Mr. Crawford. I swear.
Mr. Ball. My name is Joe Ball. I'm staff counsel with the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy and I have been authorized to question you and ask you to give us such information as you have as to the facts of the assassination and those things that you observed on November 22, 1963. Will you state your name for the court reporter?
Mr. Crawford. My name is James N. Crawford.
Mr. Ball. What is your occupation?
Mr. Crawford. I am deputy district clerk.
Mr. Ball. You received a request from the Commission in writing, did you not, requesting you to give this testimony?
Mr. Crawford. I did.
Mr. Ball. You received it some time last week?
Mr. Crawford. Actually, it came to the office Saturday. I did not receive it until Monday.
Mr. Ball. That will be Monday, March 30?