The John F. Kennedy Assassination Homepage

Navigation

  » Introduction
  » The Report
  » The Hearings

Volumes

  » Testimony Index
 
  » Volume I
  » Volume II
  » Volume III
  » Volume IV
  » Volume V
  » Volume VI
  » Volume VII
  » Volume VIII
  » Volume IX
  » Volume X
  » Volume XI
  » Volume XII
  » Volume XIII
  » Volume XIV
  » Volume XV
Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. I - Page 362« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Robert Edward Oswald Lee Resumed)

Mr. Oswald.
None that I remember, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Where is the Cox's Department Store located with respect to your place of business? I am seeking now distance, and the convenience of getting there.
Mr. Oswald.
From my place of business at that time in Fort Worth this was approximately four or five miles west. I might further state, sir, it was approximately two miles from my home.
Mr. Jenner.
Did you come from your home to her place of business or from work to her place of business?
Mr. Oswald.
I believe I went from home to her place of business.
Mr. Jenner.
Was this a week day, a working day?
Mr. Oswald.
No, sir, I don't believe it was.
Mr. Jenner.
That is not for you. Was it for her?
Mr. Oswald.
It was for her, sir, not for me.
Mr. Jenner.
I take it, then, it was a Saturday.
Mr. Oswald.
I would believe that would be correct, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
And has this discussion served to refresh your recollection or stimulate your recollection now as to why you went by to see her?
Mr. Oswald.
No, sir; it has not.
Mr. Jenner.
May I ask you this, sir?
When had you last seen your mother prior to this occasion that you visited her?
Mr. Oswald.
I do not remember, sir. I would say, as we said before, several months.
Mr. Jenner.
All right. That would be several more months. back into the winter time of 1959?
Mr. Oswald.
'58, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Yes--'58.
Well, would it be back in the winter of '58, say January? Or could it have been?
Mr. Oswald.
No, sir, not that long. We are talking, if I am correct, sir, approximately April of 1959.
January of 1958 would be well over a year. It had not been that long.
Mr. Jenner.
Well, then--I had said January '59, and you said several months.
Now, several months prior to April of 1959, would be or might be as far back as January of 1959, am I not correct?
Mr. Oswald.
Yes, sir, it could be that far.
Mr. Jenner.
And your present recollection is that it might have been that much of a period of time sometime in January, 1959, to this occasion in April of 1959 when you had-you visited her at Cox's Department Store?
Mr. Oswald.
Yes, sir; or possibly even longer.
Mr. Jenner.
Possibly even longer than that. Back into 1958.
Mr. Oswald.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Could you give me your best recollection at the moment as to the last time you saw your mother in the year 1958?
Mr. Oswald.
I cannot recall any specific time during the year of 1958 that I did see her.
Mr. Jenner.
Would it be if at all quite infrequent?
Mr. Oswald.
Yes, sir, quite infrequent.
Mr. Jenner.
This leads me to put this general question to you, Mr. Oswald.
I take it that for some period of time in that area of time that is '58, '59, and perhaps even back of that-your contact with your mother was quite limited?
Mr. Oswald.
Yes, sir; that is correct.
Mr. Jenner.
Over what period of time did that persist? Give us the broad picture first.
Mr. Oswald.
I would say, sir, quite frankly that the original occurred prior to my joining the Marine Corps in 1952.
Mr. Jenner.
And persisted thereafter?
Mr. Oswald.
Persisted thereafter that 1 saw her only very infrequently.
Mr. Jenner.
Did your joining the Marine Corps-was that stimulated in any respect by your relations with your mother, or your mother's with you?
« Previous | Next »

Found a Typo?

Click here
Copyright by www.jfk-assassination.comLast Update: Wed, 3 Aug 2016 21:56:33 CET