The testimony of Huey Reeves was taken at 9:15 a.m., on March 27, 1964,
in the office of the U.S. attorney, 301 Post Office Building, Bryan
and Ervay Streets, Dallas, Tex., by Mr. Leon J. Hubert, Jr., assistant
counsel of the President’s Commission.
Mr. HUBERT. Mr. Reeves, my name is Leon J. Hubert. I am a member of the
advisory staff of the General Counsel of the President’s Commission
under the provisions of Executive Order 11130, dated November 29, 1963,
Joint Resolution of Congress 137, under rules of procedure adopted
by the Commission in conformance with the Executive order and joint
resolution.
I have been authorized to take the sworn deposition from you, Mr.
Reeves. I state to you that the general nature of the Commission’s
inquiry is to ascertain, evaluate, and report upon the facts relating
to the assassination of President Kennedy and the subsequent violent
death of Lee Harvey Oswald.
In particular as to you, Mr. Reeves, the nature of the inquiry today is
to determine all the facts you know about the death of Oswald and any
other pertinent facts you may have about the general inquiry.
Now, Mr. Reeves, I think you are appearing here today by virtue of
a request made for you to appear in a letter sent to you by Mr. J.
Lee Rankin, General Counsel of the President’s Commission on the
assassination of President Kennedy. Do you have that letter?
Mr. REEVES. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Would you please state for the record the date that the
letter itself bears and the post date of the envelope, if you still
have the envelope? First of all, what is the date of the letter?
Mr. REEVES. November 29--no--that’s not it. I don’t see the date on the
letter.
Mr. HUBERT. Do you have the other one?
Mr. REEVES. No; I just brought one. It shows here March 23.
Mr. HUBERT. Apparently the letter itself is undated.
Mr. REEVES. Yes; it is undated, but that is when it was--March 23, I
believe, 1964.
Mr. HUBERT. Now, you are referring to the Post Office stamp?
Mr. REEVES. Yes; that’s the post stamp.
Mr. HUBERT. That’s the stamp on the envelope itself and what does it
show?
Mr. REEVES. It shows March 21.
Mr. HUBERT. From what place?
Mr. REEVES. Washington, D.C.
Mr. HUBERT. When did you receive the letter?
Mr. REEVES. Let’s see--it’s dated about the 22d or 23d.
Mr. HUBERT. What day of this week was it?
Mr. REEVES. Let’s see--just when I got that--Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday--I must have gotten it Monday, I believe.
Mr. HUBERT. You got it Monday?
Mr. REEVES. Yes; I believe.
Mr. HUBERT. Of this week; is that correct?
Mr. REEVES. I believe that’s correct--Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday--it
was either Monday or Tuesday--it could be Tuesday.
Mr. HUBERT. In other words, you got it on March 23 or 24, is that right?
Mr. REEVES. Yes, sir; I believe I got it the 23d because I begun to try
to get in contact with you the next day and I thought about calling you
just as quick as I could, just as quick as I got it, and I noticed on
it that it weren’t until the 24th or 27th, I believe.
Mr. HUBERT. So, you got it, you think, last Monday, the 23d?
Mr. REEVES. Oh, no--the 23d--I don’t know when the 23d is, but I
believe--this was the 23d--I believe that was it, yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Now, will you stand up and raise your right hand so that I
can administer the oath?