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
Mr. RANKIN. And later he talked about not only you and your child
going, but also his going with you, is that right?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know what caused him to make that change?
Mrs. OSWALD. At one time--I don't remember whether he was working at
that time or not--he was very sad and upset. He was sitting and writing
something in his notebook. I asked him what he was writing and he said,
"It would be better if I go with you."
Then he went into the kitchen and he sat there in the dark, and when I
came in I saw that he was crying. I didn't know why. But, of course,
when a man is crying it is not a very pleasant thing, and I didn't
start to question him about why.
Mr. RANKIN. Did he say to you that he didn't want you to leave him
alone?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you at that time say anything to him about your all
staying in this country and getting along together?
Mrs. OSWALD. I told him, of course, that it would be better for us to
stay here. But if it was very difficult for him and if he was always
worried about tomorrow, then perhaps it would be better if we went.
Mr. RANKIN. On the evening of the 21st, was anything said about curtain
rods or his taking curtain rods to town the following day?
Mrs. OSWALD. No, I didn't have any.
Mr. RANKIN. He didn't say anything like that?
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you discuss the weekend that was coming up?
Mrs. OSWALD. He said that he probably would not come on Friday, and he
didn't come--he was in jail.
Mr. RANKIN. Did the quarrel that you had at that time seem to cause him
to be more disturbed than usual?
Mrs. OSWALD. No, not particularly. At least he didn't talk about that
quarrel when he came. Usually he would remember about what happened.
This time he didn't blame me for anything, didn't ask me any questions,
just wanted to make up.
Mr. RANKIN. I understood that when you didn't make up he was quite
disturbed and you were still angry, is that right?
Mrs. OSWALD. I wasn't really very angry. I, of course, wanted to make
up with him. But I gave the appearance of being very angry. I was
smiling inside, but I had a serious expression on my face.
Mr. RANKIN. And as a result of that, did he seem to be more disturbed
than usual?
Mrs. OSWALD. As always, as usual. Perhaps a little more. At least when
he went to bed he was very upset.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you think that had anything to do with the assassination
the next day?
Mrs. OSWALD. Perhaps he was thinking about all of that. I don't think
that he was asleep. Because, in the morning when the alarm clock went
off he hadn't woken up as usual before the alarm went off, and I
thought that he probably had fallen asleep very late. At least then I
didn't think about it. Now I think so.
Mr. RANKIN. When he said he would not be home that Friday evening, did
you ask him why?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. What did he say?
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