Warren Commission (07 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (07 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. GRAVES. No; not anything in particular. Again, you just have to be
around people. I don't know how to explain how people act to where it
means anything, but I know what it means to me. I have been wrong a few
times, but I have been right most of the time in summing up how people
are, their actions, and so forth, and I would say this boy was a little
far out in his belief about things in general.
And the way he conducted hisself. He is just plain egotistical, that is
all. He don't care about you, me, or anybody else. He is caring about
Oswald.
Mr. BELIN. Can you think of any specific action or remark of his that
might be an illustration of this?
Mr. GRAVES. I can't offhand, no.
Mr. BELIN. Well, you described him, you used the phrase "eight ball."
You used "egotistical." Can you use any other adjective that you think
would apply to him as you saw him?
Mr. GRAVES. No; I think that pretty well covers it, myself.
Mr. BELIN. Was he generally quiet, or was he soft spoken, or was he
quick to make remarks?
Mr. GRAVES. Well, he was quick to answer and quick to make a remark
when he was spoken to or asked a question.
Mr. BELIN. Is he what you would categorize as polite in his answers or
not?
Mr. GRAVES. Not always polite. He was straightforward and to the point,
and not necessarily polite.
Don't lead me off in a channel of psychiatry, because I am just telling
you my own personal feeling about the man, and I could be wrong, as I
said. So I am not an expert in that field. I am just telling you what I
think about the man, and you take it for what it is worth. As I said, I
could be wrong. I have been wrong before.
Mr. BELIN. Was he attentive as you saw him. I mean, did he----
Mr. GRAVES. If you mean--he is sharp when it comes to talking to the
men. He listened to everything, everybody he saw, and he had an answer
by the time you got through asking him. That would make him attentive.
Mr. BELIN. This could be helpful. In other words, if he were asked a
question, did he pause before he answered the question, or did he just
shoot an answer straight back?
Mr. GRAVES. Just answered right back.
Mr. BELIN. Were there any exceptions to this, that you could remember,
or was this almost invariably the case?
Mr. GRAVES. Well, that was the case in everything that I heard him say.
He didn't hunt for words, didn't hesitate at all.
Mr. BELIN. Detective Graves, is there anything else you can think of
that might be relevant to this area of inquiry which involves anything
to do with Lee Harvey Oswald or the investigation of the assassination,
or the shooting of Officer Tippit, that we haven't discussed here?
Mr. GRAVES. At this point, I don't recall anything else.
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