(Testimony of John Edward Pic Resumed)
Mr. Jenner.
of President Kennedy, any persons involved therein, the subsequent death of your brother.
Mr. Pic.
Most of the information that I have seen and heard has been all new to me, like his escapades in New Orleans, passing out the leaflets and his radio program.
Mr. Jenner.
Those incidents, by the way, were unknown to you until after the assassination, I take it?
Mr. Pic.
Yes, sir; I assure you if I had known he was doing his escapades again I would have went to the proper authorities about it.
Mr. Jenner.
I show you an exhibit, a series of exhibits, first Commission Exhibit No. 281 and Exhibit No. 282 being some spread pages of an issue of Life magazine of February 21, 1964. I direct your attention first to the lower lefthand spread at .the bottom of the page. Do you recognize the area shown there?
Mr. Pic.
No, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Do you see somebody in that picture that appears to be your brother?
Mr. Pic.
This one here with the arrow.
Mr. Jenner.
The one that has the printed arrow?
Mr. Pic.
That is correct, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
And you recognize that as your brother?
Mr. Pic.
Because they say so, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Please, I don't want you to say--
Mr. Pic.
No; I couldn't recognize that.
Mr. Jenner.
Because this magazine says that it is.
Mr. Pic.
No, sir; I couldn't recognize him from that picture.
Mr. Jenner.
You don't recognize anybody else in the picture after studying
it that appears to be your brother? When I say your brother now, I am talking about Lee.
Mr. Pic.
No, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
In the upper portion there are a series of photographs spread from left-hand page across to the right-hand page. Take those on the left which appears to be a photograph of three young men. Do you recognize the persons shown in that photograph?
Mr. Pic.
Yes; I recognize ,this photograph, the people from left to right being Robert Oswald, the center one being Lee Oswald, and the third one being myself. This picture was taken at the house in Dallas when we returned from New Orleans.
Mr. Jenner.
You mean from--when you came from New Orleans after being at the Bethlehem Orphanage Home?
Mr. Pic.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
And you went to Dallas?
Mr. Pic.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
It was taken in Dallas at or about that time?
Mr. Pic.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
The next one is prominent; in front is a picture of a young boy. There is a partially shown girl and apparently another boy with a striped shirt in the background. Do you recognize that picture?
Mr. Pic.
Yes; I recognize that as Lee Harvey Oswald.
Mr. Jenner.
Do you have any impression as to when and where that was taken?
Mr. Pic.
Just looking at the picture, I would guess first, second grade, maybe. I would have to guess at it.
Mr. Jenner.
Then there is one immediately to the right of that, a young man in the foreground sitting on the floor, with his knees, legs crossed, and his arms also crossed. There are some other people apparently in the background.
Mr. Pic.
I recognize that as Lee Harvey Oswald.
Mr. Jenner.
Does anything about the picture enable you to identify as to where that was taken?
Mr. Pic.
No, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Then to the right there is a picture of two young men, the upper portion of the one young man at the bottom and then apparently a young man
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