Mr. Jenner. Excuse me. Why were you thinking of Dallas at this time?
Mr. Weissman. Well, I kept getting these letters from Larrie. I tried to forget about it, and he constantly reminded me. Once or twice a week I would get a letter. And it was a question—I was almost obligated to go, because I had promised I would be there. And still having somewhat of a close relationship with Larrie, through my promises, I sort of felt morally obligated to go down there.
And, at the same time, it was new, different, exciting, it had a lot of promise for the future if it worked out.
So Adlai Stevenson was down there in the latter part of October.
(At this point, Representative Boggs entered the hearing room.)
Mr. Weissman. And I didn't pay too much attention to this—until the evening of Stevenson's speech at the Dallas Auditorium. And I got a long distance telephone call from Larrie, and he explained what had happened—that Stevenson had been struck by several individuals down there.
Mr. Jenner. Please call on your best recollection and tell us what he said to you. You recall that he made that telephone call?
Mr. Weissman. Yes.
Mr. Jenner. You recognized his voice?
Mr. Weissman. Yes.