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. JENNER. Well, I am just confessing my own stupidity and ignorance.
Mr. PIC. He just wanted to know if I knew anything about it, and I told
him I didn't; and that was all.
Mr. JENNER. He didn't go into it any further than that?
Mr. PIC. No, sir.
Mr. JENNER. Well, that still doesn't justify my ignorance or
misinformation. Who was it that said--was it Will Rogers, that said the
reports of his death were very much exaggerated?
So I called you last night, and then in order that you might be assured
that you weren't being inquired of by some crackpot, I asked the Secret
Service man to contact you today, and he did, didn't he?
Mr. PIC. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. And so you appeared voluntarily here; is that right?
Mr. PIC. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Now, Mr. Pic, you are a native of this section of the
country, are you not?
Mr. PIC. I was born and raised in New Orleans.
Mr. JENNER. Born and raised here?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. And your wife the same way?
Mr. PIC. Yes; my present wife; yes.
Mr. JENNER. You were married at one time to Marguerite Oswald, or
rather, to Marguerite Claverie, who later married Oswald; is that
right, Mr. Pic?
Mr. PIC. Correct, sir.
Mr. JENNER. And that took place when?
Mr. PIC. 1929.
Mr. JENNER. You were both very young people?
Mr. PIC. Right. I was born in August of 1907.
Mr. JENNER. You were married how long? Just give me your best estimate.
Mr. PIC. I guess about 3 years.
Mr. JENNER. Three years?
Mr. PIC. Somewhere around that.
Mr. JENNER. Did you have difficulty in this marriage before it actually
terminated?
Mr. PIC. Well, yes; things happened, you know.
Mr. JENNER. Your marriage was terminated in divorce, wasn't it Mr. Pic?
Mr. PIC. Yes; that's right.
Mr. JENNER. About how long did you actually live together before you
separated?
Mr. PIC. Oh, about a year, I guess.
Mr. JENNER. So then you separated, and a divorce followed in a couple
of years; is that right?
Mr. PIC. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. What was your business or occupation when you were married
to Marguerite?
Mr. PIC. I was just classified as a clerk.
Mr. JENNER. In what company?
Mr. PIC. T. Smith & Son.
Mr. JENNER. Are you still with that company?
Mr. PIC. I am, sir.
Mr. JENNER. I suppose the nature of your work with the company has
changed; is that right?
Mr. PIC. Yes; it has, sir.
Mr. JENNER. What do you do now?
Mr. PIC. I am in the ship department as well as the tugboat department
of the company.
Mr. JENNER. Do you have managerial supervision in the company now, Mr.
Pic?
Mr. PIC. Yes; I am operating manager of the company.
Mr. JENNER. You have major responsibilities with the company now; is
that right?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir; right much. I have a big responsibility with the
company.
Mr. JENNER. Now, at a point in your marriage to the then Mrs. Pic, who
is now Mrs. Oswald, there was a time when you didn't get along; is that
right?
Mr. PIC. Yes.
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