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
Now, I cannot tell any more. Yes--I wanted to tell this--so, when this
naturally occurred, I was watching television because President Kennedy
was coming to Dallas and, the man, you know, he was nice, and there was
Mrs. Kennedy, the First Lady, and then there was a bullet and a shot
and he was shot and later they show a picture of Oswald. They presume
that it was Oswald who is killer, you know, and I look at this Oswald,
and then they showed Marina with the child and I did not recognize her;
you know, I have not seen them in a couple of years and I didn't know
his last name, the name Lee and Marina didn't meant to me everything,
and then they said "Russian born," but didn't occur to me that I met
them, and then I went to church on Newton Street and then there was a
friend of mine, Igor Voshinin and Natalia Voshinin and she said, "Did
you hear who killed President Kennedy?" I said, "I don't remember his
name. They named it on television but I don't remember his name."
They said, "It's Oswald, you know him." I said, "I know him?" And
they said, "But yes; you met him." I said, "Well," and then I said,
"Oh, yes; I met him." And then I stopped to look at the pictures more
closely and I recognized him then, but at first even I didn't recognize
him, because when you are not expecting--I didn't know his last name
and such a common face he has, and such a--you couldn't remember his
face very closely--it is just one person you can recognize him, and
that's how it happened that I knew him and his wife. Oh, I feel so
bad; I shaked his hand--I didn't remember if I did or not. I shaked
his hand, and I said, "Oh, I shaked hands with the killer of the
President," and I felt dirty and I touched something I didn't want to
touch, you know, but actually I'm very sorry about Marina, his wife. I
am sorry.
Mr. JENNER. Have you seen her since the occasion you met her?
Mrs. LESLIE. No, no; I think she is now helped by Mr. and Mrs. Ford.
It was correct that they was helping her because she received so much
from the donations and money, and somebody took advantage of it and
they was providing her money and she could not get for herself anything
and they was investing it or something--I don't know the situation, but
she is now--they asked her--as Russian--to watch over her. I don't know
what she does--I never meet with her; I never invited Marina Oswald to
my house and I do not intend to. I just don't want to--I don't know,
but, you know, I have such a feeling that it is better to--I don't
know, maybe I am wrong and have to be more Christian.
Mr. JENNER. Well, Mrs. Leslie, we appreciate very much your coming in,
I know, at an inconvenience to you.
Mrs. LESLIE. But if I can help with something I want to.
Mr. JENNER. You were helpful to us and we appreciate it very much.
Mrs. LESLIE. Thank you very much.
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