The testimony of James Elbert Romack was taken at 11:30 a.m., on April
8, 1964, in the office of the U.S. attorney, 301 Post Office Building,
Bryan and Ervay Streets, Dallas, Tex., by Mr. David W. Belin, assistant
counsel of the President's Commission.
Mr. BELIN. You want to stand and raise your right hand.
Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you are about to give will be
the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
Mr. ROMACK. I do.
Mr. BELIN. My name is David Belin. I am actually a practicing attorney
from Des Moines, Iowa. I have been with the President's Commission on
the Assassination of President Kennedy for several months here, and we
asked you to come down to have your deposition taken.
Mr. BELIN. Would you please state your name for the record?
Mr. ROMACK. James Elbert Romack.
Mr. BELIN. R-o-m-a-c-k?
Mr. ROMACK. Right.
Mr. BELIN. Where do you live, Mr. Romack?
Mr. ROMACK. 10825 Benbrook Drive, Dallas, Tex.
Mr. BELIN. How old a man are you?
Mr. ROMACK. I am 39 years of age.
Mr. BELIN. Were you born in Texas?
Mr. ROMACK. Yes, sir.
Mr. BELIN. Go to school here?
Mr. ROMACK. I went to school in Texas, yes, sir.
Mr. BELIN. How far did you get through school?
Mr. ROMACK. I got a couple of years of college.
Mr. BELIN. A couple of years of college?
Mr. ROMACK. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. What college?
Mr. ROMACK. East Texas State Teachers College and Technological College.
Mr. BELIN. Did you go to college right after high school?
Mr. ROMACK. It was right after the war.
Mr. BELIN. You went right after the war?
Mr. ROMACK. Yes.