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. She was clearly surprised also.
Mr. JENNER. Yes. You made no inquiry of her I take it then of any
explanation made by Lee Oswald as to why he had come out unannounced
and unexpectedly?
Mrs. PAINE. No.
Mr. JENNER. At least not as of that moment.
Mrs. PAINE. No.
Mr. JENNER. Now when you had your aside with Marina, where was Lee
Oswald?
Mrs. PAINE. On the grass near the tree playing with June as closely as
I can remember.
Mr. JENNER. How long did you and Marina remain in conversation at that
place, position?
Mrs. PAINE. Less than a minute.
Mr. JENNER. Then what did you do?
Mrs. PAINE. I can only reconstruct it.
Mr. JENNER. That is all I am asking you to do.
Mrs. PAINE. I must have gotten groceries from the car.
Mr. JENNER. You mean reconstruct in the sense of rationalizing?
Mrs. PAINE. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. I wish you would give me first your recollection.
Mrs. PAINE. I am certain of going into the house, and I recall standing
just inside the doorway.
Mr. JENNER. Of your home?
Mrs. PAINE. Of my home.
Mr. JENNER. But inside the home?
Mrs. PAINE. But inside now.
Mr. JENNER. Which way were you facing when you were standing inside the
doorway?
Mrs. PAINE. I was facing partly toward the door, toward the loud
speaker. I was facing this way.
Mr. JENNER. Why were you facing outwardly?
Mrs. PAINE. I believe I turned. I was coming in. I believe I turned to
speak to Lee as he came in.
Mr. JENNER. Lee followed you in the house?
Mrs. PAINE. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. And did Marina come in?
Mrs. PAINE. I don't recall whether she was already in or still out.
Mr. JENNER. But you do have a recollection that Lee followed you into
your home.
Mrs. PAINE. And I recall very clearly the position I was in in the room
and the position he was in.
Mr. JENNER. Tell us.
Mrs. PAINE. I was turned part way toward the door. He was coming in,
having just entered the door and in front of this loud speaker to which
I refer.
Mr. JENNER. What was the loud speaker?
Mrs. PAINE. The loud speaker is part of the Hi-Fi set. It stands--it is
a big thing.
Mr. JENNER. Did something occur at that moment?
Mrs. PAINE. And it was at that time that I said to him "Our President
is coming to town." I believe I said it in Russian, our President is
coming to town in Russian.
Mr. JENNER. And you gave us his response yesterday but you might do it
again.
Mrs. PAINE. He said "Uh, yeah" and brushed on by me, walked on past.
Mr. JENNER. Did he have an attitude of indifference?
Mrs. PAINE. It was clearly both indifference and not wanting to go on
and talk, because he moved away from me on into the kitchen.
Mr. JENNER. He went into your kitchen. What did you do?
Mrs. PAINE. I don't recall specifically.
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