Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mrs. GIBSON. I left before they left. I don't know.
Mr. JENNER. What was the nature of the conversation on that occasion?
Mrs. GIBSON. I couldn't really tell. A lot of it was in Russian. You
couldn't tell what was going on.
Mr. JENNER. These were by and large Russian-speaking people?
Mrs. GIBSON. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Describe the apartment to me, will you please?
Mrs. GIBSON. Oh, my. Well, it was rather nice. It was clean. There was
a living room and a kitchen and a bedroom and a bath, hardwood floors,
good paint. It was a duplex. A large backyard. The furniture was
rundown but it was usable. All in all it was not a bad apartment.
Mr. JENNER. What impressions did you get of Lee Harvey Oswald
throughout the 3-1/2 month period, as to his dress and his self-respect
and care?
Mrs. GIBSON. He was not a very clean person. In fact, I'd say he wasn't
clean at all. He seemed to wear the same shirt for week after week.
Every time we saw him he had the same clothes on. Fairly clean-shaven,
but otherwise he was definitely not a clean person in dress.
Mr. JENNER. And Marina on the other hand?
Mrs. GIBSON. I'd say she was fairly clean.
Mr. JENNER. What was Lee Oswald's attitude and his posture with respect
to other people? Was he reasonably polite and respectful? How did he
conduct himself in the presence of others?
Mrs. GIBSON. It would depend on who the people were. He could be very
polite if he wished. He could be very sarcastic, very blunt if he
wished. He could be a very friendly person if he wished, and he could
be very quiet if he wished. It just depended on who the people were.
Mr. JENNER. Which was predominant?
Mrs. GIBSON. Oh, I don't know. It was really a mixture. He was easy,
not too hard to get along with as far as we were concerned. We argued
with him but it was always a friendly argument. When I saw him with
other people, he was as friendly, smiling, but with his wife he could
be very quiet, very brooding. That is about all I can tell you.
Mr. JENNER. It has been said of him by some people that he was somewhat
of an introvert, very quiet, not seeking the company of others.
Mrs. GIBSON. No; I wouldn't say he would seek out company, but when
they came or when he went to visit them or us, he was always very--he
didn't seem to be introverted; no. He seemed to be quite friendly,
quite extroverted, no trouble expressing himself. He didn't sit in
silence for hours.
Mr. JENNER. What about his regard, his attitude toward others with
respect to--that is did he--let's take your father's folks, did he have
respect for your father? Did he like him?
Mrs. GIBSON. Yes; he liked my father very much. He had a great deal of
respect for him.
Mr. JENNER. And your husband Gary?
Mrs. GIBSON. I would imagine he did.
Mr. JENNER. What is your impression?
Mrs. GIBSON. Yes; I'd say Marina probably liked Gary more than Lee,
though.
Mr. JENNER. Lee did visit at your home?
Mrs. GIBSON. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. And he did on occasion seek out your husband?
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