UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE PROTECTIVE RESEARCH SECTION ... · UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE PROTECTIVE RESEARCH SECTION Protective Research Cases April 1, 1964 From November 1961

UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE

PROTECTIVE RESEARCH SECTION

Protective Research^Cases

November 1961 through November 1963

Commission ExHIBZT 762

UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICEPROTECTIVE RESEARCH SECTION

Protective Research Cases

April 1, 1964

From November 1961 to November 1963, there were 34 protective researchises established or reactivated in the state of Texas, and given investi-itive attention . The following table summarizes this activity .

CommissIoN ESHIBIT 762-Continued

7,337

1,372

167

91

For a synopsis of each of the investigated cases, see the first fourections of the appendix, which follows .

In addition to the cases investigated during this period, there were 115'exas cases in which the subjects were not judged to present a current hazarderious enough to warrant investigation, but who would bear watching foruture indications of increasing risk . Most of these cases originated frometters, phone calls, and unwelcome visitors . A few representative examples,f uninvestigated cases are included in the final section of the appendix .

During the same two-year period, the following nation-wide activity was,andled .

;aces Received

Cases Receivedbut

and

Number of PRS Subjects

Number of Caseslot Investigated

Investigated

Arrested or Convicted

Closed as Unsolved

The trend in the volume of protective research information received haspeen continuously rising for many years . In 1943, approximately 9,000 items>f information were received ; in 1953, the total had increased to more than.7,000 items; and in 1963, the total exceeded 32,000 items .

)w Detected

No . ofCasesEachType

No . ofCases

Evaluatedas Not

Dangerous

PTO. ofCasesEvaluatedDangerous

No . ofPersonsArrested

or.Committed

No . ofProsecutionsDeclined by

U.S .Attorney

No . CasesClosed/Unsolved

otters orphone calls 12 9 1 2 1 2

atected byU.S .S .S . 3 2 1 1 1

aported byfederalauthorities 15 12 2 2 5 1

eported bylocalauthorities

34 27 7- 7- -7 -7

Commissios EXHIBIT 762-Continued

ATE OF ORIGIN: October 30, 1963

D?LL.'- 0 FICE

ORIGIN : A student at North Texas State University reported infor-mation to the Dcn'con Police Department ; the Demo: : Police1);partment gave i-c `co the Dallas Police Department; andthe Dallas'Police Department contacted the Secret Service .

DETAILS : The student informant related that a fellow student hadasked him and several others to drive to Dallas and talkwith General Walker .

The subject and several otherswent to Dallas and here able to talk with General Walker:They were invited to return to Dallas for the U .S . DayRally, and later for Ambassador Stevenson's visit . Thesubject is supposed to have been present when theAmbassador was spat upon .

The Dallas field office made an investigation.

The subject told the informant that something was beingplanned for President Kennedy when he visited Dallason November 22, 1963 .

Pictures were obtained of the subject and others of thegroup, and were provided all security personnel (TradeMart, behind the head table, etc .) .

VALUATIY1 OFDEG= OF

DANGER : No threats were made . The subject is alleged to havemade derogatory r-marks, to the effect that he andothers planned to grub the President's d--- in theground."

ACTION : All security units were alerted and pictures provided.

UBSEQUENTACTIVITY: Investigation cc:n>>ieted on December 12, 1963, by the

Dallas office in Dcaton, Texas . Subject believed notto have been involved in any incident concerning thevisit of President Kennedy . Subject placed in "tripfile" for attention on any future trips.

Commissiox ExHIBTT 762-Continued

2.

U.S. Secret ServiceProtective 'Research Section

CO-2-34,007

DATE OF ORIGIN :

October 30, 1963

DALL?.S OFFICE

ORIGIN : Information received from Chief of Police, Denton,Texas .

DETAILS : The Chief o£ Police reporte~ information on possibleincident to embarraos President Kennedy during hisvisit to Dallas, Texas .

Subject is alleged to have stated "we have somethingplanned to embarrasL< President Kennedy during hisvisit to Dallas, Texas ."

BACKGROUND OFSUBJECT : During investigation, subject denied making-a statement

about any incident manned for the forthcoming visitof President Kennedy. He alleged to be a former memberof the "Klan" in Arkansas and the National StatesRights Party, and is presently a member of the JohnBirch Society .

EVALUATION OFDEGREE OF

DANGER : Nothing was develoo,:d to indicate that the subjectshould be considered dangerous to the President .

ACTION : No further action dceiaec necessary .

SUBSEQUENTACTIVITY: None--case closed 1'.-/6/63 .

STATUS ON11/22/63 : Case remained closed.

Commissiox ExHIBIT 762-Continued

United States Secret ServicProtective Research Sectior

CO-2-33,95

ATE OF ORIGIN : August 1, 1963

Q1IGIN : The Protective j~e :;r:areh S^coon received the "threateningletter" from the!

Hour~, mcilroom, and referred itto appropriate 6o ;ret Service field office .

DETAILS : The subject anony: ;ous leter was addressed, as follows :"Washington, D.C ., P. :Con edy, Z,Ihite House ." It waspostmarked Fort tlo~_-th ; Texas, July 29, 1963, and stated,"Sorry Kennedy, I am doing to kill you in three days .Yours truly, Jacicie Kennedy . P .S. : I am a stripper ."

The Protective Research Section was unable to associatethe letter with anir ki.o-:'i subject . The Dallas officemade an extensive inves - ,iLa`, on of directories, thePolice Department, and the Pest Office Department in aneffort to make an association . One person with thename "Jackie Kennedy," Fort Vorth, Texas, was listed.She was .intarvic~:.d and found to be reputable . Nofurther information wz.:s developed that would help identifythe writer .

ACTION : Case was closed a~ unsolved,

The handwriting wasplaced in the P: ::, - iisual fi- for reference in theevent further

from ~c,ie subject are received .To date, no lette:-U have boon received from the subject

,UBSEQUENTACTIVITY: None .

akil 't5 0-1yicE

Comuissio-, ExHIBIT 762-Continued

4.

U.S . Secret ServiceProtective Research Section

CO-2-33,664

DATE OF ORIGIN : February 1963

SUBSEQUENTACTIVITY : None

DALLz .S O -.ICE

Commissios EXHIBIT 762-Continued

5 .


CO-2-33,518

ORIGIN: A citizen filed a,: .?laint t:ith the local sheriff; thesheriff made in_'o . .- : iat=_on knoun to the FBI; and theFBI advised this ac:v_cu .

DETAILS : Investigation detar:nired that the informant allegedthat the subject r:::narked; "for $1 .50, I would killthe President and call him a g-- d--- sob ."

The sheriff, in tAc district :there the subject resides,was interviewed, and no record was found in the nameof the subject . ."ceording to the sheriff, the subject,has a good reputa -,ion.

Subject was inter-:iaacd, sta'~-ing that he was onlyjoking with the i .=fonr,ant ; t; at he has no ill willtoward the Presid ; . . c ; and uh ::-t he voted for the PresidentSubject has no re ;-7d o° m~;n"al illness, and no historyof criminal or su: ; ";3rsivc activity .

EVALUATIO:J OFDEGREE OF

DANGER : Through investi .r ;a" .on and _nterview, the Dallas officeascertained the :; .- ., subjcc -1 does not appear to bedangerous, nor do-- :- he exp-~ss any animosity towardthe President .

ACTIM-Mis matter was presented to the U.S . Attorney andprosecution was declined . Checkups not deemed necessary .

TS OF ORIGIN : January 15, 1963

DALL!-S OY'ICE

ORIGIN : Authorities at Love Field Airrorc, Dallas, found-note-books in one of tt_eir iccl,crs, containing pictures ofthe President with the 'r:orli. °'_dll" written on then .The notebooks verc turned ov3r to the Secret Service .

lDETAILS : Investigation de -c~r.-anod tint the subject is a mentally

ill, childlike mar. of 22 years . His parents are working,responsible people ; .,ho attested to the fact that theirson had a head in uly .Then he was young .

They statedthat he draws and ;:rites nonsense in notebook afternotebook . The mother said that subject has never-mentioned the President, other than to say that he likesthe President's hair because it is similar to his own .

ALUATION OFDEGREE OF

DANGER :

The Dallas offico dcte:n .ned that the subject shouldreceive psychiatric tr--atment, although he could notbe considered dan erous at this time . The parentspromised that the subject would be given psychiatrichelp, and that they would advise this Service in theevent the subject took an interest in the President .

ACTION : Periodic checkups were not deemed necessary.

MSEQUENTACTIVITY: The Protective ReLcarcA Section requested a follow-up

investigation.

On r1arch 5, 196; ; - - "e Dallas office interviewed thesubject . The sub_cct stated that the President andVice President are on his "good" list, and that helikes the President very much.

Subject was observedto have friendly -feelings tor.ard the President. Checkupswere not deemed necessary .

No subsequent activity after the date of interview.

Commission EXHIBIT 762-Continued

6 .

J .5 . Secret Service.`:otective Research Section

CO-2-32,937

DATE OF ORIGIN : September 17, 1962

SUBSEQUENTACTIVITY : None .

DAT_- .s OFFICE

Commissiox ExHIBIT 762-Continued

7 .


CO-2-32,512

ORIGIN : The U .S . Air Forcc, Cu__^s:rell Air Force Base, providedthis Service with information that the subject madean angry telephone call and threatened the life of thePresident .

DETAILS : Investigation determined that the subject telephonedthe air base and complained about the sonic boomsdestroying his property and disturbing his family .

The subject denied threatening the life of the President,The air force allcEed that subject made the remark, "ifaction is not ta~ce. n to stop the booms, I will go toWashington and blow the President out of the state ."

On September 17, -1 u2, the subject called the White Housiand talked with an agent of this Service . He made thesame complaint aoou~- the sonic booms ; related that hiselderly mother was being disturbed; but did not makea threat at this time .

EVALUATION OFDEGi-EE OF

DANGER : Through investi,a ion, the Dallas field office ascertain4that the subject doas not appear dangerous, nor does hehave any animosity to:iard the President .

ACTION: Periodic checkups ,.:ere not deemed necessary . Thismatter was discussed with the U .S. Attorney and prose-cution was declined .

PE OF CRIGIN: May 14, 1962

ORIGIN : A citizen reported co the FBI office in Amarillo thatthe subject, while at a brid=e party, stated that hewould donate $1,030 toward tho assassination ofPresident Kennedy . The F3I provided this informationto the U.S. Secret Service ; .

DETAIIS : Investigation determined that the subject is a reputableprofessional man in his community. The informant andthe subject have been at odds with ong another for years.When asked about the alleged statement, the subject saidthat he had been misquoted; `.-hat he actually had said "itwould be worth $1,000 to have Kennedy removed from office ."

ALUATION OFDEGREE OF

DANGER : Investigation revealed the subject to be a responsibleperson; a professional man ; well thought of by associates ;and no r6cord of mental illness . Subject was notconsidered a security risk or dangerous to the safetyof the President.

ACTION : Periodic checkups were not deemed necessary. Thismatter was discussed with the U.S . Attorney, and prose-cution was declined .

BSEQUENTACTIVITY: None .

DAL~t:S OF:~IC3

Commission ESHIBIT 762-Continued

8 .

U.S Secret ServiceProtective Research Section

CO-2-31,910

DATE. OF ORIGIII: May 17, 1962

O.UGIN :

Subject wrote thr-,c: letlars to Secret Service employees .

DETAILS :

Subject requested r:~si~`;,anca from the Secret Servicein making an ap_~o :_r: -cm~nt Zath the President.

BACKGROUND OFSUBJECT : Subject is 15 yea_o of age and wrote the letters, be-

lieving the Secre~ Service could help in obtaining anappointment witr.

EVALUATION OFDEGREES OF

DANGER : There was nothin_; -Lo indicate that subject should beconsidered_sianberolls to the President.

ACTION : Subject was reques -L3d to discontinue writing theSecret Service regarding appointments with the President

SUBSEQUENTACTIVITY: None.

STATUS ON11/22/63 : Case closed.

DALL :S 0 'FICE


9 .

United States Secret ServiceProtective Research Section

CO-2-31,382

He was intervic : :~ ; in t'--- presence of his father, andit was learned t :.- ; he had no animosity towards thePresident. Subject appearca to be an avid student ofgovernment .

ATE OF ORIGIN :

December 1, 1961

ORIGIN: Subject wrote leito to tho ?resident .

U .S. Secret ServiceProtective Research Section

CO-2-31,130

DETAILS : The letter ztatr-C. as follows : "I think you have misledthe people of this country ion- enough . Why don't yougo and jump in the Pacific C,oan and drown . If youwant any more, you meet me parson-to-person with onethirty-eight special ."

ACKGROUND OFSUBJECT: Subject has a ne=°vous condition which he blames on

shock treatments received at the South Carolina StateHospital after h--".s trife had him committed in 1959 . Hewas released in ,':a ;;ust 1959. 1Iothing was developed toindicate that subject has tendencies toward violence .He acknowledged

subject letter .

VALUATION OFDEGREE OF

DANGER : Investigation failcsd to develop information that subjectwas a danger to

President.

UBSEQM:TACTIVITY :

No further activ-~t; - .

TATUS ON11/22/63 : - -The-cat

d.

Commissros ESHZBIT 762-Continued

DATE OF ORIGIN : October 25, 1961

DATIL.~S OF.ICE

United States Secret ServiceProtective Research Section.

CO-2-30,989

ORIGIN : Subject wrote 10 letters to the President in October 19~

DETAILS : One of the ten letters contained an implied threat tothe President, as follows : "If you reject the truth,you will soon be forced te, serve the False Prophet orbe killed. . . Plain Truth Magazine ."

SAC XGROT;D OFSUBJECT :

Subject stated that he irote the letter but had failedto put the entiro contents in quotation marks, as hehad quoted it fror : ~. na~az-_ne called "Plain TruthMagazine ." He inclicates that e has only the kindestregards for the President . He expressed regret thathis letter had occasioned an investigation, and statedthat he would be careful of :;hat he writes in the futur ,Subject spoke in z . very coherent manner but it was notethat he spoke veL- ::lc-.ly and seemed to have somedifficulty in concentrating .


DANGER : Nothing was developed during the investigation toindicate any degree of danger to the President.

ACTION : The matter was discussed with the U .S. Attorney's offic,and prosecution was declined . No further action deemednecessary.

SUBSEQUE=NTACTIVITY: Subject wrote two additional letters to the President

but they do not warrant further investigation.

STATUS ON11/22/63 : The case was closed .

Coumissio-, EYHIBIT 762-Continued

CommissioN ESHIBIT 763-Continued

second letter wL~_. . ; ::u 'eosc;u to the Vice President.

DETAILS :

Investigation

'hat the subject is a widowo£ 62 years, an ,,' a senility case who suffers halluci-nations. She is o .;nc~_ned with money due her, andbelieves the Vicc 2 cuident, -'U- co',,: out stock in her name .


DANGER: Subject is in a state of mortal and physical deteri-oration, and is ::o ;, consic.e=ed dangerous by theinvestigating office .

ACTION : Subject not considered a threat ; checkups not deemednecessary.

SUBSEQUENTACTIVITY: `Tone

CommissioN ExHIBIT 76'2-Continued


CO-2-33,810

DATE OF ORIGIN : Two letters dated il; and August 15, 1963.

ORIGIN: One letter was an official of theCriminal Distric-. .-.dw O1'leans, La ., and the

ATE OF OP,IGIN : October 31, 1962

ORIGIN : Postal Inspector provided statements from postal e~-ployees relatin, that the subject remarked that hewould kill the President if he weren't married anddidn't have a family.

DETAILS : Subject denied making such a statement . He said thathe is an outspoken man and opposed to the Presidenton many political issues, but that he respects hisoffice and would never attempt to harm him physically.


DANGER : Investigation indicated that the subject was "blozringoff steam." Assoc-iatus sta.ed that he is an outspokenperson, . but believe; 1L.rz to be a responsible lair-abidingcitizen of good repute in his community. No mentalillness was determined . Subject claimed he felt noanimosity toward the President and denied making adirect threat.

ACTION : Case was discussed with U.S . Attorney and prosecutionwas declined. Ire Houston field office did notconsider the subject to be dangerous, and checkupsnot deemed necessary.

U$SEQUENTACTIVITY : None

537 0-64-vol . XVII--37

HOUSTON OTFICE

Commisslo .% EXHIBIT 762-Continued


CO-2-32,772

5151

DATE OF ORIGIN : August 6, 1963

ORIGIN: Letter forwarded to the, Protective Research Section bythe White House 1-ail Room .

DETAILS : Letter was addre---ed to th,: resident, and contained athreat by the writer to kill her former sister-in-law .The subject is bein. prosecuted at Waco, Texas, formailing a letter containing a threat.

Subject stated t::at, b ;,r ::ziting to the President, shehoped that he mi.-ht help her regain custody of herchildren.


DANGER:

Through investigation, the Hc~~- ',on field office determinethat the.subject t;as not concerned with the President,and not considered dangerous to the President .

ACTION: Checkups not deened ne:eccary .

SUBSEQUZZyTACTIVITY: None

HOUST3`1 C?'TICE

Commrssio,s EXHIBIT 762-Continued

U .S . Secret ServiceProtective Research Section

CO-2-33,687

)ATE OF ORIGIN : June 18, 1963

SUBSZZUENTACTIVITY: None

HCUSm:'2 OF°FIC.

ORIGIN : The FBI received i._fo -. :::ation from a Fec.eral HousingAdministration o~f~cial, and provided this informationto the Secret Service .

DETAILS : The subject, a 21-)rear-old girl, taped a derogatorynote to the wall of the luncaoom where she worked .She is most unhappy with the civil rights situationand the President's handling of it .

3VALUATION OFDEGREE OF

DANGER : Investigation determined that the subject is immature,and apparently was giving vent to'her emotions .

Nothreat was made .

The U.5 . Attorney was consulted and prosecution wasdeclined.

ACTION : The Houston field office, through investigation,ascertained that the subject was not dangerous,and checkups were not deemed necessary.

Commission E%HIBIT 762-Continued


CO-2-33,551

DATE. OF ORIGIN : September 12, 1962

ORIGIN : Subject is a boy o- 17 yea_s . He displayed an airpistol resembling; a .L-5 co": ;:, during the President'sspeech at Rice lirivarsity:Stadium . The police and .Secret Service a

ua-nts apprehended the boy, and the

pistol was taken f_om him .

DETAILS : The boy was interviewed, and stated that he only wantsto see what would happen when he displayed the gun.He said that he would not have harmed the President .

EVALUATIO:r OFDEGREE OF

DANGER : i_bject anparently is of subnormal intelligence . Hisparents stated that he has not done wall in school ;that he .has never been mentally ill; that he expressedeagerness to hear ;;ae President, speak; but they arecertain that he d-Ld not intend to harm the President.The Houston field office deterr.iined that the subjectshould not be considered dangerous, and periodiccheckups were rot daened necessary. The U .S . Attorneywas consulted, and prosecution was declined .

SUBSEQUENTACTIVITY: None

Commissrox ExHIBIT 762-Continued


CO-2-32,494

ATE OF ORIGDJ : September 27, 1;52

UBSEQUENTACTIVITY : None

Hc~s~,;;:r c .:nc

ORIGIN : A citizen inforE-~d the FBI that he had heard a "sackboy" in a Houston g :,ocary`;store relate that hisgrandmother had a plan to kill the President. TheFBI notified this L~:rvice .

ACKGROLITD OF. SUBJECT : The subject woman is 67 years of age . She deniedany

knowledge of a plat. to kill the President, and appearedto be normal in every respect . Her neighbors attestedto the fact that she is a reputable and responsibleperson in the co.~aaunity . Subject stated that sheworked for the John Birch Society in 1962, but is nolonger a member.


DANGER : The Houston field office judged that the subject wastelling the truth and did not consider her dangerous.

Checkups were not deemed necessary.

CommissioN EXHIBIT 762-Continued

U.S . Secret ServiceProtective Research Saction

CO-2-32,480

Y :vJ~ :_ .s 0~:iC

DATE OF 0-UGIN :

Post card dated C:: ;-oa::r 2, 19 2 .

CRIGIN : Forwarded to ti: :~ Protoctive Research Section by thellzite House Mail room.

SUBSEQUE-l

_-ACTIVITY: ~No additional mail was received from this writer .

CommissioX EXHIBIT 762-Continued

Secret Service:rotective Research Section

CO-2-32,478

DETAILS : Subject, using an ~.nonyi ous name, wrote an abusiveand threateninZ Fo :;t :.,a: .s follows : "Just ForKinfolk, you and a--1 your family are goddam s .o .b . 1 s ;death to all of you."

ACTION: The Houston fielc .

:,:ad ., an extensive investigatioin an effort to

subject. Thirteen differedepartments and

contacted during thisinvestigation,

all types of directories werereviewed and sea--c'-.ed .

Efforts were made:

ti :̂e °rotective Research Sectionto associate Cna -Lost car-: with subjects previously ofrecord, with ne ac_ve results.

ATE OF ORIGIN : September 12, 1962

ACTION : None

HOUSTCN C'FIC-E


ORIGIN : A citizen reported to tthe ~3_ that a Houston businessmaneras quite hostile to tte :reoident, and ras known to bein possession of firearms . The FBI provided this information to the Secoan Service .

DETAILS :

Investigation developed that the informant was somewhatunreliable . It developed that the subject collectedguns ; felt animosity for the President; but has neverbeen known to threaten the President .


DANGER : After an investigation, it uas judged that the subjectwas not dangerous . Checkups not deemed necessary.

UBSEQUE 1ACTIVITY : Subject is reported to have made derogatory remarks

regarding the President in March or May 1963, but nothreats were made .

Commissi0:N EXHIBIT ?62-Continued

CO-2-32,386

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DATE OF i:=NT : Letters since e---I., 19 ;3 .

O.iIGIN : Subject wrote to

o-L Engraving and Prir:ping,askin ,Z if he cc~ . ._ .,

. . ~_ ti . .,

. . ., 1-kencss of a *1 ballon a WinchesterPrinting turnedU.S . Secret Servlc_,

Commissio :v EYHIBIT 762-Continued

U- . Eacret Service. � :,active Research -c-- ion

CO-2-31,977

; . ::reau of Engraving andle' .;= c`r- .. to the Chief of the

20.

DETAILS : The subject has

to .r'ite to the Chief andt^Trite House assij:_- - ts, Ha : ..-a not shown any particulaPresidential

DEGREE OFDANGM : Investigation was

wnd subject not considereddan-gerous_.------'

ACTIC:,? : It has not been dcc .r.ed necessary to make periodiccheckups .

SUBSEQUINTACTIVITY: Subjact continues to write to the Chief and others ;

is concerned wiVa coins, reproductions, laws governingsame, etc .

A legal brief tams rece -:.ved i~om subject on December 22,1963 .

.+vU .u_1 ._J v?r1C

DATE OF ORIGIN :

A private citizen tales honod the Secret Service onApril 11, 1962 .

03IGIN :

The informant sta':cd that a fellow-employee had madea remark that could be considered a threat to thelife of the President.

DETAILS : Subject is alleged to have said that the Presidentwas giving the United States to the Russians ; thatthe President sho,-Od be "gotten rid of;" and that .the President r4. :t not live long enough to serviceout his term of office .

BAC KGROUNTD OFSUBJECT : Subject was found to be a responsible man of good

reputation, but conaid-red radical in his politcalviews .

EVALUATION -,j:DEGaEE OF

DANGER :

It was learned dur4ng the investigation that the subject -'is an auxiliary dep.-ty zhcri`f .

S veral close associateswere interviei ;cd a...: they a= ;stated that the subjectis a responsible -3c-.:-son, but had been verbally criticalof the President's liberal policies . They had neverheard the subject r. :ake a threat toward the President..nothing was developed to indicate that the subject wasmentally 4.11 .

ACTION : Measures were taken to see that the subject was neverused on a protective assignment.

SUBSEQUENTACTIVITY : This case was brou ;-,:t to the attention of the White

house Detail and the K ustcn field office, when it waslearned that the President was planning a trip tothat area on November 21, 1963 . The Houston fieldoffice checked to see that subject was not used duringthe above indicated trip .

Commissro :v ExHIBIT 762-Continued


00-2-31, 948

DATE, OF ORIGIN : i-.arch 29, 1962

ORIGIN : Letter for=~arded �., t'-, Protective Research Sectionby the i":nite i'.ouse nco:. .

vDETAILS : Subject wanted the President to help her with her

domestic financial probiemz;, stating "I am so dis-gusted u-ith lifa ; Zt:-,ink I will kill myself; I willtake the shorter ;:-y out."

BACKGROUNTD OFSUBJECT :

Subject is a divcl~.ec i-:ith t:~see small children.

Shestated that she .._ote the letter because she thougatthe President :-:oul : . .,l? '. .̂e :^ . She had no idea thatshe could obtain, ;:,lfare and thereby improve hersituation.

EVALUATIC:v OFDEC:]E OF

DANGER : Subject consid-.-cd tc be of no danger to the President.

ACTION : The subject was ;a -,~ is contact with a local welfareagency.

SUBSEQ7 'TACTIVITY: None

U.S. Secret ServiceProtective Research Section

STATUS ON11/22/64 : '.%To additional activity since the initial letter .

Commissio:, EXHIBIT 762-Continued

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CO-2-31,733

HOTRi'`C : 0

7ICE

Ti OF GRIGIN : December 19, 196_7 . ;

-.-, ~''_ ; 1962

ACTION : No action deemed necessary.

Commissio-N EXHIBIT 762-Continued

23 .

U.S . Secret Service?:otoctive Research Section

CO-2-31,243

ORIGIN : The Post Office J - . -: . .~ ..c ---.;erred letters writtenby a 68-year-old ra-~i~;=ous fanatic, which had thefollowing notation ru:;~:;r=s:,aaped on the envelopes :"If this was com.;iy ro~a^:xda it would go postage freein USA during the 1":::nn. d;,.

In addition, on ':J--;at 31, 196>2, an anonymous letter

was also fon-:ardac:Service by the Post OfficeDepartment, conta_:in cri .ica1 remarks of Mrs . Kennedyand her actions on aer trip_to India .

The addresseebelieves the letter was .7ritten by the same religiousfanatic .

DE'TAILS : The letter contairing t:_e d:;:^ogatory remarks concerningthe Kennedy Administration eras associated (not positively)with the anonymous letter c°*-cal of Mrs. Kennedy.

'PSEQUENTACTIVITY: No further writiaLs or infor-ation have been received.

DATE OF O:.IGIAT : Noveriber 3, 1961


C0-2-31,078

GHIGIN :

Letter addressed =~- o tha F3= al-,d. the Secret Service,Houston, Texas . Scconw

addressed to �::ePresident, was to:_cn fro:the Houston. mails becauseof no postage, and turned over to this Service .

UETAILS : Investigation revealed teat the subject, in 1961,became demented and started Tcriting very aggressiveletters to varicus agencies and Government offices .In 1961, she was cc:-.Pitt-ad to a rental institutionand remained than ~. =or one mo:ah .

She was releasedto her mother and s._,air. co :a.,cnced writing letters--one containing dayc;;ator;;r remarks regarding thePresident and t :e -ce °:asident . She was arrestedon a lunacy complaint and main committed to a mentalinstitution.

;VAL:

..'..:J d

OF

-

'DEG_:= OF

DrNGER : Subject is obses :,,i; ; with

idea that money is comingto her .

She bel_~ . . ~;s t _e Presidant is using her ideasin solving national proo1c :,:s and is not paying herfor sa.:.e . The

office determined thatcheckups should 'a :: :nade, z-d a Form 1609 was filedkith the mental L :._- -cit,u -cio:.

ACTIO\T : Periodic check-,a,-,;

and currently in effect .Not considered -.a ::-erous to the President's safety .

Commissio'N EXHIBIT 762-Continued

SUBSEQLE,?`:TACTIVITY : Subject's brother

recently interviewed, and hestated that the subject. has improved and is presentlyworking, part-,ii-.c, 4s an attendant at the hospitalwhere she is corn- ;,tad .

DATE OF OC.IGIN : Noveriber 6, 1961

::3ds ;~'t1` 077ICn


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CO-2-31,043

CRIGIN : -atter forwarded to the Protective Research Sectionby the White Hou:3Q : ...~_ "ooza .

DETAILS : Subject stated that he is motivated by Divine guidanceand, through his knowledge'of the Holy Spirit, candispel evil influences .

BACKGROUND OFSUBJECT : Subject is 62 years of age . The subject's doctor

related that he is passing through the male climactericphase of his life :rhich, aggravated by several personaltragedies in his far;ily, has caused undue emotionalstress and strain .


DANGER : During the invesci~~tion, the subject's doctor statedt'-al he did not consider the subject dangerous, butthis did rot exclude t :.e possibility that the subjectmight attempt to visit the T:nite House or the President.

ACTION: The Houston fief : office judged that the subject shouldnot be considered dEngorous, and periodic checkupswere not initiated.

SUBSEQL=TACTIVITY: Ca February 8, 1962, tae subject visited the Houston

field office and c~ iv;: -:ed ~:ro manuscripts for trans-mittal to the

stating that the Holy Spirithad commanded hi .-. ; to ::_°ite tnem. He stated that hedid not care if -;,"e P -;,asident acknowledged receiptof these writinbz-

it would make no difference tohim, as he had acco plished his mission.

STATUS ON11/22/63 :

No . subsequent activity since the above date .

DATE OF O3IGDZ : July 1, 1947

HOU . . _ 0??IC

Conrmissrox ExHrsIT T62-Continued

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ACTION: Subject corunitted on two occasions, and checkupsmaintained.

1dfi-41, 877

ORIGIN : Receipt of abusive cnc o_-sc~~re letter addressed toPresident Harry _ . '2 :1~:_ . .: .

D TAMS : Subject has writt- . : ru;~ .crou_- conununications to thePresident . These latt~rs Have been abusive, obscene,and threatening in .nature .

E:.CXGROJn OFSUBJECT : Subject has been of record with this Service since 1947

and, because of cer activity, has been evaluated asan apparent mental case .

Subject was arrested on September 29, 1955, and releasedon ;s:cember 24, 19,5") .

Sale made several more .threatsand was again arrested on April 14, 1960, and releasedon May 26, 1960. She continued to write letters of athreatening nature .


DANGER : Upon being exanined, subject was declared to be aparanoid, sufferin from schizophrenia. She was subse-quently cora:atted and periodic checkups have beenmaintained on her.

SUBSu2UENTACTIVITY: This case was brouU'rt to the attention of the iThite

House Detail and the Houston field office on November 141963, when it was learned that the President wasplanning a trip to that area on November 21, 1963.

One subsequent letter was received in Dece:~iber 1963 .

Coumissio~ ESHIBIT 76'2,-Continued

DATE. OF ORIGIN : November 1;, 1963

BACKGROUND OFSUBJECT : Subject was arrested on September 30, 1963, in Piedras

Negras, Mexico, _it'a two other ::en for stealing threeautomobiles . Infor:,:ation developed by the FBI indicatesthat the subject :ras a;.'~empting to make some sort ofdeal with them for his benefit in the criminal casenow pending against him . There was no informationdeveloped that :could indicate any danger to the Presidenin the near future or during his trip to Texas . As ofJanuary 27, 1964, subject was still incarcerated pendingFederal court action .


DANGER: In view of subject's incarceration, he was consideredto be of no danger at this time.

SUBSEQUT_NTACTIVITY : None . An FBI report received January 31, 1964, relative

their interview in jail .

STATUS ON11/22/63 : Subject incarcerated .

SAN

::_ C:iIO C 'fIC3

DETAILS : Subject intervie::Cd by

on Novenber 14, 1963, andstated that he 4- :, a menber of the Ku Klux Klan; thatduring his travels throughout the country, his sourceshave told him that w ~_litant group of the NationalStates Rights Pa::': ,r pl : :s to assassinate the President _and other high-11v-1a officials . He stated that he doesnot believe this is planned for the near future, but he .does believe the atC.erpt will be made :

ACTION : No further action taken .

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CC-2-33,998

ORIGIN : Information received tele_rhonicallp from FBI HeadquartersWashington, D .C .

Commrssio~ ExHIBIT 762-Continued

DATE OF ORIGII: April 26, 1963

SUBS^QU3iQTACTIVITY: None

740-537 0-64-vol. XVII--38

ORIGIN : Sub -;act made

calls to the VicePresident's staff z-z t .: :; L3 ." 2anch in Johnson City,Texas, in an efio- -., tc interview Mrs . Johnson inperson .

DETAILS :

The above calls u-_-a nada in an effort to seekMars . Johnson's he'~.p for Federal employment .

BACKGROUND OFSUBJECT : Subject appeare":

::is behavior and gave noindication of ba mentw'_ case at the time of hisinterview. He wa3 co rteou; and well mannered, andoffered hiswho=e n

-~:,sd cooperation to clear up anymisunddrstanding of his intentions.

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CO-2-33,3116

EVALUATION OFDEG= OF

DANGER:

Investigation failed to indicate that subject was, inany tray, a dangerous person .

-

ACTIO\i : No further action taken since it appears that thesubject is a norm. .: person seeking to better himself.

STATUS ON11/22/63 : The case was closed .


JF)1

DATE OF O'IGl: : June 29, 1962

BACKGROu?lD OFSUBJECT :

Subject claimed he did not go beyond the third year ofhigh school ; has naver been regularly employed, norserved in the military; and claims no financial resources except S'-0 pe: ,-:eek from his mother .

He spendsmost of his tire travelling, and might be expected totravel anywhere in the United States, South America,or Europe .

EVALUATI0:1 OFDEGREE. OF

DANGER : Subject expressed :friendly feelings toward the Presidentand his fvily.

i:c ciaL cd to 1-lave no experience t-rithfirearms or explcs~.ves, and stated that he did not havea i..eapon of any kind .

SUBSEQUE ~TACTIVITY : Subject fo_n-rarLad three postcards directly to the

San Antonio field office concerning his itinerary. Noother activity o_° a protective nature was noted.

STATUS ON11/22/63 : The case was closed on July 18, 1962.

S~'. . . .. . 7Iiv

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C0-2-32,128

OR1.:!N: Subject jumped i . . f:e . o_ . .e automobile carrying theResident of t.:~ -, . ._,.cd States and the President ofi'axico during V""V v1--_t of ?-.,esident Kennedy to Xe.:icoCity on June 29, 1962 .

DETAIIS : Subject stated that he did the above act for the purposeof stopping the vahic'ie and talking to both Presidents .He was arrested by : e_ican authorities and held incustody during the re : ;:ainder of the visit.

ACTION :

Subject was

by t:. . . :axican authorities, andarrangements

: .:a6a �̀ :~:-ouoh the State Departnent tocontact the Br~. ::____an E:abassy for the pu.^pose of delayingany request fo--to=:a2i1 until after the contem-plated Presidel.z_. :_; . visit a . ; the end of July 1962 .

Commissio.N EXHIBIT 762-Continued

D"'" OF G3l'GIN : February 12, 1962

STBSEQMTACTIVI l̂Y : None .

ACTION: Subject's parents cc:rzr-ttad her and she is currentlyat t:Ze State Hospital, Au tj. , :"1:as .

COMMISSION EXHIBIT 762-Continued

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CG-2-31,490

CRIGI\: Letter addressed � ,, :ice ?rcsi;::;nt Lyndon B . Jol:aon.

DETAILS : Subject

rights on a s .-.allpiece of land in :-_ ._ ., .

"I z.r, informing you that 1shall cause your

if ;'rou do not cause this smalloil developments . 1 had you in danger at about 8 :15,Sunday morning . . _ , .. !, . 19-42, at my house."

B.' CXGRGU?:7 OFSGBJECT : Subject was prey-c .:~ -Iyto the State Hospital,

Austin, Texas, f:c . 19,57 to =960, at which time sha wasdischarged .

A

--.7.'a ...J could not be cbtaired frcmthe hospital ; ho

doctors agreed that subjectshould have


' DAINGER:

it vas not believed th" �ubjact ;-,ses ary threat ofbodily harm to the Gicc?reaide :_c, especially sinceshe lives in such a re :ote a::, ea and is not allowed toleave the house w1-..out the attendance of one or bothof her parents .

STATUS G\11/22/63 : Case closed and a stop" was placed at the institution

on the subject's :-1aase .

DATE OF ORIGIN : January 24, 1962

ORIGIN : Information

.u:`~-in, Texas, Police Departmentof an anonymous

~;: a bomb in :rIBC to"~wis-0station.

_. DETAILS :

A call was received at =:,'r:3 Police Department on thenight of January 1, 1952, advising that a bomb wasplanted at the television station . The caller wasunidentified.

BACKGROUND : The Protective Research Section maintains files onbombs ; therefore, this case was brought to our attention.

ACTION : A thorough search i ..as ;,lade by the Austin Police Departmentupon receipt of t o call, :._th negative results . Itis the opinion that the call. was made by a prankster.

SUBSEQU %TACTIVITY: No further leads developed .

STATUS ON11/22/63 : The case was c1cz--d .

Commission ExHIBIT 762-Continued

U .S . Secret-Service::,otactive Research Section

CO-2-31,454

DATE OF ORIGIN: JanuaMJ 8, 1962

ORIGIN: Referral from Cf«c<: o :.' Special Investigations, USAF,San Antonio, Te:.u~ .

DETAILS : Subject is a potant 4 al ?=esidential visitor, and isvery persistent =._ '-:is endeavors to gain an appointmentwith the Preside ::':, .

BACKGROUND OFSUBJECT:

Subject is a Poll: . . _ . . .

-rc n ..̀ and acknowledged goingto Bergstrom Air -'ol-ce

soeking assistance ir.talking to the

Ha expressVd great lovefor the President ; the V::ce ?'resident, and their families .He advised that

e ~:c:-,

o the air base with the in-tention of catch-_'-.--.Z a:: a-f_ Lane ride `'�o Florida to seethe President,

th,, ho_oa that the President wouldemploy him as a bcd c-d or place him as an employeein the home of t::e President's parents . He appearedto have a persecution complex,


DANGER : Investigation indicated that the subject was friendlytoward the President .

ACTION : No further action taken.

SUBSEQUENTACTIVITY: No activity since ciosin ; of case on January 26, 1962.

STATUS ON11/22/63 : Case closed.

SAN

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CO-2-31,333

DATE OF C3.IGTN:

September 8, 19-61

BACK!R(YJ :\I) OFSUBJECT :

A report made b ;; � . . ., c : .wwir.LnS physician at the VeteransAdministration Ec :it~. : , :aco, Texas, in 1960, sho:.adthe subject had

hav--n persistent psychotic ideassince 1952 ; th::a sub;;ect advised he was feeling in-

pulses and -receivl:� essa?es from outer space regardingcertain secrets, ~ . .a

ie 1~alt he should infe nJ. Edgar Hoover of sa .:e V' ;,: .̂is information in orderthat same could b-- re"l-ated to Fresident Eisenhower.

-

He was admitted o : : :e.:=away 5, 1960; and dischar ed onSeptember 3, 1960 Aster reading subject letter, thedoctor advised that'- subjects tendencies were turningfrom suicidal to oT~ocidal and that he needed medicalassistance .

EVALUATIO'. : OFDEGREE OF

DANGER : Subject considered likely to cause injury to himselfor others if not immediately restrained. As a result,he was committed as noted above .

SUBSEQUENTACTIVITY : Subject wrote a letter to President Johnson on January 15,

-" : 1964, but it contained only incoherent writings .

STATUS ON11/22/63 : the case'was closed . Checkups not deemed necessary .

Subject considered not dangerous after discharge fromVA Hospital on 2/14/62 .

Ski,' . . .,^11:1,_3 C3 :C°E

03IGIE : referral fron

datca Se~'Lc :;a;r 7, 1951 .


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CO-2-30,797

DETAILS : Subject sta-�~d _ . . .: 1 ..

.i- 'otcn in Spanish that i::represents- Almi,,:h':.-,r Gcd and, i':1 par'

"i want you toknow that you ca::-.ot fight. :- and win--I will destroyyou before you can even touch me ."

Subject committed

on November 8, 1961, at VA Hospital,Waco, Texas,_and disc":arged on February 14, 1962 .

ACTION: No further action. taken after subject's discharge onFebruary 14, 1962 .


DATE O QR1CIN : June 5, 1963

SUBSEQUENTACTIVITY : None

STATUS O`:

'11/22/63 : The case was clG~~~ c:. June 17, 1961, since no leads

were developed.

ORIGIN : irfornatj.on rez~_V-- . .

fro:.. FBI C:6 :.C:QUa::i+erS,

DITAIiS :

An anonymoLis

ca__ ,:as received by the o rnerof a restaurant _ . . 11~?aLo,

This rest.:.:.rant islocated on the

to - u::,d by the President f_z^o:athe air-,~ort on J`,:::-y5 ; 1 63

iie caller stated, 1' !, bombwill go off in yo-,: restaura.a at 6 :30 p.m.," and hungup .

.ne cal is c :: : : o:.' nany =,eferred to the E'_ PasoPolice Depart-e :_-:.

unsolved, and no bombshave ever been d~soove_e::,;

ACTION :

A search was made of :,. ... _estaurant by local policeofficers, and t::cLy remained in the establishment untilthe President de --acted . Noting was found.


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CO-2-33,470

DATE OF ORIGIN: February 20, 1958

u .t . . . V .1' .Vu

:VALUATION OFDEGREE OF

DANGER : During the investigation, it was judged that subjecthad no Presidential complex nor posed any danger tothe President.

iTATUS ON11/22/63 : The case remained closed .


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Cat-26,594

ORIGIN: Information recelv~.d telephonically from Provost Marshal,Walter Reed Hospit-1, 7i4t.11inj;Eon, D.C .

DETAILS : Information fern --i s :: :d .,,as that subject had written aletter to the President in'w?rich he indicated that hewould visit the_ Pr_dent at Thomasville, Georgia.

Theletter wasintercepted and the Secret Service inWashington, D.C ., was notified. Subject was adjudgedpotentially dangerous by the military because he dranka quantity of paint and swallowed razor blades and nails .

3ACKGROUND OFSUBJECT : Subject was diagnosed by the Department of Neuro=Psychiatry,

Valley Forge Hospital, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, andan opinion was rendered that he was chronically mentally ~~ill with very little likelihood of any change ofpersonality ; that he will probably be maladjusted forthe rest of his life .

ACTION : Periodic checkups were maintained until November 5, 1962,at which time they were discontinued because of improve-ment in the subject's condition .

SUBSEQUENTACTIVITY: None . FBI report, dated November 23, 1963, was received

relative to their interview of subject's brother,


TOPIC

. Subject interviewed at the northwest gate of the White House .

DAL

: October 4, 1963

l

LOCATION : Washington, D.C .

NOT LNESTIGATED

EXCERPT : Subject is a vagrant and travels the country, subsisting bywashing dishes in various restaurants . He is friendly andhas no real interest in the President. He was not detained.

Commission ExHIBIT 762-Continued

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CO-2-33,618

NOT I"W~,STIGATED


TOPIC

: Letter written to the Presidant .

DATE

: April 17, 1963

LOCATION : Hamilton, Texas

EXCERPT : Subject an obvious mental case, writing long letter to thePresident about having been shot up in World War I .

CommissioN EXHIBIT 762-Continued

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CO-2-33,280

TOPIC

. Letter written to the ?rc.-idont .

DATE

. April 17, 1963

LOCATION : Beaumont, Texas

NCT 1 . . ES' .'I3h'. .';3

EXCERPT : Subject has Presidential and persecution complex; wants thePresident to help him have a film released which subjectthinks he produced . The tone of the letter was friendlyand congenial toward the President .

COMMISSION ExHZBIT 762-Continued

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CO-2-33,279

NOT I'lVEESTIGATED

TOPIC

: Letter written to the President.t

DkTE

: March 11, 1963

LOCkTIO'N : Houston, Texas

EXCERPT : Subject has Presidential complex, and wrote obscene letterto the President. Subject is religious, and letter doesnot indicate any ill will toward the President.

Commrssios ExHis1T 762-Continued

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CO-2-33,137

)ATE

. (":arch 7, 1963

,CCATIC?: : Washington, D.C .

PIOT IN~73STIGATED

'GPIC

. Subject was interviewed at the northwest gate of the White iousc .

3CCERPT : Subject claimed to be a "Discipla of God," and wished toconfer with the President on peace . He travels the countryas an evangelist . He *,rus ad,rlsed to discontinue comingto the White House since it was not possible for him toobtain an appointment with the President . Subject wasfriendly and posed no Presidential problem . He was notdetained.


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CO-2-33,103

LOCATION : Washington, D.C .

NOT IVESTIGATED

TG?IC

: Subject interviewed at the northwest gate of the White House .

DATE

: October 22, 1962

'l

ELCERPT : Subject wanted to see the Presiden.- to personally deliverletters which he had written to him on political andreligious matters . He did not display hostile feelingstoward the President and ap,eared to understand when toldthat the President could not soe him.


U .S . Secret ServiceProjective Research Section

CO-2-32,535

D;:TE

: September 17, 1962

LOCATION : Harlington, Texas

-537 0-64-vol . XVII--39

NOT I?"l S'ilGATE)

TOPIC

. Letter irritten to the ?r.Dsident containing trio live roundsof .22 caliber wamunition .

2CCERPT : A 60-year-old lady mailed two live .22 caliber bullets tothe President. The Post OfAce authorities investigated .Subject is crippled by polio and is bedridden.

COMMISSION ExHIBIT 762-Continued

U .S. Secret Service?rotectiva Research Section

CO-2-32,396

583

NOT

.- "' !' "S"'

TOPIC

.

Letter written to the :: : ;id, n- c a-_d t., e Secret Service .

DATE

: February 23, 1962

LOCATION : Houston, Texas

EXCERPT : Subject addressed a

the P_,ejident and the SecretService, asking "Is t}:_ . .; :~ __ .. ;. c3u:~t_y? Do we have freedomof speech and freedom c' ae

Then why is it againstthe law to write you 1c

; . .:a

ng to kill you?

Iread that people can ;; . :~ . . en -upfor five years .

Why, ifit's a free country as we don't carry out the threat,why be punished:

Subject ended the letter :YZtn " I've no intention of threateningyou, I'm just curious ."


U . ;; . Secret ServiceProtective Research Section

CO-2-31,929

DATE

. February 8, 1962

LOCATION : Washington, D .C.

NOT !GATED


TOPIC

. Subject made a telephone*call to the 'White House .

EXCERPT : Subject appeared at the - ;~:.sh-~ngton Field Office of the FBIon February 7, 1962, a-.d _Dro :'.uccd a letter to the President,containing a design fo;,: guf dod -_ sile invention .

Fe _telephoned the White

0 -l ?eb.nary 8, 1962 .

He wasfriendly and stated the:. if _lot successful at the White House,he planned to go to the

Embassy and endeavor to sellhis invention there . Subject, has a history of mentalinstability . This inforra-tion was indexed for futureassociation .

Commissio EXHIBIT 762-Continued

CO_2_31,481

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