Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

CHAPTER VIII

CHAPTER VIII presents the substantive body of the chapter through extensive citation footnotes (A16-333 through A16-490), drawing on Commission Exhibits (CE), Warren Commission Hearings (H), and deposition exhibits (DE). The referenced material covers testimony and documentary evidence concerning key individuals including Jack Ruby, Earl Ruby, Sam Ruby, Lawrence V. Meyers, Edward J. Pullman, Robert C. Patterson, George Senator, Joseph P. Rossi, C. Ray Hall, Alice Nichols, and others. Topics referenced in the footnotes relate to background investigations, witness statements, and corroborating documentary evidence. The chapter concludes with APPENDIX XVII and the alphabetical Index.

APPENDIX XVII

APPENDENDIX XVII compiles a sequential series of citations (A17-1 through A17-136) drawn primarily from the testimony of Jack Ruby (14 H 504-570), Bell P. Herndon (14 H 579-598), and Dr. William R. Beavers (14 H 571-574), with supporting references to CE 2651, 2728-2730, 2784-2786, and 5 H 181-212. The appendix consists almost entirely of pinpoint citations to Ruby’s testimony (often repeated “Ibid.” references to the same page) covering pages 504 through 593 of volume 14 of the Hearings, along with the medical statement of Dr. R. L. Stubblefield. The content appears to function as a reference appendix documenting Ruby’s detailed statements.

Index

The Index is a back-matter reference tool that follows APPENDIX XVII. It is organized alphabetically, with the present fragment covering entries beginning with the letters “A” and “B,” providing page references for persons, places, organizations, and topics relevant to the report.

A

The “A” section of the Index lists individuals, places, and organizations alphabetically, beginning with John J. Abt and continuing through entries for Victoria Elizabeth Adams, Roza Agafonova, Dr. Gene Colman Akin, Col. Nicolay Aksenov, Adrian Alba, William F. Alexander, Irving Alkana, James W. Altgens, the American Factfinding Committee, Maj. Eugene D. Anderson, Andrews Air Force Base, Dean Adams Andrews Jr., Tom Apple, George Jefferson Applin Jr., Andrew Armstrong Jr., Charles Oliver Arnett, Lev Aronson, President Chester A. Arthur, and concluding with cross-references to Senor Eusebio Azque (and the misspelled “Ascue” and variant “Aszque” forms). Each entry provides one or more page citations linking the subject to discussion locations in the report.

B

The “B” section of the Index continues the alphabetical listing, beginning with Marrion L. Baker and T. L. Baker, and proceeding through Samuel B. Ballen, W. E. Barnett, Dr. Fouad A. Bashour, Assistant Chief Charles Batchelor, Mrs. Pauline Virginia Bates, Dr. Charles Rufus Baxter, Dr. William R. Beavers, Gerald A. Behn, the Belasco family (David and Virginia), Mrs. W. H. Bell, Frank Bellocchio, Alan H. Belmont, Domingo Benavides, Glen A. Bennett, Paul L. Bentley, Bethesda Naval Hospital, Mrs. Mary E. Bledsoe, Frank Boerder, Albert Guy Bogard, Joe Bonds, James W. Bookhout, Deputy Sheriff Eugene Boone, John Wilkes Booth, Dr. J. Thornton Boswell, Robert Inman Bouck, George A. Bouhe, Lee E. Bowers Jr., J. E. Bradshaw, Ray Brantley, Howard Leslie Brennan, Johnny Calvin Brewer, V. J. Brian, H. R. Bright, Carlos Bringuier, Mrs. Mary Brock, Representative Jack Brooks, C. W. Brown, Oran Brown, Tom Brown, President James Buchanan, Leola B. Burkhead, Adm. George G. Burkley, William B. Burley III, and concluding with Edward Butler and Lt. George E. Butler.

C

Cabell, Hon. Earle, 41, 65. Cabell, (Mrs.) Earle, 65. Cadigan, James C., 135-136, 174, 183, 566-567, 569, 577-579. Call, Richard Dennis, 688. Callaway, Ted, 7, 168-169, 172, 175, 652. Calverly, Gloria, 154. Campbell, O. V., 154, 334-335. Campos, Pedro Albizu, 513. Carcano, M., 554. Carlin, Bruce Ray, 349, 359-360. Carlin, Karen Bennett, 336, 348-350, 353-354, 357, 359-360, 362. Carlton, Otis R., 674. Carrio, Dr. Charles James, 53-56, 89, 91. Carro, John, 379, 381-382. Carroll, Bob K., 178. Carroll, Marion, 340, 779. Carter, B. Tom., 434. Carter, Clifton C., 46, 52, 57. Carter, John, 363-364. Castro, Fidel, 11, 122, 290-291, 299, 304, 307-308, 322, 324-325, 389, 407, 414-415, 436-437, 440, 443, 659, 666, 728-729, 732, 812. Central Intelligence Agency, 22, 245, 258, 259, 266, 269, 272, 274-275, 279-280, 284, 305, 309-310, 327, 359, 365, 371, 433-434, 438, 456, 459, 461, 463-464, 659-660, 748, 762, 777. Cermak, Hon. Anton, 512. Cheek, Bertha, 363. Church, Lt. Col. George B., Jr., 690. Church, (Mrs.) George B., Jr., 690. Clark, Dr. William Kemp, 53-55, 90. Clark, Max E., 717. Clark, (Mrs.) Max E., 717, 719. Claverie, Marguerite. (See Oswald, Marguerite.) Clements, Manning C., 225. Cleveland, President Grover, 457, 508-509. Click, Darryl, 236-237, 654. Cloy, Capt. Richard C., 668. Cole, Alwyn, 174, 313, 566-570, 577-578. Coleman, Kay Helen, 344, 350. Collazo, Oscar, 513. Combest, B. H., 216. Communist Party, 11, 21, 244, 287-289, 293, 302, 304, 345, 367, 376, 384, 393, 398, 410-411, 415, 436-437, 695-696, 699, 703, 722, 729-732, 734, 738, 763, 775, 809-810. Conforto, Janet Adams, 797. Connally, Gov. John Bowden, Jr., 1-4, 18-20, 28-29, 41-42, 45, 49-50, 53, 56, 79, 81, 85, 92-93, 96-97, 105-107, 109, 112, 117-118, 129, 188, 195, 243, 387, 434, 462, 580-586, 639-641, 646, 710. Connally (Mrs.), John Bowden, Jr., 42, 45, 48, 50, 57, 77, 97, 112, 581. Conway, Hiram P., 675. Cooke, Leon, 788. Couch, Malcolm A., 65. Crafard, Curtis LaVerne, 333-335, 337-338, 345-346, 357, 360, 362, 369, 805. Craig, Deputy Sheriff, Roger D., 160, 251, 252, 253. Crawford, James N., 68. Crissey, Edgar R., 297. Crowe, William D., Jr., 360. Croy, Kenneth Hudson, 224. Crull, Elgin E., 241. Cuba, 14, 23, 243, 288, 301-302, 304, 307, 309, 322-323, 370, 374, 376, 389-390, 400, 406, 411, 413-415, 422, 658-659, 686-687, 689, 727, 730-735, 746, 799, 801, 811-812. Cunningham, Cortlandt, 171, 547, 561. Cunningham (Mrs.), Helen P., 718-719. Curry, Chief Jesse E., 17, 31, 41, 43, 49, 52, 58, 163, 165, 196, 200, 202, 204, 208-210, 212-213, 215, 224-227, 229, 231, 233-236, 238-239, 241, 342, 346, 441, 801. Curtis, Dr. Don Teel, 53. Curtis, Vice President Charles, 514. Czolgosz, Leon F., 463, 509-510.