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. TAYLOR. He--uh--oh, he indicated throughout our discussions that
he was dissatisfied with the life of the average Russian citizen; that
they didn't have any freedoms, as we think of freedom, in other words,
to go get in our car and go where we want to, do what we want to, or
say what we want to; that, generally speaking, they did not have this
privilege as we enjoy it.
Mr. JENNER. Did he say anything about any privileges or any activities
on his part that were different from--that is, that were accorded
him--that were different from those accorded Russian people or
foreigners, let us say, in Russia, having circumstances or work
comparable to his? This is, was he treated or accorded benefits
different from or in addition to those which would normally have been
accorded him?
Mr. TAYLOR. I think he felt like that the situation that the Russians
put him into--in other words, the environment they put him into--- was
less than he had anticipated. This is only an impression now.
Mr. JENNER. Yes; I know.
Mr. TAYLOR. It was never--we never discussed this. But I always felt
like that he was disappointed that they put him in a factory forming
sheet metal and didn't give him what he felt was something important to
do.
Mr. JENNER. That is, did you have the impression, in your contacts with
him discussing his life in Russia, that he had an opinion of himself
that was such that he felt he was not being accorded that which at
least his ambitions and desires, he thought, warranted?
Mr. TAYLOR. I think that's true. He didn't--uh--I think he expected,
as a former American, to be treated as something special--as though he
were a rarity, because he had left this country and gone there, and
that they would have treated him with a red carpet, so to speak. Of
course, he was very disappointed what they actually gave him.
Mr. JENNER. And your statement that he was very disappointed in what
he actually received--did he say that to you? Was it more than just an
impression on your part?
Mr. TAYLOR. Uh--he never said that. It's only an impression.
Mr. JENNER. Is it a distinct impression or----
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes. It's a very distinct impression.
Mr. JENNER. All right.
Mr. TAYLOR. That this is one of the reasons why I would never have
asked him, as you asked me, what he felt about his wife making more
money. He seemed very depressed about how the Russians had treated him.
Mr. JENNER. Did he appear to you to be sensitive on this score--that
he----
Mr. TAYLOR. It appeared that he would be sensitive if I had broached
the subject.
Mr. JENNER. All right. Now, have you exhausted your recollection as to
what he told you of his life in Russia?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Did he say anything about any independent activity on his
part--that is, activity of his distinct from Marina--such as, for
example, going hunting?
Mr. TAYLOR. No.
Mr. JENNER. Was the subject of the use of firearms for hunting ever
discussed by him with you?
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