(Whereupon, at 5:50 p.m., the President's Commission recessed.) _Monday, February 10, 1964_ TESTIMONY OF MRS. MARGUERITE OSWALD The President's Commission met at 10 a.m. on February 10, 1964, at 200 Maryland Avenue NE., Washington, D.C. Present were Chief Justice Earl Warren, Chairman: Senator Richard B. Russell, Representative Hale Boggs, Representative Gerald R. Ford, and Allen W. Dulles, members. Also present were J. Lee Rankin, general counsel; Wesley J. Liebeler, assistant counsel; John F. Doyle, attorney for Mrs. Marguerite Oswald; and Leon Jaworski, special counsel to the attorney general of Texas. The CHAIRMAN. The Commission will come to order. Let the record show that Senator Russell and I are present, and we convened today for the purpose of taking the testimony of Mrs. Oswald. Mrs. Oswald, would you rise and be sworn, please? Do you solemnly swear that you will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God, throughout this proceeding? Mrs. OSWALD. I do--so help me God. The CHAIRMAN. You may be seated. Now, Mrs. Oswald, you are here represented by an attorney, are you? Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, sir; Mr. Doyle is representing me. The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Doyle is representing you. Mr. Doyle was appointed, was he not, at your request? Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, I asked to be represented by counsel. The CHAIRMAN. Yes. And the record may show that Mr. Doyle was appointed to represent her at the request of Mrs. Oswald by the president of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, Mr. Pratt. That is correct, is it not, Mr. Doyle? Mr. DOYLE. It is, sir. The CHAIRMAN. Mrs. Oswald, you are appearing voluntarily before the Commission, are you not? Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, voluntarily. The CHAIRMAN. You requested to do so. In order that you may have a full opportunity to testify in your own manner, and tell us everything that you know, and particularly because we do not know what you know, I am going to ask you if you would like first, in your own way, and in your own time, to tell us everything you have concerning this case. You would like to do that, would you? Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, Chief Justice Warren. I would like to very much. However, there are three things that I have asked that should be brought before the Council, three requests of mine. One has already been granted--that is the counsel, Mr. Doyle. And I do appreciate that fact. I have stated publicly that I believe in the American way of life and justice for all men, which is our American way of life. My son, Lee Harvey Oswald, was tried and convicted within a few hours time, without benefit of counsel. And so I am appealing to the Board that my son, Lee Harvey Oswald, be represented by counsel. I am being represented by counsel. My daughter-in-law Marina was represented by counsel. And I understand that all other witnesses will have the privilege of being represented by counsel.