Mr. Hall. I was.
Mr. Hubert. Did you have occasion on that date to interview or speak to a man by the name of Jack Ruby?
Mr. Hall. Yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert. Did you know him prior to that date?
Mr. Hall. No, sir.
Mr. Hubert. Would you tell us the circumstances under which you did talk to him? That is to say, how you were assigned the place, time, and so forth?
Mr. Hall. I was in the office of the chief of police in Dallas, Tex., at approximately 12:35 p.m. on November 24, 1963, when I received a telephone call from the special agent in charge of the FBI in Dallas, Tex., Mr. J. Gordon Shanklin, who instructed me to interview Jack Ruby.
Mr. Hubert. Did you have to secure the permission of the chief to do so, just tell us what happened after that?
Mr. Hall. I immediately contacted the chief of police, Jesse Curry, and advised him that I would like to interview Jack Ruby.
Mr. Hubert. You were in the same building at the time—you were in his office, the chief of police’s office?