Mr. O'Donnell. His view was that a demented person who was willing to sacrifice his own life could take the President's life. And that if it were to happen, I think his general view was it would happen in a crowded situation. I don't think it entered his mind that it might happen in the fashion as of a motorcade.
Mr. Specter. What was his reaction to that risk?
Mr. O'Donnell. I think he felt that was a risk which one assuming the office of the Presidency of the United States inherited. It didn't disturb him at all.
Mr. Specter. When was the last conversation that you had with him on that general topic?
Mr. O'Donnell. The last conversation I had with him on that general topic was the morning of the assassination.
Mr. Specter. Where did the conversation occur?
Mr. O'Donnell. The conversation took place in his room, with Mrs. Kennedy and myself, perhaps a half hour before he left the Hotel Texas to depart for Carswell Air Force Base.
Mr. Specter. That was in Fort Worth?
Mr. O'Donnell. That was in Fort Worth.
Mr. Specter. And tell us, as nearly as you can recollect, exactly what he said at that time, please.