Mr. McCloy. Did you have a definite system of checking credentials of these people as they came in?
Mr. Curry. On a particular incident that had occurred previous to this, such as the school integration, we had a plane to fall there one time and we have a regular set up for disaster, whereby the press identify themselves in order to get into a certain area, and their credentials were being checked.
Now, I have heard it said, not to my knowledge can I tell you this, that Jack Ruby at one time or sometime during these preceding days, had been seen there and apparently had some press credentials but I was never able to establish that.
Mr. Rankin. You have checked into it?
Mr. Curry. I have inquired into it or had it inquired into.
Mr. Rankin. What did you find out in that regard?
Mr. Curry. I couldn't find out where he had received press credentials from anybody.
Representative Ford. Were any press credentials found in his effects?
Mr. Curry. No; not to my knowledge.
Mr. Rankin. When you were having the difficulty with the media that you have described, did you do anything about adding additional guards or anything about additional security?