Warren Commission (15 of 26): Hearings Vol. XV (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (15 of 26): Hearings Vol. XV (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. GRIFFIN. For your brother?
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. My brother Jack and also about this telephone call. Bob
Dennison, our investigator, who the lawyer hired, gave me this message.
Mr. GRIFFIN. In other words, Bob Dennison had checked some records and
found that you had--that he had made a call at that time?
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. He wanted me to have it so that I would be able to tell
the judge and the jury exactly what happened that Friday night.
Mr. GRIFFIN. All right. What you have done is handed me an orange sheet
of paper which says, “While you were out” and then there is a message
written down on it, “Call to Hyman in Chicago, call made from WH
1-5601, to SH 3-0984 on November 22, 1963, on 9:02 p.m.”
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. Do you want this?
Mr. GRIFFIN. No; I have read it into the record and that is
satisfactory. Thank you.
Aside from that note that Mr. Dennison gave you what recollection do
you have that you placed the call at about 9 o’clock?
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. I know it was after 8 o’clock because we had dinner
late that evening or something, and I remember getting a call later on
in the evening.
I didn’t know it was exactly 9 o’clock. I didn’t know, until Bob handed
me the note.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Is there anything that places the call before 10 o’clock?
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What?
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. Too late. I mean we usually don’t get many calls after
9 o’clock at home, usually.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Well, but----
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. Under normal procedures we don’t.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was there anything about this particular call that makes
you think it was before 10 o’clock?
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. I think so. I don’t know why. I can’t give you a real
honest answer, I don’t remember.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you have a clear recollection that not only you talked
with Jack but that your sisters Marion and Ann talked on that call?
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. I am almost positive.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did Jack call you again the rest of the weekend? Did you
hear from him again?
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. I think he did call.
Mr. GRIFFIN. When do you recall hearing from him?
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. I think he called Saturday night. I think he called the
night after. I think so. I am not sure.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you remember anything about what was said at that time?
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. No; I don’t because if I remember what he said I would
remember if he would have called.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I want to ask you to think back again to this telephone
call and ask yourself if other than this one statement that Jack made
about wanting to close the place and come back to Chicago, if there was
anything else that Jack said on the phone that indicated to you that
he was disgusted and upset with the situation in Dallas, that is with
Dallas as a place to stay.
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. All I can say is this: I believe from the tone of his
voice he felt very much heartbroken and very sad and he felt he had
lost a very dear friend and he wanted to get away from that site.
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