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. Or I might have. I don't recall. I recall that it wasn't
something that interested me as much as the other things I had to get
done.
Mr. JENNER. But the rods about which you have testified as far as you
know are on the shelf in your garage at your home?
Mrs. PAINE. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Do you recall whether when the FBI discussed this subject
with you, if you can recall that, that you advised the FBI of these
particular curtain rods?
Mrs. PAINE. I am not perfectly certain that they discussed it with me.
Mr. JENNER. You just have no recollection of any interview with the FBI
on this particular subject?
Mrs. PAINE. It seems to me they brought it up, but I don't recall the
content nor whether they went out. I certainly think I would remember
if I had gone out to the garage with an FBI representative.
Mr. JENNER. But you do not?
Mrs. PAINE. But I do not remember such an occasion.
Mr. JENNER. Unless the members of the Commission have any further
questions with respect to the curtain rods, I will return to the
afternoon.
Senator COOPER. I want to ask just two questions. Before the
assassination, did you know where the package with the curtain rods in
it was situated within the garage?
Mrs. PAINE. I gave it no attention but yes, it is my impression that I
did go out to see if things were where I expected to find them. They
were wrapped in brown paper, the curtain rods and venetian blinds. And
found things there. I don't recall that I looked into the package.
Mr. JENNER. You did find the package?
Mrs. PAINE. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. What was the size of the package in length and width if you
can remember at the time you wrapped it?
Mrs. PAINE. I suppose about like this, not closed but just wrapping
paper folded over.
Mr. JENNER. Would you hold your hands there please.
Mrs. PAINE. Yes. But by no means a neat package, just enough to keep
the dust off.
Mr. LIEBELER. Thirty-two and a half inches.
Senator COOPER. What was the width of the package?
Mrs. PAINE. Like so.
Senator COOPER. That you wrapped?
Mrs. PAINE. Now I am not certain. I am really thinking now of the
package with the venetian blind. I don't recall exactly the package
with the rods, whether they were included in this other or whether they
warranted a package of their own.
Mr. LIEBELER. The witness indicated a width of approximately 7-1/2
inches.
Senator COOPER. I will ask one other question. The ends of the rod
which are at right angles to the long surface, how long? What is their
approximate size?
Mrs. PAINE. Two and a half inches to three inches.
Senator COOPER. What?
Mrs. PAINE. Two and a half to three inches.
Senator COOPER. All right, go ahead.
Mr. JENNER. Anyone entering your home from the outside walking up your
driveway and looking in the windows, would they see anybody sitting on
the sofa you have described?
Mrs. PAINE. No.
Mr. JENNER. Do you sit on the sofa to look at your television set?
Mrs. PAINE. Yes.
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