Mr. Dulles.

two parents you were eligible for this school. but I recollect that.
Is that the case, do you remember?

Mr. Oswald.

My recollection on that, sir, was that I do recall mother saying something that there was a little difficulty in placing us in there, because we were not orphans. But that they had from time to time made exceptions to this, where one parent was living and unable to attend the children fully during the day and so forth, and even at night----

Mr. Jenner.

Now, you entered in 1942. Did you and John continue in this school--for what period of time?

Mr. Oswald.

Until we moved to Dallas, in 1944, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

Before we get to that, has Mr. Oswald responded to the questions you had in mind, to describe the nature of the school?

Mr. Dulles.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

Were you visited by your mother and Lee to the extent that she brought him along, when you and John were in the Bethlehem Orphan Home?

Mr. Oswald.

Yes, sir; we were. I do recall quite vividly that on Wednesdays---this perhaps might have been during the summer months only--that John and I would go to downtown New Orleans and meet mother at her place of employment, and either spend the afternoon with her, or she would give us money to go to a movie or something. And at this time mother was employed as a manager or assistant manager of a hosiery shop located on Canal Street. I don't recall the name of it, or the exact address of it.

Mr. Jenner.

Would you be good enough to inform the Commission to the best of your recollection about weekends? Did your mother visit you on weekends? Were you free to return home and spend the weekend? Describe that, please.

Mr. Oswald.

I do not recall on the weekends--a weekend, I should say, that we visited mother. Normally, we just saw her once a week at that particular time. I do not recall--I have been thinking about this--seeing Lee too often at that time.

Mr. Jenner.

You and John would be naturally curious to see him once in awhile?

Mr. Oswald.

Yes, sir; I know we did. I cannot remember it too clearly. But I would say that it wasn't too frequently that we did see Lee.

Mr. Jenner.

Now, you moved to Dallas in 1944?

Mr. Oswald.

That is correct.

Mr. Jenner.

Was there anything unusual prior to the time you moved to Dallas about your life and your relationships with your mother and with Lee, if any? Was there an event that is now etched on your mind?

Mr. Oswald.

I would like to back up there just a little bit. Lee was placed at the Bethlehem Orphan Home for approximately the last year that we were there.

Mr. Jenner.

That would be, then, 1943?

Mr. Oswald.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

I see.

Mr. Dulles.

He would have been 4 to 5 years old then?

Mr. Jenner.

Yes. He was born in October 1939. So he would then be approximately 4--well, when he was placed in Bethlehem Home it was some time during the year 1943, to the best of your recollection?

Mr. Oswald.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

Would you be good enough to relate to the Commission the circumstances that brought that about? What do you recall as to why?

Mr. Oswald.

My opinion on that, sir, was this. That mother had wanted to bring Lee to the home at an earlier date, but that they had a minimum age required before he could be placed in there, because they did not have any real small children there. I mean there was no nursery there that I recall.. And there was no very young children. When I say very young--say under 3 years old.
I remember some children there that perhaps were four or three and a half years old.

Mr. Jenner.

I take it, Mr. Oswald, your mother put Lee in the orphan