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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. V - Page 537« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Robert G. Klause)

Mr. Jenner.
He came to Lettercraft Printing Co.?
Mr. Klause.
No, sir; he called.
Mr. Jenner.
What did he say?
Mr. Klause.
He said that he had a little job he would like to have run, and would I run it myself?
Mr. Jenner.
And you responded?
Mr. Klause.
I said yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Did he come over to your shop?
Mr. Klause.
Mr. Jenner, to be honest with you, really I do not remember now. I might have gone out, or he might have come over. To be perfectly honest, right at the present time I do not remember.
Mr. Jenner.
Did I understand you to say that you said to him you would run it yourself?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
You mean by that something distinct from or having Lettercraft Printing Co. run it?
Mr. Klause.
He asked me if I was interested in doing a little job on the side, and I said yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
By "on the side," does that mean that you were going to do some reproduction printing for him, other than as a job for the Lettercraft Printing Co.?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir. You see, I have my own shop.
Mr. Jenner.
You do?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Where is that located?
Mr. Klause.
Actually, I operate out of my house. But I have always had my own shop. I mean I have two or three little insert accounts that I do, and a couple of beauty suppliers. They will come in and want 500 letterheads. For a long time, when I was out of work, I went out and solicited work door to door. Then I would job them out to other printers. And then when I could get my hands on a press, I would run them myself.
Mr. Jenner.
Was Mr. Surrey aware of this practice?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir; I am sure he was.
Mr. Jenner.
And he proposed to you at the outset that you do it "on the side"?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Now, you met with Mr. Surrey after this telephone call?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Do you recall whether it was at your home or whether it was at the Lettercraft Co. or some other place?
Mr. Jenner.
Actually, like I say, Mr. Jenner, I am not real sure. I do not know whether it was out at--I am pretty sure it was not at the shop. And Mr. Surrey has never been to my house. And so it must have been out.
Mr. Jenner.
Now, there are two reproductions of President Kennedy, a profile and a front view. Did you prepare the plates from which those profiles were made?
Mr. Klause.
By preparing the plates---the only thing that I actually did is--either it was two newspaper clippings or magazine clippings.
Mr. Jenner.
From whom did you receive the magazine clippings?
Mr. Klause.
From Mr. Surrey.
Mr. Jenner.
They were slick paper magazine clippings?
Mr. Klause.
Something on a slick paper basis; yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
That contained the front and profile of President Kennedy, which is reproduced on Commission Exhibit No. 996?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Now, what did you do with those two slick magazine reproductions of President Kennedy's head?
Mr. Klause.
Well, I tried to shoot them, and I could not shoot them. We have our own camera. We take a picture of it-- reproduce it.
Mr. Jenner.
You must assume that none of us is experienced in the printing business. And when you say "shoot"----
Mr. Klause.
I will explain myself more carefully. When they were brought to me----
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