Mr. Oswald.

reply--I recall replying to the statement that was, that is contained, on the second page of the letter of November 26, to the latter part of this statement that I will quote from: "See the segregation, see the unemployment and what automation is. Remember how you were laid off at Convair?"
I am referring now to the last question of "Remember how you were laid off at Convair?"

Mr. Jenner.

Yes.

Mr. Oswald.

I believe I pointed out to him at that time that this was something I was aware of when I accepted the job at Convair in Fort Worth, Texas. It was a condition, perhaps an unspoken condition, because it was a government job in that when I was laid off, I did not have to go only to the government to look for employment but I was able to secure the type of employment that I was most interested in at that time or that he had a variety to choose from and that no one would say to me that, "You work here or there."

Mr. Jenner.

Did you experience any bitterness in being laid off at Convair?

Mr. Oswald.

No, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

Resentful?

Mr. Oswald.

No, sir; I do not.

Mr. Jenner.

What was your reaction?

Mr. Oswald.

My reaction since I have been laid off at Convair and when I was laid off at Convair I felt like it was the best thing that ever happened to me.

Mr. Jenner.

When did that event take place?

Mr. Oswald.

In August, 1957, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

All right.
Proceed with your recollection of your reply to this letter.

Mr. Oswald.

If I may, sir, continue. to answer something along the question of how I felt or reacted to my layoff at Convair; the reason why I recall the date is because my daughter was born two or three days after I was laid off, and I knew I was going to be laid off before she was born and I did not tell my wife and I recall that quite vividly.
Thank you.

Mr. Jenner.

I think I will ask you an additional question about that, if I may, please.

Mr. Oswald.

All right, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

Was there any discussion, at least in Lee's presence, regarding your being laid off at Convair and your attitude with respect thereto.

Mr. Oswald.

No, sir; none that I recall.

Mr. Jenner.

And where was he let's see, 1957, he was in the Marines then.

Mr. Oswald.

Yes, sir; that is correct.

Mr. Jenner.

I take it then sometime along the line you had advised him that you were no longer with Convair.

Mr. Oswald.

Yes, sir; I feel certain like I did.

Mr. Jenner.

Perhaps you wrote him to that effect or you told him about it when he was on leave in 1958.

Mr. Oswald.

I would feel like perhaps I wrote him about it.

Mr. Jenner.

And to the best of your recollection did you indicate any resentment or bitterness in that regard?

Mr. Oswald.

No, sir. As I have never been resentful to that or bitter about it.

Mr. Jenner.

So that at least, as far as you can recall, any statement you made or any attitude you have with respect to your layoff which might have come to his attention, did not form a basis for his predicating the Convair comment, on which he might have predicated the Convair comment, in his letter of November 26?

Mr. Oswald.

That is correct, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

All right. Proceed.

Mr. Oswald.

I also

Mr. Jenner.

Excuse me, if I asked you a similar line of questions with respect to the union question would your answer be the same?

Mr. Oswald.

Yes, sir; It certainly would.

Mr. Jenner.

You never expressed any dislike of unions. You never expressed to him, or in his presence, or members of your family, views that unions were exploited?