Mr. Hubert.

Now what would be your impression, knowing Jack as a whole, of his interest in international affairs?

Mr. Senator.

I don't know.

Mr. Hubert.

The reason I asked you that, although I realize it is an opinion question, is because you have been able to give us your opinion on other aspects of his life and character, for instance, that he was a man who was not a homosexual, and so forth, and you based your opinions upon your experience with him, and this is just another aspect of his character, that is all.
Now I am simply asking you what is your opinion about his interest in communism or rightism or leftism or middle-of-the-roadism or any kind of ism.

Mr. Senator.

The only way I can refer to anything of that nature is the time we saw the billboards.

Mr. Hubert.

You mean that was----

Mr. Senator.

The impeachment of----

Mr. Hubert.

After the President was----

Mr. Senator.

Right; this was the time that I saw----

Mr. Hubert.

We will get to that, but are you willing to say now, as far as you can remember, that that is the only time you ever saw him interested in a matter of that nature?

Mr. Senator.

You see, when he gets home at night, the first thing he heads for is the bathroom, and the paper goes with him, and from there on he sits there, I don't know, 45 minutes reading the paper.

Mr. Hubert.

I appreciate your comment because it throws some light on it, but I would like to have an answer if you can give it to me to that question. I don't know if I can rephrase it.
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Mr. Hubert.

Can you answer that question?

Mr. Senator.

I didn't get that.

Mr. Hubert.

Let's see if I can rephrase it. You mentioned that you saw him interested in a matter that concerned an ism. I had previously asked you whether or not he had, to your knowledge, any interest in rightism, communism, leftism, middle-of-the-roadism, and you mentioned that one incident.

Mr. Senator.

Those, none whatsoever, because he is a lover of the country he lives in. He was never----

Mr. Hubert.

I suppose that would be called Americanism.

Mr. Senator.

Americanism. He loves the nation he is in.

Mr. Hubert.

You formed that opinion, of course, on certain events or things that he told you. Can you refer to what those things would have been?

Mr. Senator.

No; I can't, but I know that he has never belonged to any organizations. He has never attended any meetings to my knowledge, and this is the only way that I can in all reality base it.

Mr. Hubert.

You say that he is a lover of his country. Now, did he say so or did he act in certain ways regarding certain instances that caused you to form that opinion?
You see what I mean, any impression that you have about anybody is based upon your reactions to things said or done, and that is all I am asking you to say.
Now you say he is a man who loves his country. I ask you, did you hear him say so or did you get that impression from things he did, or attitudes?

Mr. Senator.

I just take this for granted that he does, the same way as I take it that I know that I do.

Mr. Hubert.

Of course, you know you do from your own experience, but on the other hand you don't know about somebody else.

Mr. Senator.

I don't know how to base it with him. I know he is very fond of the city he lived in.

Mr. Hubert.

And how do you know that?

Mr. Senator.

Because he has told me he likes Dallas. He likes Dallas, he likes everything about it. He liked living there. He liked it because there wasn't any hustle and bustle like any large, big city like New York or Chicago or California.

Mr. Hubert.

Have you similar facts or experiences upon which to base your opinion that he is a lover of the United States as such?