Warren Commission (08 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (08 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. LIEBELER. That is what your brother thought?
Mr. MURRET. That is what my brother thought; yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. Your brother, of course, is studying to be a Jesuit
priest?
Mr. MURRET. Yes, sir.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you ever talk to Oswald about religion?
Mr. MURRET. No, sir.
Mr. LIEBELER. Now other than the first time that you saw Oswald when
he was there at 757 French Street on that day when you came home for
lunch----
Mr. MURRET. Yes, sir.
Mr. LIEBELER. And the contact that you had with him at 757 French
Street until he moved out, did you have any other contact with Oswald
during the summer of 1963?
Mr. MURRET. No, sir; just only when, you know, he came to the house
some Sundays maybe to eat or something on that order.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you meet Marina Oswald?
Mr. MURRET. Yes, sir.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you talk to her?
Mr. MURRET. Not in clear English, but made signs and so forth, and
I actually didn't want to, you know, get involved, but I actually
couldn't speak to her, you know.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you form an opinion as to whether or not Marina could
speak English?
Mr. MURRET. No; I don't think she could, and I was amazed how fast that
she did pick it up, you know, when she was on television and so forth.
Mr. LIEBELER. After the assassination----
Mr. MURRET. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. You observed a distinct and surprising improvement in her
use of the English language, did you not?
Mr. MURRET. Definitely.
Mr. LIEBELER. From the time that you saw her in New Orleans here in the
summer of 1963 until the time that she appeared on television after the
assassination?
Mr. MURRET. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you have occasion to observe Lee Oswald and Marina
together?
Mr. MURRET. Around the television; yes. I think that is about the only
time.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you form any opinion as to how they got along with
each other?
Mr. MURRET. To me they got along pretty well, they got along pretty
well. In fact, they had a television program on one day--I forget
what it was, on a Friday night--pertaining to a circus, and it was
in Russia, and they were pretty well enthused about it being it was
Russian, and it was the first time they had ever seen something like
that. In fact, I think they had either the Olympics or some sort of
sporting event in Russia at the time, and they were quite impressed,
because it was the first time they had ever seen something like this,
but other than that, it seemed like they got along pretty well. I
didn't see anything out of the ordinary, I guess.
Mr. LIEBELER. There was never any indication of strain or hostility in
their relationship, as far as you could tell?
Mr. MURRET. No, sir; not that I could see.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you ever discuss politics----
Mr. MURRET. No, sir.
Mr. LIEBELER. With Oswald at all?
Mr. MURRET. No.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you ever hear him mention President Kennedy?
Mr. MURRET. No, sir.
Mr. LIEBELER. Or Governor Connally?
Mr. MURRET. No, sir.
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