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. He said that since he was home on Thursday, that it
wouldn't make any sense to come again on Friday, that he would come for
the weekend.
Mr. RANKIN. Did that cause you to think that he had any special plans
to do anything?
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you usually keep a wallet with money in it at the
Paines?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, in my room at Ruth Paine's there was a black wallet
in a wardrobe. Whenever Lee would come he would put money in there, but
I never counted it.
Mr. RANKIN. On the evening of November 21st, do you know how much was
in the wallet?
Mrs. OSWALD. No. One detail that I remember was that he had asked me
whether I had bought some shoes for myself, and I said no, that I
hadn't had any time. He asked me whether June needed anything and told
me to buy everything that I needed for myself and for June--and for the
children.
This was rather unusual for him, that he would mention that first.
Mr. RANKIN. Did he take the money from the wallet from time to time?
Mrs. OSWALD. No, he generally kept the amount that he needed and put
the rest in the wallet.
I know that the money that was found there, that you think this was
not Lee's money. But I know for sure that this was money that he had
earned. He had some money left after his trip to Mexico. Then we
received an unemployment compensation check for $33. And then Lee paid
only $7 or $8 for his room. And I know how he eats, very little.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know what his ordinary lunch was?
Mrs. OSWALD. Peanut butter sandwich, cheese sandwich, some lettuce, and
he would buy himself a hamburger, something else, a coke.
Mr. RANKIN. And what about his evening meal? Do you know what he ate in
the evening meal?
Mrs. OSWALD. Usually meat, vegetables, fruit, dessert.
Mr. RANKIN. Where would he have that?
Mrs. OSWALD. He loved bananas. They were inexpensive.
The place where he rented a room, he could not cook there. He said that
there was some sort of a cafe across the street and that he ate there.
Mr. RANKIN. Did he ever tell you what he paid for his evening meal?
Mrs. OSWALD. About a dollar, $1.30.
Mr. RANKIN. What about his breakfast? Do you know what he had for
breakfast ordinarily?
Mrs. OSWALD. He never had breakfast. He just drank coffee and that is
all.
Not because he was trying to economize. Simply he never liked to eat.
Mr. RANKIN. Mr. Reporter, will you note the presence of Mr. Ruben Efron
in the hearing room. He also knows Russian.
On November 21, the day before the assassination that you were
describing, was there any discussion between you and your husband about
President Kennedy's trip or proposed trip to Texas, Dallas and the Fort
Worth area?
Mrs. OSWALD. I asked Lee whether he knew where the President would
speak, and told him that I would very much like to hear him and to see
him. I asked him how this could be done.
But he said he didn't know how to do that, and didn't enlarge any
further on that subject.
Mr. RANKIN. Had there ever been----
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