Warren Commission (03 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (03 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mrs. PAINE. No. I have already referred to a visit from Mrs. Kloepfer,
with her two girls which must have been the day before we left or
Monday.
No, Sunday, it must have been Sunday. It wasn't much time altogether,
because Sunday was the day before we left.
Mr. JENNER. Is Mrs. Kloepfer a native American?
Mrs. PAINE. I have no idea. She speaks natively.
Mr. JENNER. But she does have a command of the Russian language?
Mrs. PAINE. Oh, no, no. Her daughter has had 1 year of Russian in
college, and was much too shy to begin to say anything, thoroughly
overwhelmed by meeting someone who really spoke.
Mr. JENNER. I must have misinterpreted your testimony this morning.
Mrs. PAINE. Her daughter had visited in the Soviet Union just recently
and had slides that she had taken that summer.
Mr. JENNER. But Mrs. Kloepfer, as far as you are informed, had no
command of the Russian language?
Mrs. PAINE. Absolutely none. She was the only person I knew to try to
contact to ask if she knew or could find anyone in New Orleans who knew
Russian, and she said she didn't know anyone, over the phone.
Mr. JENNER. I see.
Mrs. PAINE. And I, therefore, also tried to get Mrs. Blanchard to seek
out someone who could talk to Marina.
Mr. JENNER. Mrs. Blanchard had no command of the Russian language, as
far as you knew?
Mrs. PAINE. I would be certain she didn't.
Mr. JENNER. Have you described for us generally the course of events in
the 2 days and 3 nights you were there?
Mrs. PAINE. Well, much of the last portion, some of the last portion of
Sunday was spent packing up. It was a very well loaded automobile by
then, because I already had a great many of my own, including a boat
on the top of the car to which we attached the playpen, stroller, and
other things on top. I should describe in detail the packing, which was
another thing that made me feel that he did care for his wife.
We left on Monday morning, yes, Monday morning early, the 23d, and it
seemed to me he was very sorry to see her go. They kissed goodbye and
we got in the car and I started down intending really to go no farther
than the first gas station because I had a soft rear tire and I wasn't
going to have a flat with this great pile of goods on top of not only
my car but my spare, so I went down to the first gas station that was
open a couple blocks down, and prepared to buy a tire.
Lee having watched us, walked down to the gas station and talked and
visited while I arranged to have the tire changed, bought a new one
and had it changed. I felt he wished or thought he should be offering
something toward the cost of the tire. He said, "That sure is going to
cost a lot, isn't it?" And I said, "Yes; but car owners have to expect
that." This is as close as he came to offering financial help. But it
was at least a gesture.
Mr. JENNER. Then there was no financial help given you?
Mrs. PAINE. There was no financial help.
Mr. JENNER. Given you by Lee Harvey Oswald?
Mrs. PAINE. No.
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