9:06 A.M. EDT
    
Q    Do you have any more information on the assassination attempt?
    
THE PRESIDENT:  I think the — thank God the president is okay.  I think we got a full report so far.  We’ll go down there tonight.

But one thing I want to make clear: The Service needs more help.  And it — I think the Congress should respond to their needs, if they, in fact, need more Service people.  So, that’s what we’re going to be talking about.
 
(Cross-talk.)
 
Q    Are you saying they need more money or they need more personnel?  They need more money?  What kind of help do you say they need?
 
THE PRESIDENT:  I think they need some more pers- — I think they may need — they may — they’re deciding whether they need more personnel or not.
 
(Cross-talk.)
 
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