Warren Commission (09 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (09 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. JENNER. Well, I'll put it this way: Did you ever have any trouble
finding Lee Oswald, whether by telephone or direct visit, at the
Y.M.C.A.?
Mr. TAYLOR. I never had any trouble locating him at the Y.M.C.A. when I
made an attempt to. I never remember any difficulty in contacting him
there.
Mr. JENNER. Now, I gather that Marina's visit at your home terminated
at the end of about 2 weeks. Did anything occur during those 2 weeks
about which we have not talked that arrested your attention?
Mr. TAYLOR. Uh--nothing, outside of possibly some insights into
Marina--I mean, her personality and how she acted. There was nothing
that arrested my attention.
Mr. JENNER. All right. Tell us about that.
Mr. TAYLOR. Uh--she personally seemed to be person of a number of fine
qualities--an excellent mother, possibly even doting too much upon her
child, and a clean person in her habits and, as best she could, in her
dress. And she seemed very intelligent and interested in learning all
that she could about her new environment.
Mr. JENNER. You don't mean her new environment in your home--you
mean----?
Mr. TAYLOR. I'm talking about in this country.
Mr. JENNER. Yes.
Mr. TAYLOR. And I do have one recollection pursuant to this about her
desire to learn English.
Mr. JENNER. I was going to ask you about that. Go ahead.
Mr. TAYLOR. During the period that I knew them, on several occasions,
this subject came up. And Lee was in opposition to her learning
English--not--he would not come out, at least, never did around me, and
say that he didn't want her to learn English but--uh--he was or did
appear to be in opposition to it. And George De Mohrenschildt prepared
for Marina several lessons in English--and I believe that Lee later
took them away from her.
Mr. JENNER. I would like to have you give me as much on this series
of incidents, with respect to her learning the English language and
becoming more proficient in its use. First--as to what you based your
present comments upon, by way of what occurred, that you recall?
Something occurred to her to lead you to state as you have stated in
terms of conclusion that Lee did not wish her to learn the English
language. And, secondly, that Lee took from her the English language
lessons. I assume they were on sheets of paper. Is that correct?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. That George Bouhe had prepared for her?
Mr. TAYLOR. George De Mohrenschildt.
Mr. JENNER. Yes; that George De Mohrenschildt had prepared for her?
Mr. TAYLOR. I remember asking Lee about his opposition to it on one
occasion and as I remember he told me that--uh--or brushed it aside by
saying, "It isn't necessary at this time"--something like that. And
then, of course, he did take the lessons from her.
Mr. JENNER. How do you know that?
Mr. TAYLOR. Uh--because, as I remember, this was the first time that I
had knowledge of her being beaten by him.
Mr. JENNER. All right. Tell us about that.
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