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
Mrs. OSWALD. I told you that I had told them that I didn't want them
to visit us, because we wanted to live peacefully, and that this was
disturbing to us.
Mr. RANKIN. Was there anything else?
Mrs. OSWALD. There was more, but I don't remember now.
Mr. RANKIN. Now, during this period of time----
Mrs. OSWALD. Excuse me. He said that he knew that Lee had been engaged
in passing out leaflets for the Committee for Cuba, and he asked
whether Lee was doing that here.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you answer that question?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. What did you say?
Mrs. OSWALD. I said that Lee does not engage in such activities here.
This was not like an interview. It was simply a conversation. We talked
about even some trifles that had no relationship to politics.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know whether or not your husband had any interviews
or conversations with the FBI during this period?
Mrs. OSWALD. I know of two visits to the home of Ruth Paine, and I saw
them each time. But I don't know of any interviews with Lee. Lee had
told me that supposedly he had visited their office or their building.
But I didn't believe him. I thought that he was a brave rabbit.
Mr. RANKIN. Did your husband continue to call you daily from Dallas
after he got his job?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. Did he tell you what he was doing?
Mrs. OSWALD. Usually he would call me during the lunch break, and the
second time after he was finished work, and he told me that he was
reading, that he was watching television, and sometimes I told him that
he should not stay in his room too much, that he should go for a walk
in the park.
Mr. RANKIN. What did he say in answer to that?
Mrs. OSWALD. Or I would tell him to go out and eat, and he said that
he would listen to me. I don't know to what extent he fulfilled my
requests.
Mr. RANKIN. Did your husband come back from Dallas on November 8th?
Mrs. OSWALD. I don't remember.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know whether he came back on Saturday of that week?
Mrs. OSWALD. I remember that there was one weekend when he didn't come
on a Friday, but said that he would come on a Saturday. And he said
that that was because he wanted to visit another place--supposedly
there was another job open, more interesting work.
Mr. RANKIN. Did he say where this other job was that he thought was
more interesting?
Mrs. OSWALD. He said that this was also based upon an ad in a
newspaper, and that it was connected--that it was related to
photography. And he went there in the morning and then--on a
Saturday--and then came to us, still during the morning.
Mr. RANKIN. He came home, then, on Saturday, some time before noon of
that day?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, before noon.
It seems to me that there was a holiday on that day, on the
8th--elections--were there elections on that day?
Mr. RANKIN. Are you thinking of November 11th, Veterans Day?
Mrs. OSWALD. I remember that day exactly. We didn't go anywhere on that
Saturday.
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