was an Italian carbine because printed indelibly upon it are the words "Made Italy" and "caliber 6.5." I suggest it is very difficult for a police officer to pick up a weapon which has printed upon it clearly in English "Made Italy. Cal 6.5," and then the next day draft an affidavit stating that that was in fact a German Mauser 7.65 millimeters.

The Chairman.

Very well. Anything further? We will take a short recess, then.
(Brief recess.)

The Chairman.

Gentlemen, the Commission will come to order. There is nothing further at this time. The meeting is adjourned.
(Whereupon, at 3:20 p.m., the President's Commission recessed.)
President Lyndon B. Johnson
STATEMENT OF PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON

The Chairman.

THE WHITE. HOUSE,
Washington, July 10, 1964
The Honorable EARL WARREN,
The Chief Justice of the United States, Washington, D.C.

The Chairman.

MY DEAR MR. CHIEF JUSTICE: I have attempted, in the enclosed statement, to set forth my recollection of the tragic events of November 22, 1963. I am conscious of the limitations of my narrative. I had no opportunity, in the difficult and critical days following the assassination of President Kennedy, to record my impressions. Recollection at this late date is necessarily incomplete.
However, I fully realize the great importance of your task, and I have endeavored, as best I can, to set forth the events and my impressions as they remain in my mind at this time. Although I fear that they will be of little specific use to you, I hope that they may be of some interest.
I hope that you and the members of your Commission. as well as the devoted members of the staff who have worked so long and diligently on this undertaking, will accept my thanks and good wishes.
Sincerely,
LYNDON B. JOHNSON.
[Enclosure.]

The Chairman.

[Statement of the President, Lyndon Baines Johnson, concerning the events of November 22, 1963]

The Chairman.

Friday morning, November 22, began with a reception in the Longhorn Room of the Hotel Texas, Fort Worth. President and Mrs. Kennedy and Mrs. Johnson and I had spent the night in that hotel. Then, President Kennedy and I went to a parking lot across from the hotel where a speaker's stand had been set up and we addressed a crowd that was gathered there. We then returned to the hotel and had breakfast.
After that, at about 10:30 a.m. we motored to the Fort Worth airfield. Mrs. Johnson and I then went aboard Air Force II for the trip to Dallas. We arrived at Love Field in Dallas, as I remember, just shortly after 11:30 a.m. Agents Youngblood and Johns and two other agents were with us.
We disembarked from the plane promptly after it came to a stop at Love Field. We were met by a committee of local officials and citizens. After greeting them, Mrs. Johnson and I, together with the special agents, walked over to the area where President and Mrs. Kennedy would disembark. We were followed by the reception committee.
President Kennedy's plane arrived about 5 or 10 minutes after Air Force II. The President and Mrs. Kennedy disembarked and they greeted us and the people in the reception committee.
Then the President and Mrs. Kennedy walked along the fence, shaking hands

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