Mr. Branch.

I manager of the Empire Room and agent for American Federation of Musicians.

Mr. Hubert.

What is the Empire Room?

Mr. Branch.

That's a nightclub.

Mr. Hubert.

Where is it located?

Mr. Branch.

1710 Hail Street, Dallas.

Mr. Hubert.

Is it a part of a hotel?

Mr. Branch.

No, sir; it's only a nightclub.

Mr. Hubert.

1710 Hall Street?

Mr. Branch.

Yes.

Mr. Hubert.

Do you operate a business known as the Branch Agency?

Mr. Branch.

Correct.

Mr. Hubert.

What sort of a business is that?

Mr. Branch.

I'm a licensed agent for the American Federation of Musicians--they employ musicians.

Mr. Hubert.

And you also manage the Empire Room?

Mr. Branch.

Yes; a nightclub.

Mr. Hubert.

Now, I think that you have on a previous date, to wit, December 9, 1963, been interviewed by FBI Agents Hardin and Wilkinson?

Mr. Branch.

Yes.

Mr. Hubert.

I have previously shown you just before beginning this deposition a report of the interview of you by them, and I asked you to read it?

Mr. Branch.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Hubert.

It begins at about the middle of a page which bears at the bottom, No. 206, and goes over to about a quarter on the top of page numbered at the bottom 207. I have marked it for identification as follows: "Dallas, Texas, June 26, 1964, Exhibit Number 1 of the deposition of John H. Branch" under which I have signed my name on the first page, and on the second page I have put my initials in the lower right-hand corner.
Now, have you read the report concerning the interview of you to which I have just referred?

Mr. Branch.

Yes.

Mr. Hubert.

Is that a correct and accurate statement of what occurred during that interview and what you told them and so forth?

Mr. Branch.

Yes.

Mr. Hubert.

Are the facts that you told them true?

Mr. Branch.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Hubert.

Did you see Ruby on the night of the 23d of November?

Mr. Branch.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Hubert.

Let me fix that date in your mind--the 23d was a Saturday?

Mr. Branch.

Saturday--that's right--Saturday night.

Mr. Hubert.

The President of the United States had been shot and killed on Friday, the 22d, so that when we are speaking of the night of the 23d, we are speaking of the next night?

Mr. Branch.

That's right.

Mr. Hubert.

Did you see Ruby then?

Mr. Branch.

Yes.

Mr. Hubert.

Where?

Mr. Branch.

At the Empire Room.

Mr. Hubert.

That's the place you operate?

Mr. Branch.

Yes.

Mr. Hubert.

What time was it?

Mr. Branch.

I'm speaking of between 9 and 10.

Mr. Hubert.

What makes you fix that time?

Mr. Branch.

Because the band just had kicked off. The band hadn't been playing over 15 minutes, and they go from 9 to 1 on Saturday, and they hadn't played--oh, I guess--three or four numbers.

Mr. Hubert.

In other words, they began at 9 o'clock?

Mr. Branch.

Yes.

Mr. Hubert.

Was it a rather strict time that they began?

Mr. Branch.

Every Saturday night at 9--to 1. They kick off at 9.