carlyle Hotel, prior to JFK s
arrival on 11/14/63, "to conduct a technical survey"
[11/8-9/63: first NY trip; 11/10/63: PRS agent Bennett "temporarily" ssigned to
WHD;
11/11/63: Bouck notified of second NY trip---sends
Bennett on 11/14/63 to do technical survey; 11/15/63: second NY trip
ends; 11/18/63: Bennett on Florida trip (denies this to HSCA despite SS
shift reports which say he WAS there!); 11/22/63: Bennett rides in
FOLLOW-UP car (he needed reminding of this duty by Lawson)----covert
monitoring of threats?] detective follow-up car along with SS follow-up car,
Salinger with Kilduff, close press/ photographers
-RIF#154-10002-10420:
Palm Beach, FL trip 11/18/63
WHD/ PRS on trip: Johnsen (advance agent), Boring, Greer, Rybka, Norton
(PRS), Wunderlich (PRS), Roberts, Stout, Godfrey, O Leary (etc.) ;
Miami office agents: Marshall, Howell "same route as described in ASAIC Boring's
survey report dated March 26, 1963"
fire
alarm system: installed by SA s Norton and Wunderlich of PRS;
Two days prior to the arrival of the President, SA s Norton and
Wunderlich [of PRS] made a prelimimary sweep of the residence. On the
day of the president s arrival, these agents made a final sweep of the
residence after which they secured the residence";
PRS agents Norton and Wunderlich "sanitized and secured the Kennedy
residence "[along with Bennett, that makes THREE PRS agents on the
Florida trip!] Salinger with Kilduff
-RIF#154-10002-10421:
Cape Canaveral, FL 11/18/63
Final Survey Report dated 1/20/64 (!)
WHD agents on trip: Stout (advance agent), Sulliman, Berger, Kollar,
Jones, Boring, Greer, Morey, Rybka, Roberts, Lawton, Zboril, Bennett
(PRS)
Jacksonville office agents: McDavid, Walter
8 agents from the Office of Special Investigations (OSI)
PRS: SA Dick Flohr found no threats
Salinger, close press/ photographers
-RIF#154-10002-10423:
Tampa, FL 11/18/63
WHD agents on trip: Blaine (advance agent), Yeager, Boring, Greer,
Rybka, Kinney, Stout, Roberts, Sulliman, Ready, Berger, Zboril, Morey,
Lawton, Kollar, Jones, McIntyre
Tampa office: Peppers
1964 White Lincoln Continental used for McDill Air Force Base
SS-100-X (JFK s limo) and SS-678-X (1956 Queen Mary Cadillac follow-up
car) used for downtown/ suburban motorcade
Salinger, underpasses controlled by police and military units, Sheriff s
office secured the roofs of major buildings in the downtown and suburban
areas, agents on limo,
Salinger with Kilduff, close press/ photographers (inc. Stoughton in
follow-up car),
McHugh in between SS agents in front seat of limo
it is noted that the follw-up car will carry a considerable burden on
this trip ;
SA Cecil Taylor of PRS: 2 subjects found
-RIF#154-10002-10422:
Miami, FL 11/18/63
Inter-American Press Association
WHD agents on trip: DeFreese (advance agent), Boring, Greer, Coughlin,
Blaine, McIntyre, Bennett (PRS), Kollar, Roberts, Lawton, Jones, Zboril,
Rybka, Sulliman, Berger, Morey, O Leary;
Miami office agents: Marshall, Aragon, Bailey, Curry, Jamison, Howell
CIA s Ted Shackley and William Finch helped Secret Service on this trip
[see upcoming article in the next KAC]
PRS: six pages worth! Subjects inc. Orlando Bosch, Pedro Diaz
Lanz,Enrique Llaca, Jr., Rohinski, and Derber;
lead car inc. Dr. Burkley (!); Salinger with Kilduff (a motorcade from
the Heliport to the Hotel [does Gordon Winslow have an answer for this?
There is a lead car, the limousine, the SS follow-up car, and several
others listed---I thought he said there WAS NOT a motorcade?]
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PRESIDENTIAL LIMOUSINE ( 1961 MODIFIED STRETCH LINCOLN
CONTINENTAL,
SS-100-X) AND SECRET SERVICE FOLLOW-UP CAR ( 1956 CADILLAC CONVERTIBLE,
SS-679-X, A.KA. THE QUEEN MARY ):
11/22/63 UP TO/INC. PARKLAND HOSPITAL-
SS-100-X: DRIVEN BY SA WILLIAM R. GREER;
SS-679-X: DRIVEN BY SA SAMUEL A. KINNEY;
PARKLAND HOSPITAL TO LOVE FIELD/ C-130 CARGO PLANE:
Kinney places bubbletop and fabric top on SS-100-X with the help of a
DPD motorcycle officer; Hickey stands by;
Kinney given permission to drive the
cars back to Love Field by ASAIC
(#3) Roy H. Kellerman-
SS-100-X: DRIVEN BY SA GEORGE W. HICKEY, JR. WITH DALLAS SA JOHN JOE
HOWLETT BESIDE HIM [ Hickey would go on to drive the SS-679-X during
the May 1964 WC reenactments, while Howlett participated in the WC's TSBD
stairway reenactment];
SS-679-X: DRIVEN BY SA SAMUEL A. KINNEY
C-130;
KINNEY, HICKEY, SS-100-X. SS-679-X, +
THE 76TH AIR TRANSPORT SQUADRON FROM CHARLESTON (S.C.) AIR FORCE BASE:
CAPT. ROLAND THOMASON (PILOT);
WAYNE SCHAKE;
VINCENT GULLO;
HERSAL WOOSLEY;
DAVID CONN;
STEPHEN BENING;
FRANK ROBERSON
(Kinney finds the back part of JFK s skull lying in the rear of the car
and puts in a
phone patch to Dr. Burkley aboard Air Force One hours
before official limousine inspection)
CARS ARRIVED AT ANDREWS AFB AT 8:00 P.M.;
Kellerman tells Chief James J. Rowley (also at AAFB) that the cars
should be looked over; independent of this (???), ASAIC (#2) Floyd M.
Boring (also at AAFB) and Deputy Chief Paul J. Paterni have the very
same thoughts [note: Paterni would later become involved in the investigation of
LHO s
Income Tax Check, along with WFO SAIC Robert Powis (later, Asst. Dir.
under Reagan), SAIC [fnu] Lewis of the Forgery Section, and Dallas SAIC
Forrest V. Sorrels- see "TFD", 5/96]
CARS ARRIVE AT WHITE HOUSE GARAGE AT 9:00 P.M.:
KINNEY DROVE SS-100-X BACK TO GARAGE WITH WFO (Washington Field Office)
AND FORMER LBJ AGENT CHARLES E. TAYLOR, JR. BESIDE HIM;
HICKEY DROVE SS-679-X BACK TO GARAGE WITH WFO SA S RICHARD DICK E.
KEISER AND DONALD F. BRETT BESIDE HIM
"OFFICIAL" LIMOUSINE INSPECTION BEGINS AT 10:10 P.M.:
BORING, PATERNI, KINNEY and REPRESENTATIVES FROM
DR. BURKLEY S OFFICE (PART OF THE WH MEDICAL
STAFF):
CHIEF PETTY OFFICER WILLIAM MARTINELL;
CHIEF PETTY OFFICER THOMAS MILLS
ALSO: TAYLOR., IN HIS REPORT TO WFO SAIC HARRY W. GEIGLEIN [CD80],
NOTES THAT HE SAW A SMALL HOLE IN THE WINDSHIELD OF SS-100-X (TAYLOR
WAS THERE FROM 9:00 P.M. UNTIL 12 MID)
OTHERS WHO SAW/ KNEW OF HOLE:
CHICAGO SA ABRAHAM W. BOLDEN, SR- INTERVIEW 9/16/93;
DPD OFFICERS STAVIS ELLIS AND H.R. FREEMAN- CFTR RADIO INTERVIEW, 1976;
NEWSMEN RICHARD DUDMAN AND FRANK CORMIER- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH,
12/1/63;
SPECTATORS EVALEA GLANGES AND CARL RENAS- "JFK CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE",
PP. 105-106;
TWO DIFFERENT UNIDENTIFIED CALLERS: TO THE "JIM BOHANNON" RADIO SHOW
,11/22/93, AND TO "LARRY KING LIVE" TV SHOW, JANUARY 1992 .
OTHERS WHO NOTED THINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE:
[ SEE "MORE BORING DETAILS", 11/95 "TFD"]
SAIC GERALD A. BEHN- SKULL FOUND IN REAR SEAT (FBI/S&O INTERVIEW,
11/27/63); GREER- CLAIMED TO NOT NOTICE WINDSHIELD DAMAGE AND CHROME DENTING
RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM UNTIL AN UNNAMED AGENT POINTED IT OUT TO HIM ON 11/23/63
(2H122); KELLERMAN- FELT WINDSHIELD ON 11/27/63, BUT IT "FEELS SMOOTH TODAY",
3/9/64 (2H89); SKULL IN REAR SEAT (2H85); FRAGMENTS (2H90); WH GARAGE SAIC
MORGAN L. GIES- "THE DAY KENNEDY WAS SHOT" BY JIM BISHOP, P. 511, 1992 EDITION;
CLINTON J. HILL- BACK OF SKULL IN REAR SEAT (2H141)
WHP (White House Police/ Uniformed Division of Secret Service)
ON
SECURITY:
J.W. EDWARDS;
J.C. ROWE;
[fnu] SNYDER (FROM 3:25 P.M. TO 11:25 P.M.);
[fnu] RUBENSTAL (FROM 12:30 P.M. TO 11:00 P.M.);
SGT. [fnu] BURKE (7:25 A.M. TO 11:00 P.M.);
[fnu] EDMUNDS (11:25 P.M. TO 7:25 A.M.)
WFO AGENTS ON SECURITY:
KEISER (9:00 P.M. TO 12 MID) [Later, became SAIC of WHD, Nixon- Carter];
BRETT (9:00 P.M. TO 12 MID);
GILBERT J. PARASCHOS (11/23: 12:01 A.M. TO 8:00 A.M.);
MARTIN J. KENNEDY (11/23: 12:01 A.M. TO 8:00 A.M.);
FRANK HANCOCK (11/23: 8:00 A.M. TO 12 NOON);
CLAUDE E. DAVIS, JR (11/23: 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M.) [ originally from
Charlotte, N.C. office; temporarily assigned to Dallas office 12/23/63
tp 2/2/64 (41 days)];
VICTOR J. GONZALEZ (11/23: 12:00 P.M. TO 5:00 P.M.);
JOHN R. SIMPSON (11/23: 4:00 P.M. TO 5:00 P.M.) [Later, SAIC of WHD,
Carterera; Director of Secret Service, 1981 to 1992]
FBI INSPECTION BEGINS AT 1:00 A.M. 11/23/63:
[SEE 5H71]
ORRIN H. BARTLETT (1:05 A.M. TO 1:55 A.M)- DROVE LIMO OUT OF THE GARAGE
BIN A FEW FEET;
CHARLES L. KILLIAN (1:05 A.M. TO 4:35 A.M.);
CORTLANDT CUNNINGHAM (SAME AS ABOVE);
ROBERT A. FRAZIER (SAME AS ABOVE);
WALTER E. THOMAS (SAME AS ABOVE)
PRS SAIC ROBERT I. BOUCK- CONTACTED BY GONZALEZ; BY REQUEST, MISC.
DEBRIS ON REAR FLOOR OF LIMO SENT TO WFO
PRS PHOTOGRAPHERS JAMES JACK K. FOX AND [fnu] NORTON (HAD BEEN IN
AUSTIN ON 11/22)- PHOTOGRAPHED SS-100-X AT 4:00 P.M. ON 11/23/63
-The "Nashville Banner" from 1/23/92 carried a report that a mortal
threat to President Kennedy s life was hushed up by the Secret Service
when JFK visited Nashville, TN, on 5/18/63. The information came from
Rep. Bob Clement, the son of former Governor Frank Clement, JFK's host
during his 1963 visit to the state (both Clements met JFK on this trip
[inc. is a photo from the trip depicting both the elder Clement and his
son]). At Overton High School, a man approached the president with a gun
underneath a sack---he was grabbed by the Secret Service and the
incident itself was kept quiet in order to keep from encouraging similar
scares [think of all the copycat school shootings there are today
because of media hype!]. Bob Clement said: "Back in those days, privacy
was easier to accomplish". The paper interviewed the widow of Paul
Doster, the former SAIC of the Nashville office who died in
1987)---although Paul did not mention the incident to her, she said:
"But, you ve got to remember, he was pretty secretive, even to me." For
his part, Agent Doster told the "Nashville Banner" back on 5/18/63 that
"a complete check of the entire motorcade route" was done (also, other
[police] officers were assigned atop the municipal terminal and other
buildings along the route. These men took their posts at 8 a.m. and
remained at their rooftop stations until the president and his party
passed . In addition, a helicopter was used, similar to its use on
11/21/63 in San Antonio, TX). Agents/ important personnel on this trip
inc. Salinger, Behn, Kellerman, Greer, Roberts, DeFreese, Duncan,
Chandler, Yeager, Nunn, O Leary, Grant, Sulliman, Lawson, Olsson,
Paolella, Burns, and DNC advance man Jerry Bruno;
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DNC ADVANCE MAN IN DALLAS:
Jack Puterbaugh, HSCA 4/14/78-
[RIF#1801008010069]
Advanced JFK in Duluth, Minnesota, Sept. 1963, and when he was a
candidate in 1960; "Since the Citizen's Council was footing the bill for the
lunch,
they felt that they should determine the wheres and the whos";
11/12/63 w/ Lawson "Puterbaugh met Forrest Sorrels... and drove the alternative
motorcade routes with him"; "On November 22, Puterbaugh rode in the pilot car
[correct] w/ Agent Win Lawson [wrong!] ... THEY PULLED OVER AND LET THE
MOTORCADE PASS."
DNC ADVANCE MAN IN HOUSTON (ALSO HAD THE AUSTIN ADVANCE):
Martin E. Underwood-
In an exclusive interview conducted on 10/9/92, the author
obtained thefollowing new information:
- Underwood became "an honorary Secret Service agent" and served
under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. While with LBJ, he became the
"aide in charge of the Secret Service." The advance man confirmed to this
author that JFK did not restrict agents from riding on the Presidential
limousine. Underwood told Harrison Livingstone: "There were so
many things that fell through in Dallas. Any advance man who had any
sense at all would never have taken him down that route." When
Livingstone commented that the route was changed, Underwood added: "Yeah, I
know. You don't take a guy down a route like that."("High Treason 2",
by HarryLivingstone, page 442)
- FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had a file on Underwood and,
according to the advance man, Hoover hid the Lee Harvey Oswald file from the
Secret Service;
- Underwood stated that the CIA, the FBI, and the mafia "knew
(JFK) was going to be hit" on 11/22/63 - this information came from his
direct contacts with CIA officer Win Scott, the Mexico City Station
Chief during Oswald's visit to that region! In addition, Underwood
stated that, eighteen hours before Kennedy's murder, "we were getting
all sorts of rumors that the President was going to be assassinated in
Dallas; there were no if's, and's, or but's about it." When Underwood
told JFK about these disturbing reports, the President merely said,
"Marty, you worry about me too much" (indeed, JFK told San Antonio
Congressman Henry Gonzalez on 11/21/63: "The Secret Service told me that they
have
taken care of everything. There's nothing to worry about").
The reason why Underwood opened up to me is best expressed by
him: "Everyone who had anything to do with Dallas in any way - Kenny
O'Donnell, the Secret Service -they're practically all dead now.
I just think people should know the truth."
HEAD DNC ADVANCE MAN :
Jerry Bruno, HSCA 12/13/77-
[RIF# 180-10117-10264]
"advanced the Bogota, Columbia trip and one to Italy in 1963 as
well as an 11-state conservation trip which the President took before
going to Texas that year";
Bruno didn't like Trade Mart-catwalks... liked Women's Building;
before 11/22/63: "Cliff Carter asked Bruno if there was any truth to the rumor
that JFK WAS GOING TO DUMP LYNDON IN 1964. Bruno told him he didn't know.
The Johnson people were also afraid of the BOBBY BAKER investigation
and the effect it would have on Johnson remaining on the ticket.";
Bruno at White House, 11/5/63 w/ Behn-" O'Donnell, Behn, and
Brunodecided against the Trade Mart... Bruno does not remember talking
to Agent Winston Lawson of the WHD; he says he dealt mainly w/ Jerry
Behn and to this day he can't imagine what caused Behn to reverse
himself on the Trade Mart.";
"Kenny O'Donnell told Bruno that a local Secret Service agent in
Dallas (Sorrels?) [Steuart?] told Jerry Behn that the SS now felt they
could protect the President at the Trade Mart.";
"Bruno told us there was friction between the FBI and the SS.
'They would never rely on each other. The SS would develop their own
local sources', he said... He said there were times when the SS agents
were LAX. Sometimes they'd say that they checked out a situation and
they would not have done so. Asked to comment about drinking after
hours, he said: "They were not 'one beer' drinkers. They could really put
it away', he said. He related an incident on the Naples trip where
an agent, whom he did not identify[ Berger?, whose name was
remembered twice at the Press Club 11/21-11/22/63 and who was mentioned in
Bruno's notes], pulled his gun on a hotel keeper who would not open a bar
late at night to serve them. This trip was in 1963[June or July] prior
to the Texas one."