(Testimony of Charles Douglas Givens)
Mr. Givens.
One time I got into a little difficulty. Got in a little trouble.
Mr. Belin.
You got in a little trouble?
Mr. Givens.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
All right, you were not working for a while?
Mr. Givens.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
About how long was that?
Mr. Givens.
About 13 months.
Mr. Belin.
All right, then, what did you do?
Mr. Givens.
Well, I came back and I worked for a construction company, and then after that I got this job down here at the depository.
Mr. Belin.
At the School Book Depository?
Mr. Givens.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
How long have you worked there?
Mr. Givens.
Off and on about 6 years.
Mr. Belin.
Was there any period of time that you haven't worked there?
Mr. Givens.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
What happened then?
Mr. GIVENS. Well, I Just, you know, sometimes I had some days to layoff during the slack season, like it is now, and when it' is rush season he calls you back.
Mr. Belin.
So it was just a question of being laid off during the slack season?
Mr. Givens.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
What do you do down there at the Texas Book Depository?
Mr. GIVENS. Well, I filled orders and stacked books, and you know, don't have any special job.
Mr. Belin.
On what floors do you generally work most of all?
Mr. Givens.
Well, I work on the first floor most of the time, like we fill orders. We like work out of the stock downstairs. We go upstairs. We have stock on three floors, fifth, sixth, and seventh.
Mr. Belin.
Well, do you fill orders for any particular publisher more than another, so that you might be on the fifth floor, or the sixth floor more than the seventh, or do you just spend as much time on any one of those top floors as you do on any other top floor?
Mr. Givens.
That's right.
Mr. Belin.
Is that what you were doing on the 22d of November 1963, also?
Mr. Givens.
No, sir.
Mr. Belin.
What were you doing on November 22?
Mr. Givens.
We were fixing the floor, putting down some plywood on the floor.
Mr. Belin.
What floor would this have been on?
Mr. Givens.
Sixth.
Mr. Belin.
What part of the sixth floor?
Mr. Givens.
We were working. on the west end.
Mr. Belin.
All right, do you remember what time you got to work that day?
Mr. Givens.
Yes; I got to work around about a quarter to eight.
Mr. Belin.
Where did you go when you got to work?
Mr. Givens.
I went in a little lunchroom that we have downstairs.
Mr. Belin.
Is that what you call the domino room?
Mr. Givens.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
You carry your lunch with you?
Mr. Givens.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
You put your lunch there?
Mr. Givens.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
Did you wear a jacket to work that day?
Mr. Givens.
I wore a raincoat, I believe. It was misting that morning.
Mr. Belin.
Did you hang up your coat in that room, too?
Mr. Givens.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
Did you know Lee Harvey Oswald?
Mr. Givens.
Well, I knew of him.
Mr. Belin.
Have you ever talked with him at all?
Mr. Givens.
Well, I talked to him once in a while. I mean, just like about filling orders or something like that. Sometimes I check and he was filling orders and he make a mistake, and I call him and get the book right.
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