Mr. Arnett. Yes.
Mr. Griffin. Any other Presidential or political parades like this?
Mr. Arnett. At one time Vice President Nixon came to the opening of the Fair, and I was there for that. Some man walked up to me and told me that he would like to present a pair of boots to the Vice President. A Secret Service man, I suppose, was standing close enough that he heard what the man said to me, and he asked me what the man said, and I told him, and he said, "Certainly he can't give him a pair of boots. Get his name and address and if he wants to mail the Vice President a pair of boots he can later." That's all.
Mr. Griffin. Now, the instructions that were given down in the assembly room, did they differ in any way from the instructions that would normally be given at any other parade that you worked in?
Mr. Arnett. Well, I wouldn't think so.
Mr. Griffin. I mean at other parades was it the custom to bring you into the assembly room or——
Mr. Arnett. Yes, sir.
Mr. Griffin. Then give instructions as to what you should do and what to watch out for?
Mr. Arnett. That's right.
Mr. Griffin. Were any of the men under your supervision assigned to the area of the Texas School Book Depository?