Mr. Specter. Mr. Tonahill, do you have any other questions you would like to have asked?
Mr. Tonahill. No, I don’t. I think it has been very, very comprehensive. From my knowledge of the background, I think if you asked Jack if he went to the Dallas Morning News that morning to attend to business and protested vigorously the ad insulting President Kennedy, if he protested because he’s a 100 percent patriotic American citizen, I think he would, tell you “Yes” and he would be telling the truth.
I think if you asked him why he went out about 4 o’clock in the morning with George Senator and Larry and took that picture of the sign——
Mr. Ruby. Don’t mention anything about that—we’re in a bad spot down here because of that.
Mr. Tonahill (continuing). Of Chief Justice Earl Warren, he would tell you that he did it because he was going to turn it over to the FBI and some attorneys, because he thought it was un-American and he did it because he’s a 100 percent patriotic American citizen, and he’s telling the truth.
Mr. Ruby. I also went over to the post office to check on the box.
Mr. Tonahill. The same thing on the box—to see there if the post office numbers on the sign and in the newspaper ad meant the same person was behind it, which would be the John Birchers and Communists both, and he wanted to do something about it because he’s a 100 percent patriotic American citizen, he would be telling the truth.
Mr. Ruby. I didn’t know about the ad—you’re talking about the ad against President Kennedy?
Mr. Tonahill. Yes.
Mr. Ruby. I didn’t refer to the John Birch—with reference to that.