Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
History
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
Mr. PIC. I mean if he decided to do something, regardless of what my
mother said, he did it. She had no authority whatsoever with him. He
had no respect for her at all. He and my wife got along very well
together when they were alone, when she wasn't present, she and Lee got
along very well. She always reminded me of this.
Mr. JENNER. Your wife reminded you of that?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir. Without my mother present she could make it with Lee.
Mr. JENNER. But as soon as your mother came within contact with Lee in
your home, then the attitude changed?
Mr. PIC. That is correct, sir.
Mr. JENNER. Up to this incident when this knife pulling incident
occurred, how had your relations with Lee been?
Mr. PIC. Been very good, sir. He and I had gone on all these excursions
throughout New York City, and I tried to show him what I could, and
spend as much time as I could with him.
Mr. JENNER. You found him to have--he was interested in that sort of
thing?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir; he loved to go to the Museum of Natural History,
anything like that he liked.
Mr. JENNER. Did you speak to him about this relationship he appeared to
have with his mother in which he minded her or not as he saw fit and
did as he wished?
Mr. PIC. Not until the knife pulling incident.
Mr. JENNER. And you did discuss that subject with him on that occasion?
Mr. PIC. I attempted to, sir.
Mr. JENNER. Did you attempt to do it thereafter when you saw him from
time to time?
Mr. PIC. Sir, he would have nothing to do with me thereafter.
Mr. JENNER. He would not.
Mr. PIC. No, sir; he wouldn't even speak to me.
Mr. JENNER. There was an absolute, complete change then in his
relations with you?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir; that is correct.
Mr. JENNER. It was a marked one?
Mr. PIC. That is correct. I have a couple of more incidents in which I
can relate that even more so.
Mr. JENNER. Would you do that?
Mr. PIC. Well, the day they moved out they had done this before I came
home from work.
Mr. JENNER. They had moved out before you came home from work?
Mr. PIC. That is correct, sir. To elaborate, in my notes I have "after
I approached Lee about this incident his feelings toward me became
hostile and thereafter remained indifferent to me and never again was I
able to communicate with him in any way."
Mr. JENNER. Sergeant, if you can, instead of just reading from your
notes, read your notes, and if they refresh your recollection and then
give in your own words the facts.
Mr. PIC. Well, prior to this particular incident, I would consider
us the best of friends as far as older brother-younger brother
relationship. My wife always says that he idolized me and thought quite
a bit of me.
Mr. JENNER. Up to this time, the relationship between you and your
brother Lee, and your brother Robert, all three of you, had been a
cordial normal friendly relationship that you expect to exist among
brothers?
Mr. PIC. That is correct, sir.
Mr. JENNER. What was your nickname?
Mr. PIC. Pic.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account