Mr. SENATOR. It might have been in the early part of the afternoon. I
am not sure. But I also met him later. It must have been around 8 or
8:30 when we went out together. I was at the Burgundy Room. Then we
went to this other place.
Mr. GRIFFIN. It is your recollection that you saw Downey then both in
the afternoon and the evening?
Mr. SENATOR. I think I saw him in the afternoon, but the evening for
sure. I think I saw him in the afternoon. I am not sure. I think I made
an appointment to meet him later, and then we would go out for a beer
or two. This is what I think. I think now I am not sure on that.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Were you troubled on Saturday over your having gone with
Jack out to photograph this impeach Earl Warren sign?
Mr. SENATOR. Was I troubled when I went with him?
Mr. GRIFFIN. On Saturday did this trouble you in any way?
Mr. SENATOR. You mean Saturday afternoon?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Yes.
Mr. SENATOR. You mean did I think about it?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Yes.
Mr. SENATOR. Oh, I imagine that I would probably say that I had thought
about it; yes. As a matter of fact, I thought about that thing many a
time; I don’t know why; I don’t know why he wanted to go out that night
and take these pictures. He never mentioned why he wanted to see it or
why he wanted to snap the pictures.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You didn’t mention this to the Dallas Police Department?
Mr. SENATOR. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You did mention, however, that you went out with Jack and
had coffee with him that morning?
Mr. SENATOR. Yes; at the Southland Hotel.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Of course, this was all in sequence with having gone out
to see that Earl Warren sign?
Mr. SENATOR. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. But what was it that made you omit to tell the police that?
Mr. SENATOR. Nothing particularly. I don’t know why. Just it was a
shaken-up day for me.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Were you worried that this might hurt Jack to talk about
that particular episode?
Mr. SENATOR. No. As a matter of fact, it would do him justice.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How do you feel that way?
Mr. SENATOR. I think if a man is exploring somebody who put out a sign,
whoever it may be, who would want to impeach Earl Warren, our Supreme
Court Justice, or somebody who would put out these whys about the
President the day he is coming here, which weren’t good, the whys, I
would say that this would be in favor of him of wanting to know these
things, why should they be.