Earle Cabell, Mrs.

Third or fourth. We have never been able to be sure about that, because we were under the impression--of course, the chief of police's car preceded the presidential car, and we were under the impression that it was the presidential car, the vice presidential car, the station wagon apparently with Secret Service men, and then our car. There have been other statements made which we have never been quite sure of, that there was a Secret Service car between the presidential car and the vice presidential car. If that is true, we were one car further back.

You were sitting on the rear seat of the convertible?

Behind the driver.

Behind the driver. That would have put---

Me on the left.

Who was on your right?

Congressman Ray Roberts?

Your husband was seated to the left of the driver on the front seat?

The right of the driver.

The right of the driver. Now will you tell us in your own words, ma'am, what you saw and heard concerning the President's death?

As my husband has told you, he had his back to the School Depository Building. He was looking back talking to us.
Congressman Roberts was sitting just as this lady is now, and turned the same way. I was turned facing him. We were looking directly at each other, The position of our car was such that when that first shot rang out, my position was such that I did not have to turn to look at the building. I was directly facing it.

In other words, your car was still really on Houston?

No; we were making the turn.

Just on the turn?

Just on the turn, which put us at the top of the hill, you see.

Since you were actually turned toward Representative Roberts on your right?

Yes.

Actually, you were facing----

The building.

The Texas Depository Building?

I was actually facing it.

What was the first thing you noticed of an extraordinary nature, or heard?

I heard the shot, and without having to turn my head, I jerked my head up.