Warren Commission (08 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) — John Shaqi
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. One of the things the Commission is interested in is
the background of Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin, to the
extent that knowledge of his background can assist the Commission in
evaluating Mr. Oswald's possible motive, if it is true, as it was
alleged, that he was the assassin. Before we get into the knowledge
that you may have of Oswald, would you state your full name for the
record.
Mr. O'SULLIVAN. Frederick Stephen Patrick O'Sullivan.
Mr. LIEBELER. What is your address, Mr. O'Sullivan?
Mr. O'SULLIVAN. 413 Heritage Avenue, Gretna, La.
Mr. LIEBELER. You are a member of the New Orleans Police Department, as
I understand. Is that correct?
Mr. O'SULLIVAN. I am.
Mr. LIEBELER. You are a detective on the vice squad?
Mr. O'SULLIVAN. Right.
Mr. LIEBELER. How long have you been with the New Orleans Police
Department?
Mr. O'SULLIVAN. Six years.
Mr. LIEBELER. You were born here in New Orleans? Is that correct?
Mr. O'SULLIVAN. I was.
Mr. LIEBELER. And how old are you now?
Mr. O'SULLIVAN. Twenty-six.
Mr. LIEBELER. I understand that you knew Lee Oswald when he attended a
junior high school here in New Orleans. Is that correct?
Mr. O'SULLIVAN. Yes; Beauregard Junior High.
Mr. LIEBELER. Beauregard Junior High?
Mr. O'SULLIVAN. On Canal Street.
Mr. LIEBELER. Your own education included attendance at Beauregard
Junior High School?
Mr. O'SULLIVAN. It did.
Mr. LIEBELER. How long did you go to Beauregard?
Mr. O'SULLIVAN. One year.
Mr. LIEBELER. And where did you go prior to that time?
Mr. O'SULLIVAN. St. Dominic's.
Mr. LIEBELER. St. Dominic's?
Mr. O'SULLIVAN. Elementary school.
Mr. LIEBELER. Here in New Orleans?
Mr. O'SULLIVAN. In Lakeview in New Orleans.
Mr. LIEBELER. After you left Beauregard, where did you go?
Mr. O'SULLIVAN. I went to Warren Easton Senior High School.
Mr. LIEBELER. Is that here in New Orleans also?
Mr. O'SULLIVAN. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. And did you graduate from Warren Easton High School?
Mr. O'SULLIVAN. I did.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you attend college at any place?
Mr. O'SULLIVAN. Yes; I am in college in Loyola right now through a
police department scholarship.
Mr. LIEBELER. Tell us everything that you can remember about Oswald
when you knew him at Beauregard Junior High School, how you met him,
what contacts you had with him, just the whole story.
Mr. O'SULLIVAN. All right. I was a cadet in Civil Air Patrol, and while
I was in Beauregard we were having a recruiting drive to get more cadet
members in the New Orleans squadron, and there were three fellows at
the school that I talked to in particular about joining that. One was
Joseph Thompson, one was Edward Voebel--I am not sure how that name is
spelled--and Lee Harvey Oswald. My reason for asking Oswald to join was
I noticed--we had a drill team, we were real proud of our drill team.
Mr. LIEBELER. This was a marching team?
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