Governor Connally. No; not that have any particular significance.
Mr. Specter. As to the comment which Mrs. Connally had made to President Kennedy which you just described, where on the motor trip was that comment made, if you recall?
Governor Connally. This was just before we turned on Elm Street, after we turned off of Main.
Mr. Specter. Onto Houston?
Governor Connally. Onto Houston, right by the courthouse before we turned left onto Elm Street, almost at the end of the motorcade, and almost, I would say, perhaps a minute before the fatal shooting.
Mr. Specter. What was the condition of the crowd at that juncture of the motorcade, sir?
Governor Connally. At that particular juncture, when she made this remark, the crowd was still very thick and very enthusiastic. It began to thin immediately after we turned onto Elm Street. We could look ahead and see that the crowd was beginning to thin along the banks, just east, I guess of the overpass.
Mr. Specter. Was there any difficulty in hearing such a conversational comment?
Governor Connally. No, no; we could talk without any, and hear very clearly, without any difficulty, without any particular strain. We didn't do it again because in trying to carry on a conversation it would be apparent to those who were the spectators on the sidewalk, and we didn't want to leave the impression we were not interested in them, and so we just didn't carry on a conversation, but we could do so without any trouble.
Mr. Specter. As the automobile turned left onto Elm from Houston, what did occur there, Governor?