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\ TO : Mr. Parsons . FROM : A, Rosen Ky,/ : suyecr: ATTORNEY GENERAL us ROBERT F.“KENNEDY On the evening of January 31, 1961, at 7:15 p.m. an unidentified man called the Bureau Information Operator to ask for the extension in the Justice Department Gymnasium. He insisted that he wanted the Justice Department Gymnasium and was referred to the Justice Department. In about five minutes he called back through the Justice Department | Operator and asked for the room number of "your gymnasium." He was told how to locate the Gymnasium and given the telephone extension. At about 7:40 p.m. an unidentified man called and asked to speak with someone in Security that could let him into the Gymnasium; upon inquiry the caller identified himself as, "I'm calling for Kennedy, the { Attorney General." The operator initially called the Supervisor on duty in the Domestic Intelligence Division and was referred to Mr. H. L, Edwards. When she returned to the line to obtain the name of the calling party a charforce employee advised that the Attorney General had been at the Gymnasium door but left word that everything was all right; he would return tomorrow. The operator then advised Mr. DeLoach and this matter was referred to this Division at 9:15 p.m. A check was immediately made with Mr. John Siegenthaler Assistant to the Attorney General. Advice was received that Mr. Kennedy and Deputy Attorney General White had been making a tour of the basement area of the Justice Department Building. It is understood that the Attorney General and the Deputy Attorney General had desired to see tne Gymnasium. He facetiously remarked that they might play a game of “touch football." It was explained to Siegenthaler that our Gymnasium Df 4 was not quite large enough for this but that the facilities were, of cours , always available to the Attorney General or to the Deputy Attorney Gener ral 8 available to the Attorney General or to the Deputy Attorney Gen and we would be giad for them to utilize the Gymnasium any time they desired but that we would appreciate just a little notice should he desire = access after hours. Siegenthaler said that he felt that the & stoma aay : 1- - Mr. Dé oach, an nil 4 ogg FEB. 1961 | CAE: ‘ te : ene n mens i wet | s (7} Pa . a S$ ~~ F353 r rai