Mr. Wade. All kinds of press men around him, and also press men 10 deep between him and Oswald.
Now, one of their—you mentioned the gun awhile ago—one of their defenses in the trial was if he had a gun, he had a gun there, he could have killed him if he wanted to. It is the first I heard him say that he didn't have a gun that you mentioned awhile ago. So when I got—when they got through, they started asking him questions, the press.
Senator Cooper. Wait a minute. How close were the nearest people in the audience to Oswald?
Mr. Wade. I would say they were that far from him.
Senator Cooper. How far is that?
Mr. Wade. Three feet.
Senator Cooper. You mean some of the reporters and photographers were within 3 feet of him?
Mr. Wade. They were on the ground, they were on the ground, and they were standing on top of each other, and on top of tables, and I assume in that room there were 250 people. It was just a mob scene.
Senator Cooper. I believe I have seen the room. Isn't it correct that at the end where the showup is held that is an elevated platform?
Mr. Wade. There is a platform up there where the microphone is.