[TESTIMONY OF CLIFTON M. SHASTEEN]
The testimony of Clifton M. Shasteen was taken at 9:15 a.m., on April 1, 1964, in the office of the U.S. attorney, 301 Post Office Building, Bryan and Ervay Streets, Dallas, Tex., by Mr. Albert E. Jenner, Jr., assistant counsel of the President's Commission. Robert T. Davis, assistant attorney general of Texas, was present.
Mr. Jenner. Would you rise and take the oath, please?
Mr. Shasteen. All right.
Mr. Jenner. Do you swear in your testimony to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Mr. Shasteen. I do. Now, I want to tell you before I start—there is some question—I just have to go back from memory.
Mr. Jenner. That's all right. All we mean when we say "the truth" is just to the best of your ability.
Mr. Shasteen. When I ever talked to him, I never dreamed I would ever see him again—you see?
Mr. Jenner. Sure. Did you receive a letter from Mr. Rankin, the General Counsel of the Commission?
Mr. Shasteen. No; the chief of police came out yesterday afternoon. He's a good friend of mine, and he came out yesterday evening and had me to call——