Mr. Griffin. Did he ever ask you to give him any assistance in those problems?
Mr. Meyers. Yes; he did. He asked me if I knew these various union officials. I don’t even remember their names. Obviously, I didn’t know them. I had no contact with them.
Mr. Griffin. How long before the assassination was the most recent time that he asked you to give him any assistance?
Mr. Meyers. The day before. Now, when you say the assassination, you are speaking of the assassination of the President?
Mr. Griffin. That is right.
Mr. Meyers. Thursday, the 21st. Is that correct? Was the 22d Friday?
Mr. Griffin. Yes. Did he ever talk to you about a man in Chicago named Barney Baker?
Mr. Meyers. I don’t remember. The name doesn’t ring any bells. There was a Leo somebody or other that he talked to me about who either lived in California or New York. I don’t even remember. Maybe if you mention other names that might ring a bell. I don’t know. Baker doesn’t.
Mr. Griffin. What else did he talk to you about besides his problems with AGVA, with the amateur stripper nights, and the Weinsteins.
Mr. Meyers. Well, what else did we talk about? Women. He is quite a physical culture faddist, or at least he was. I don’t know whether he still is. And one of the items that my company manufactured were barbells, and I got him a set of barbells. We had a plant, Ero had, still has for that matter, a plant in McKinney, Tex., which is some 30 miles north of Dallas. So I got him a set of barbells for exercise. He used to spend a lot of time I guess at the YMCA or something of this type.