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. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Especially on the part of a scary individual,
like George Bouhe--he was actually physically afraid of him.
Mr. JENNER. George Bouhe was?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. George Bouhe. He was actually physically afraid
of him. He told me, "I am scared of this man. He is a lunatic." I said,
"Don't be scared of him. He is just as small as you are."
Mr. JENNER. Yes, but George Bouhe is a small man. You are a well-built,
athletic, six foot-one. What did you weigh then?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. 185 pounds. I was not afraid of him, naturally,
but George Bouhe was.
Mr. JENNER. And that is not your nature, anyhow, that is not your
personality as I observe you testifying.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes; he was that way, you know. Now, Max Clark
naturally was not afraid of him because Max Clark himself is an
athlete, an ex-colonel in the Air Force, I think. He just disliked him,
and he said to hell with that fellow, because Lee was rude to him.
Mr. JENNER. Who was rude?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Lee Oswald was rude to Max Clark and to his
wife. They invited him on some occasion--this I remember vaguely--they
invited him at some occasion to come to their house. And Lee said,
"Well, I will come if it is convenient to me." Imagine that--an answer
of that type.
Mr. JENNER. Now, the Clarks, certainly Mr. Clark--I do not know too
much about Mrs. Clark--but Mr. Clark is an educated man.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Very educated man.
Mr. JENNER. And a man of attainment. He is an attorney, is he not?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Did it occur to you that here is a person who is relatively
uneducated, of limited capacity--I think this man had intelligence----
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Being invited to the home socially of a man of capacity?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. A lawyer, a leader in the community with a fine service
record. What was your reaction to that?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Well, Max invited him purely because his wife was
Russian and she would like to speak Russian once in a while.
Mr. JENNER. You think Lee resented that, do you--that the interest was
in Marina and not in Lee Oswald?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes; definitely. Oh, that is an exceedingly
important point, you know. Lee resented the interest that people would
take in Marina. He wanted the interest concentrated on himself.
Mr. JENNER. And did he exhibit that in your home and at other
gatherings where you saw him? Did he interrupt so that the attention
might be drawn to him and away from her?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes; he was not----
Mr. JENNER. I do not want to put the words in your mouth.
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