I must say, to be very honest about it, that I held in my mind during the life of the Commission, that there had been three shots and that a separate shot struck Governor Connally. John Sherman Cooper Read Quote
We provided complete protection to witnesses – right of attorney, right of record, right to cross-examine, and open hearing if they desired. Only Mr. Lane asked for an open hearing. John Sherman Cooper Read Quote
There was no testimony of conspiracy – Oswald’s efforts to get in touch with the Soviets and with the Cuban Fair Play groups in New York were rebuffed, rebuffed at every step. John Sherman Cooper Read Quote
Rather, like the anarchists of the last century, he didn’t care if he was killed or not. They just wanted to be known. We found no trace of any conspiracy. John Sherman Cooper Read Quote
Our staff not only received the reports from these agencies, they examined them. They questioned them. John Sherman Cooper Read Quote
I would like that to be known; these facts are in the summary which I think is a very good one. John Sherman Cooper Read Quote
I never initiated nor did the FBI ever initiate any conversation or correspondence with me. John Sherman Cooper Read Quote
I don’t think many people have ever read the report. Who has read 26 volumes of this case? How many read the summary? If you read the summary, it takes a long time. John Sherman Cooper Read Quote
We found what we could at that time – the truth. If somebody else can find something else which we didn’t find, that, of course, is a duty on their part, as is the truth. It will be the truth. John Sherman Cooper Read Quote
I would like you to consider the difference in the time from 1963 to date. The FBI, at that time, was headed by Mr. Hoover who had been appointed Director continuously. He had, I would say, a good reputation. John Sherman Cooper Read Quote
