Warren Commission (14 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIV (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (14 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIV (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. GRIFFIN. I want you to tell me now if you think I am wrong. I am
going to suggest this to you and I want to know if this is a fair
evaluation.
Would you say from what you know of Jack that the background that he
came from was such that he had the value that one of the ways you
solved problems is in certain kinds of situations you haul off and
smack the guy, and that this is a tool that people use? Now there are
some people who in their daily life wouldn’t hit anybody because they
don’t think that is a proper thing. Would you say that Jack looked at
this as a tool that was perfectly acceptable to use?
Mr. SENATOR. To tell you the truth if I answered it I don’t even know
if I would be answering it correctly. I would probably say maybe in
certain aspects yes and maybe others no. I really couldn’t answer
correctly. I couldn’t give you a truthful answer on it.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Why is that that you couldn’t give an answer?
Mr. SENATOR. Because I couldn’t, because I can’t think for what the man
thinks.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You don’t know that much about him?
Mr. SENATOR. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. To be able to say that?
Mr. SENATOR. I don’t know. I would probably say maybe in certain
instances it may happen. Maybe in others it wouldn’t.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Let me ask it this way. Knowing Jack Ruby, would you say
that there are situations where Jack would haul off and hit a guy, not
because he was emotionally concerned but because he felt this was the
way to solve the problem at that particular point.
Mr. SENATOR. No; I don’t think so. I don’t think so. I would probably
say that he would have to be beefed up pretty good about something
before he hit somebody. I would probably say that.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was that the case with the man at the Carousel?
Mr. SENATOR. Apparently the man, which I never saw, apparently he must
have done something wrong. I don’t know what it was.
Mr. GRIFFIN. But this wasn’t something where he built up a head of
steam on this guy.
Mr. SENATOR. Maybe this is something that just went off
instantaneously. Maybe the guy said something to him which I didn’t
know. Maybe he called him a curse word, you know. I don’t know what it
could have been.
Mr. HUBERT. You have indicated along here in your testimony,
particularly in answer to a question of a little while ago, that he had
a fast temper. I think you said he was a man of temper. I think that
was your phrase?
Mr. SENATOR. Agree.
Mr. HUBERT. And you snapped your fingers and said he would just go like
that.
Mr. SENATOR. He could have a pretty fast temper.
Mr. HUBERT. Now that must be based, that is to say your impression must
be based upon episodes when you witnessed him losing——
Mr. SENATOR. I witnessed him on me, but not hitting me.
Mr. HUBERT. Tell us about——
Mr. SENATOR. Hollered at me, you know.
Mr. HUBERT. Tell us about some of the episodes that you saw concerning
yourself or others which indicated to you that he had a fast temper?
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