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. And enclosed with that letter was Senate Joint Resolution
137, authorizing the creation of the Commission to investigate the
assassination of the late President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, is that
right?
Mr. EVANS. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. And Executive Order No. 11130 of Lyndon B. Johnson,
appointing that Commission and fixing its powers and duties?
Mr. EVANS. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. And a copy of the rules and regulations under which we take
testimony before the Commission and also by way of deposition, such as
in your case; is that right?
Mr. EVANS. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. You became aware, I take it, from these documents that you
received that the Commission was empowered and directed to investigate
the circumstances surrounding the assassination of President John
Fitzgerald Kennedy; is that right?
Mr. EVANS. That's right.
Mr. JENNER. I am Albert E. Jenner, Jr., and I represent the legal staff
of the Commission, along with Mr. Liebeler, and our purpose for being
here is to ask you questions concerning any contact you might have
had with the Oswald family, and particularly Lee Oswald, during his
lifetime, and we understand that both you and Mrs. Evans did have some
contact with the Oswalds, is that right?
Mr. EVANS. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Now, you appeared voluntarily here today, is that right?
Mr. EVANS. Right.
Mr. JENNER. Did you and Mrs. Evans stay over at Covington more than a
day on this occasion that you began to tell me about?
Mr. EVANS. No.
Mr. JENNER. You just visited over there on one occasion?
Mr. EVANS. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Did you visit at Covington on any other occasions?
Mr. EVANS. No.
Mr. JENNER. And this was in 1946, so Lee would have been 6 or 7 years
old, is that right?
Mr. EVANS. I guess; he was pretty small.
Mr. JENNER. And the other two boys were also with her, you say?
Mr. EVANS. Yes; they were all with her over there.
Mr. JENNER. Were they in school at the time, do you know?
Mr. EVANS. I think they were in school. They were on vacation, I
believe, because this was during the summer; I am pretty sure they were
on vacation over there.
Mr. JENNER. The two boys, that is, John and Robert, they were in a
school that was different from the school that Lee was attending, if he
was attending school, is that right?
Mr. EVANS. Well, I don't know if he was attending school or not, but I
don't think they went to the same school. These other boys went to an
out-of-town school, I think.
Mr. JENNER. That's what I was getting at. I was trying to have you say
it voluntarily, rather than me say it. Do you understand that they were
attending a military school over in Mississippi?
Mr. EVANS. Those two boys; yes.
Mr. JENNER. The two older boys?
Mr. EVANS. Yes; I'm pretty sure that that's right.
Mr. JENNER. And Lee was with his mother; he stayed with her?
Mr. EVANS. Yes; with his mother and Mr. Ekdahl--you mean in Covington
now?
Mr. JENNER. No; in Texas; this was just a summer vacation over in
Covington, isn't that right?
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