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. And you subsequently married where?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. In New York.
Mr. JENNER. In New York City?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. New York City.
Mr. JENNER. And that marriage subsequently ended in divorce, did it?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. When?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. About a year later.
Mr. JENNER. You were married just a short time?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Just a short time. A child was born.
Mr. JENNER. There was a child born of that marriage?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. And that child's name was Alexandra?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. That is right.
Mr. JENNER. Is she still alive?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. I will deal with her subsequently, if I might. The divorce
took place--well, we might as well close up with Lilia. You never
married her?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. No.
Mr. JENNER. When you got back to the United States----
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. We pursued correspondence, and I intended to
marry her, and go back to Mexico. But there is no way of getting back
to Mexico.
Mr. JENNER. The records indicate that you made some effort here in
Washington to obtain reentry into Mexico, and you were unable to do so.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. That is right.
Mr. JENNER. And that Lilia attempted to assist you.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. And she attempted to come into this country?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. That is right.
Mr. JENNER. She also was persona non grata at the moment, is that right?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. She had two sons?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. One of them was in Racine, Wis.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Both of them were in military academy--young boys.
Mr. JENNER. And in any event, that eventually petered out?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. That is right.
Mr. JENNER. And you met Dorothy Pierson in Palm Beach, Fla.?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. And you subsequently married her in New York City, on the
16th of June 1943?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. That is the date. The dates of my marriage are
very vague now in my mind. I am taking your word for it.
Mr. JENNER. Well, I don't want you to take my word for it.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. It is probably correct. You must have it some
place.
Mr. JENNER. Do you recall your daughter's birthday--it was on Christmas
Day, was it not?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. 1943?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. That is right.
Mr. JENNER. During the period you were married to Dorothy in New York
City, what did you do, if anything, other than work on your proposed
book?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Well, I had an exhibition of my paintings.
Mr. JENNER. Now, I want to get into that. While you were in Mexico, did
you do some painting?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. I did a lot of painting--a whole tremendous file
of paintings in Mexico.
Mr. JENNER. And did you subsequently exhibit those paintings?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Where?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Newton Gallery, New York, 57th Street.
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