Mr. Waldo. That’s right, and the offices of the hierarchy of the Dallas Police Department are located on the third floor, were almost deserted, since Chief Curry, Deputy Chief Stevenson and others of the staff had either been assigned to the Presidential motorcade or to the Trade Mart, or in the case of Chief Curry, were invited guests or to have been invited guests at that luncheon. The man who was in the building in the offices, the highest ranking officer to whom I was directed by one of the secretaries, was Capt. Glenn King, who has subsequently been identified to me as in charge of public relations of the Dallas Police Department. I walked into Captain King’s office—is this of interest?
Mr. Hubert. Yes.
Mr. Waldo. I walked into Captain King’s office and identified myself by name and newspaper and immediately noticed a fleeting expression on his face, which sometimes we who work in Fort Worth and have dealings with Dallas officials, have come to recognize, most particularly when something has taken place in Dallas which may give unfavorable publicity to that city, and before I could finish my question, Captain King interrupted and very courteously said, “Mr. Waldo, we know absolutely nothing here. We have heard rumors that there were some shots. We do not know where the shots came from or who they were aimed at, if anybody, or if anybody was hit. We don’t know anything.”
I could not help but assume that this was what in the vernacular might be called a brushoff, since in several open unoccupied offices and within hearing distance as I was speaking to him, there were police radio receivers turned on. Therefore, I had to assume that he sitting there must have been informed of the events.
Mr. Hubert. And this was approximately at 1:35 or 1:40, wasn’t it?
Mr. Waldo. Yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert. Because you said you heard the announcement of the President’s death en route to the police department, and that was at 1:30?
Mr. Waldo. No.
Mr. Hubert. The announcement of the President’s death was at 1:30, was it not?
Mr. Waldo. I thought, and I could be mistaken and I’m sure you’re in a better position after all your investigation, I was under the impression that it was earlier than that, that it was approximately 1:25—yes, about 1:30 or 1:35.