Warren Commission (01 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (01 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
And I said, "No, you are not taking me out in the sticks, in the
country. I want to be in Dallas where I can help Lee."
"Well, for security reasons, this is the best place. Nobody would ever
find it."
I said, "Security reasons? You can give security for me in a hotel room
in town. I am not going out in this little country town. I want to be
in Dallas where I can help Lee."
And so I am not being well liked, because all the arrangements was
made, that we were going to go to this little farm house. But I would
not go.
I could not survive if I was 40 or 50 miles away and my son was picked
up as a murderer. I had to be right there in Dallas.
Mr. RANKIN. Now, this was after----
Mrs. OSWALD. When they left the Executive Inn, when we got in the car.
Mr. RANKIN. And this was after your son was killed?
Mrs. OSWALD. Well, yes, but they didn't know this.
Mr. RANKIN. And Robert didn't know that?
Mrs. OSWALD. They kept it from us--I guess being women. Marina and I
did not even know he was shot.
I will go on to that story and tell you. No, sir, we did not know.
Mr. RANKIN. The Secret Service people didn't tell you either?
Mrs. OSWALD. No, sir; nothing was said. They wanted us for security
reasons----
Mr. DULLES. If the time is 11:30----
Mr. RANKIN. They left at 12 or 12:30, I thought.
Mr. DULLES. You said 11:30 to 12.
Mrs. OSWALD. Approximately that time.
Mr. DULLES. It might not have taken place.
Mrs. OSWALD. I know Lee was shot. But at this time I am telling you I
don't know this.
This has to go in sequence, sir. Lee was shot, or else we wouldn't have
had all these Secret Service men around. But I know then after that Lee
was shot. Not now--I do not know this.
Are there any questions? I am willing to answer anything you want to
ask.
If you will bear with me, I can go into----
Mr. RANKIN. Did you later learn at what time of that Sunday he was shot?
Mrs. OSWALD. No, sir; I did not.
Mr. RANKIN. You never did?
Mrs. OSWALD. Not until about 3 days later. That is what I was telling
you about Six Flags. I am trying to explain to you why I don't know
these things is because we did not sit down and watch television and
read papers. Marina and I--I had two sick babies there. There was a
doctor coming in twice a day. I was a very busy woman. And the men were
not telling us anything. They were not interested in us.
Mr. RANKIN. Now, after you told them that you wanted to stay in a
hotel, you could be protected there, what happened?
Mrs. OSWALD. Then, of course, nothing was said that they were going
to give me my way. But we needed clothes--Marina and the baby needed
clothes. So then they decided that they should go to Irving, through
my suggestion and so on, and pick up clothes for Marina and the baby,
because we were short on diapers. So they are going to Irving.
We got to Irving. There is police cars all around. So that is why I
feel sure my son was shot.
Mr. RANKIN. How far away is that from this Executive Inn?
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