(Testimony of George Senator Resumed)
Mr. Senator.
I can't base it on anything. It is only what I think. And, of course, to my way of thinking I think everybody does.
Mr. Hubert.
I think I am beginning to see what you mean. You assume that everybody loves their country.
Mr. Senator.
Yes.
Mr. Hubert.
Unless there is something to the contrary.
Mr. Senator.
Sure.
(Discussion off the record.)
Mr. Griffin.
I want to ask some questions along that line.
Mr. Hubert.
Go ahead and do it now unless you prefer to wait.
Mr. Griffin.
No; I would just as soon, when you finish with an area, pick up from notes I have been making.
Did Jack Ruby, George, to your knowledge show any interest in any political candidates for local office in Texas?
Mr. Senator.
I don't know on that. I will tell you, as far as I know of him, he has never spoken of or never messed around with anything like that, political-wise or anything of that nature.
Mr. Griffin.
Did you ever see him with any campaign literature for anybody?
Mr. Senator.
No; I haven't.
Mr. Griffin.
Did you ever see him with any literature of any political sort that would be other than newspaper literature?
Mr. Senator.
No.
Mr. Griffin.
You know in Texas and elsewhere there are all sorts of organizations that are putting out literature, the John Birch Society and Civil Liberties Union.
Mr. Senator.
He never messed around with that. The only first showing I ever seen of any nature was that night he woke me up.
Mr. Griffin.
You mentioned that Jack read newspapers, and you thought every day. Did you have a newspaper delivered to your apartment?
Mr. Senator.
No; he bought it on the way home.
Mr. Griffin.
Did he read newspapers from outside of Dallas?
Mr. Senator.
No; he bought the morning paper and the evening paper.
Mr. Griffin.
Did he buy the Fort Worth papers?
Mr. Senator.
Yes; and Fort Worth, come to think of it.
Mr. Griffin.
Any particular reason why he should buy a Fort Worth paper rather than a Dallas paper?
Mr. Senator.
No; because he bought them both. No particular reason, but he would buy them both for news or see what is going on in Fort Worth, I assume.
Mr. Griffin.
He would buy a Fort Worth paper at a Dallas newsstand or would he only buy the Fort Worth newspaper when he went to Fort Worth?
Mr. Senator.
No; he would buy a Fort Worth paper, I will tell you where he bought it, he bought it at the Adolphus Hotel. He always picked his paper up at the stand in front of the Adolphus. He would buy the morning news. As a matter of fact, he would buy any paper that was laying around there that the man had in front of the stand there.
Mr. Griffin.
Did he read the Wall Street Journal?
Mr. Senator.
No; I don't even think he could understand it.
Mr. Griffin.
How about magazines? Did he subscribe to any magazines?
Mr. Senator.
No.
Mr. Griffin.
Time magazine, Newsweek?
Mr. Senator.
I never seen any magazines come in.
Mr. Griffin.
Did you have any magazines around the house?
Mr. Senator.
No; the only magazines I ever bought was Reader's Digest.
Mr. Griffin.
Did you people have a television set at your apartment?
Mr. Senator.
Yes.
Mr. Griffin.
And did you have a radio?
Mr. Senator.
Yes.
Mr. Griffin.
Was Jack accustomed to being at home and watching the TV or listening to the radio?
Mr. Senator.
On the TV part; yes, he would put that on. He would have that on, and, of course, there is two things I know interested him on TV.
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