Let me give you the background, so there is no misunderstanding. We have what we call an orientation program. The men we recruit from the colleges, and the type of men that we want, we cannot always get off the civil service roster. Therefore, we have an understanding with Civil Service that we can take men under schedule A. Within a period of 2 years, they will have to be assigned to the White House or dropped from the Service.
Now, in order to determine their ability and fitness for assignment, since some people are better criminal investigators than they are in protection work, we have an orientation program which includes duty on the White House detail. Mr. Bolden was one of the men selected to come in the summer of 1961. He was also a replacement for some regular agent on the detail who was on leave. It was a 30-day assignment. This afforded us an opportunity to observe him, determine whether he was equipped and so forth.
And he was on the White House detail for this short period of time. The time that he describes was a 5-day weekend up in Hyannis Port.
Mr. Rankin. I don't think that quite answers——
Mr. Rowley. I am giving the background.
Mr. Rankin. I think the question is as to when you got the complaint.
Mr. Rowley. Well—excuse me. [Continuing.] Before he left his detail assignment, you see, he alleges that he told me about the condition that was going on up in Hyannis.
Representative Ford. Before he left on this 30-day assignment?
Mr. Rowley. When he left to return to his office in Chicago.
Mr. Rankin. And what is the fact in that regard?