Mr. Stern. Could that reverse-S turn which you have described have been done conveniently with a car the size of the Presidential limousine?
Mr. Sorrels. No, it would not be convenient with an ordinary car, because it would be a very sharp hairpin turn, and the place that is built there is there specifically to prevent anyone from getting over on the wrong way there.
Mr. Stern. When you laid out the motorcade route and drove over it—and I take it you drove over it several times—
Mr. Sorrels. Yes, sir.
Mr. Stern. Did you consider or discuss with Mr. Lawson the possibility of any danger to the President from the buildings along the route?
Mr. Sorrels. Well——
Mr. Stern. Did you think about any of the buildings as presenting any particular problem?
Mr. Sorrels. All buildings are a problem, as far as we are concerned. That, insofar as I have been concerned—and I am sure that every member of the Service, especially the Detail—that is always of concern to us. We always consider it a hazard. During the time that we were making this survey with the police, I made the remark that if someone wanted to get the President of the United States, he could do it with a high-powered rifle and a telescopic sight from some building or some hillside, because that has always been a concern to us, about the buildings.
Mr. Stern. Do you recall any further conversation, any further remarks in that conversation? Did anybody respond to that remark? Only if you recall.
Mr. Sorrels. I don't recall any particular response. Probably there was confirmation of that fact, because I think that anyone that has had any experience in security measures would have the same opinion. I don't recall anyone specifically making any comment like that.