Mr. Griffin.

When was it, as you understand it, that Ralph first loaned Jack money?

Mrs. Nichols.

I don't remember exactly.

Mr. Griffin.

Did Mr. Paul ever have an interest in the Vegas Club?

Mrs. Nichols.

Yes; he had mentioned Gordon McLendon to me.

Mr. Griffin.

While you were dating Jack, how often did Jack contact Mr. Paul?

Mrs. Nichols.

Well, I don't know how often he contacted him. I would see him around the club quite frequently.

Mr. Griffin.

Would you say that Mr. Paul, during the period you were dating Jack, was one of the more frequent visitors to the Vegas Club?

Mrs. Nichols.

Yes.

Mr. Griffin.

Other than the lending of money by Paul to Jack, do you know of any other business relationship that Ralph Paul and Jack Ruby had with each other?

Mrs. Nichols.

No.

Mr. Griffin.

While you were dating Jack, did you know George Senator?

Mrs. Nichols.

No; I never did know him.

Mr. Griffin.

Do you know if Jack Ruby was a friend of Gordon McLendon?

Mrs. Nichols.

Yes; he mentioned Gordon McLendon to me.

Mr. Griffin.

When did you first hear Jack mention Gordon McLendon?

Mrs. Nichols.

I don't remember. I would say several years before we quit going together, before 1959, maybe 3 or 4 years. I can't remember when he first mentioned him to me.

Mr. Griffin.

What did Jack indicate to you about his acquaintanceship with Mr. McLendon?

Mrs. Nichols.

Well, I think that he mentioned that Gordon McLendon had given him some advertising time on his radio station.

Mr. Griffin.

Did you understand it was free advertising time?

Mrs. Nichols.

He didn't say whether it was. I don't recall him saying whether he paid for it or not.

Mr. Griffin.

Did he know McLendon any way other than a business way?

Mrs. Nichols.

I don't know whether he went out with him socially or not.

Mr. Griffin.

Did Mr. McLendon ever visit the Vegas Club?

Mrs. Nichols.

I never did see him in there.

Mr. Griffin.

Now did Jack ever mention the name of a man Stanley Kaufman?

Mrs. Nichols.

Yes.

Mr. Griffin.

Did Jack know Mr. Kaufman when you began dating him?

Mrs. Nichols.

I don't believe he did. I never did hear him mention him.

Mr. Griffin.

What was the nature of Jack's acquaintanceship with Mr. Kaufman?

Mrs. Nichols.

Well, he was Jack's lawyer.

Mr. Griffin.

Was Jack a social friend of his?

Mrs. Nichols.

I don't know. Well, I don't know whether he ever went to his home or not.

Mr. Griffin.

Did Mr. Kaufman visit the Vegas Club from time to time?

Mrs. Nichols.

I don't remember ever seeing him in the Vegas Club.

Mr. Griffin.

How about Tom Howard ? Did Jack ever mention Tom Howard as an acquaintance?

Mrs. Nichols.

He had mentioned Tom Howard, but I had never seen--as far as I know, they were not friends. I never did see them together.
I never did see Tom Howard in the club. But I have worked for Tom Howard when I first started working for attorneys, and I knew that I had known Tom Howard because I worked for him.

Mr. Griffin.

When did you work for Mr. Howard?

Mrs. Nichols.

Right after I got my divorce in 1947, for a short time.

Mr. Griffin.

Then before you went to work for your present employer?

Mrs. Nichols.

That's right.

Mr. Griffin.

You have been employed continuously with your present employer?

Mrs. Nichols.

Since; yes, sir.

Mr. Griffin.

How long did you work for Mr. Howard?