Mr. Rowley. I was in charge of the White House detail from 1946 to 1961.
Mr. Rankin. Now, will you tell us briefly the training that you had in regard to Government Service?
Mr. Rowley. I first entered the Government as a member of the FBI in 1937, and spent a year with the FBI, after which I went back to New York for a period of 9 months. I entered the Secret Service on September 12, 1938. I spent time in criminal investigation in the New York City office, and the Utica office of Secret Service and in April of 1939, I was assigned to Washington, eventually to the White House detail.
(At this point, Mr. Dulles entered the hearing room.)
Mr. Rowley. I served as a member of the White House detail, as an agent on a shift, as an assistant agent in charge, agent in charge of the shift, and advance man, in preparing for Presidential visits, both domestically and abroad.
Mr. Rankin. What educational training did you have?
Mr. Rowley. I had 2 years of college toward a B.S., then I was graduated from law school, and secured a master's degree in law.
Mr. Rankin. Was one of the duties of your position as chief of the Service to have general supervision over the trip of President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson to Dallas around November 22, 1963?
Mr. Rowley. Well, that would be part of my job—the general supervision of the trip. The actual direct supervision would have been under the jurisdiction of Mr. Behn, who was in charge of the White House detail.
Mr. Rankin. Could you describe briefly the nature of Mr. Behn's responsibilities in that work?