Mr. Greer. Yes, sir; it was wide enough for three. We many times had an aide in there; many times, an aide rode in the front.
Mr. Specter. Was it as wide or wider than, say, a Cadillac automobile?
Mr. Greer. No, sir; it would be probably the same width.
Representative Boggs. Was that car specially made for the President?
Mr. Greer. Yes, sir; it was a specially built car.
Representative Boggs. Was it a Lincoln Continental?
Mr. Greer. Yes, sir; a Lincoln Continental.
Representative Boggs. How did it differ from the ordinary Lincoln?
Mr. Greer. Well, Lincoln doesn't make a seven-passenger car, and this was a seven-passenger car. The back seat on this car would raise 8 inches. It was electric, and you could lift, you could raise, the seat up 8 inches from the ground, from the floorboards. It had a little step that went with it. The President could raise it up and down himself. He had a button alongside that would cause it to go up and down when the top wasn't down. It wouldn't go up and down when the top was down. But when it was off he could raise it up or down, and it would be above the other seat.
Mr. Specter. Do you know whether the seat was actually raised at the time of the assassination?