(Testimony of Robert L. Stovall)
Mr. Jenner.
That's [spelling] S-t-o-v-a-l-l?
Mr. Stovall.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
You are president of Jaggars-Chiles-Stovall, 525 Browder, here in Dallas, is that right?
Mr. Stovall.
Right.
Mr. Jenner.
Mr. Stovall, my name is [spelling] J-e-n-n-e-r, Albert E. Jenner, Jr., and I am a member of the legal staff of the Commission appointed to investigate the assassination of President Kennedy. You received from Mr. Rankin, the general counsel of the Commission, a letter in which he enclosed, three documents--Joint Resolution 137 authorizing the creation of the Commission, Executive Order 11130 of President Johnson, creating the Commission, and then the Rules of Procedure of the Commission itself.
Mr. Stovall.
Right.
Mr. Jenner.
And you appear voluntarily in an effort to assist the Commission in its work?
Mr. Stovall.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
We are investigating as you notice in those papers all the possible pertinent facts and circumstances surrounding that horrible event, to see if we can enlighten the citizenry of the country and at least get all of the facts recorded, and in the main, as a matter of fact, get rid of a lot of rumors that keep cropping up here and there, and since Lee Oswald was employed by your company, we would like to make some inquiries of your company, if we may.
Mr. Stovall.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Are you a native of Dallas, Texas?
Mr. Stovall.
Dallas; yes.
Mr. Jenner.
How old are you, by the way?
Mr. Stovall.
Forty-three.
Mr. Jenner.
And is this your company--is it a corporation or a partnership?
Mr. Stovall.
It is a corporation.
Mr. Jenner.
Are you the principal shareholder?
Mr. Stovall.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Did you organize the company?
Mr. Stovall.
No; this is the second generation of the company. The original founders disposed of their holdings about 3 1/2 years ago.
Mr. Jenner.
Disposed of them to you and your family?
Mr. Stovall.
And several of our employees..
Mr. Jenner.
And you have been with the company how long?
Mr. Stovall.
Twenty-five years.
Mr. Jenner.
That has been, I gather then, considering your age your entire business career has been spent with Jaggars- Chiles-Stovall?
Mr. Stovall.
Well, except while I was in the Navy and I worked summers while I was going to college.
Mr. Jenner.
Where did you attend the university, by the way?
Mr. Stovall.
I went to Texas Tech and SMU. I attended SMU at night and worked in the day.
Mr. Jenner.
What does your company do?
Mr. Stovall.
We are in the typographic services. We serve advertising agencies, advertising departments, and the graphic arts industry as a middle supplier for type services. We also produce newspaper mats for duplication throughout the United States.
Mr. Jenner.
Do you do any work for any federal agency?
Mr. Stovall.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Is it secret or confidential work or classified work of any kind?
Mr. Stovall.
On occasion we do. Most of it is not, but we do on occasion. We are cleared through the Navy Bureau Materiel here, although I believe it now has been incorporated under the Department of Defense as a single unit.
Mr. Jenner.
Without disclosing any secrets in that connection or classifications, what is the nature of that work?
Mr. Stovall.
Generally speaking, the nature of the work is charting and
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