Mr. Adams. Do you——
Mr. O'Brien. With the exception of insuring the inclusion in the motorcade of the Members of Congress and Senator Yarborough, that they be properly handled so that they would be included in open cars in the motorcade.
Mr. Adams. And it was part of your responsibility to see that—what cars they got into and all those arrangements?
Mr. O'Brien. I would not say specifically that. They would have their car assignments. But for the most part, it was, if anything went wrong in the arrangements at some point, I would then be able to have a staff man correct it. So I would keep a close eye on the congressional people traveling with the President on a trip of that nature to be sure that they were well taken care of.
Mr. Adams. Do you know when the information about the precise route was released to the press?
Mr. O'Brien. No; I do not.
Mr. Adams. Was there any thought—I withdraw that one, and ask you this: Do you know how it came about that Dallas was chosen as one of the cities to visit?
Mr. O'Brien. I don't recall specifically, except that the size of the city, the concentration of population, would make it an obvious stop in Texas, if you were going to be in the State for 2 or 2½ days. It is rather an obvious decision, that the Dallas area would be one of the stops.
Mr. Adams. As far as you know, there was never any consideration given to omitting Dallas?
Mr. O'Brien. I do not recall any.