Mr. Senator.

Yes, I like to putter around. I enjoy puttering around in kitchens. I done this for a long time.

Mr. Griffin.

But you worked in a number of restaurants?

Mr. Senator.

But not in that capacity. Of course, I was broken in, you know. When I say broken in, I worked for my brother you know, years ago, but I wasn't classified as any cook or any thing of that nature.

Mr. Griffin.

Are there any sort of specialty foods you like to cook?

Mr. Senator.

I like to mess around with different concoctions, I mean because anybody can throw a hamburger on, you know, in the home, or any-Goody can throw a steak on, whether it comes out good or bad, that is not a challenge. But to try to make some concoctions where you mix things----

Mr. Griffin.

Salads?

Mr. Senator.

They can be salads or any hot dishes, something like that, or see how good you can make spareribs come out, which a lot of people can't make good, and then all the lawyers in Dallas think I am the greatest when it comes to making spareribs, because I have been invited many times, and I do put on a good rib plate.

Mr. Griffin.

And were you in the habit of inviting people to your place for dinner?

Mr. Senator.

Yes, I have many a time. Nobody particular, but I have. I mean this--I relished, I have been invited over to people's homes. Jim Martin has invited me to his place to cook. There is another lawyer invited me over to his home to cook. They thought I did a good job in the kitchen. While they sat down I was sweating in the kitchen, but it was fun.

Mr. Griffin.

But Jack didn't appreciate your cooking?

Mr. Senator.

He liked my cooking, but he wouldn't eat it because he classified me as one making rich, fatty foods, that would put a pouch on him. This is the thing, because this is why I mentioned to you that I love to make this avocado dish, which I mentioned to you before.

Mr. Griffin.

This is when we were having lunch.

Mr. Senator.

Yes.

Mr. Griffin.

I didn't pull out an avocado salad today as I did yesterday.

Mr. Senator.

I love avocadoes. I think they are great. I used to make a concoction and put on avocado and everybody used to love it. I must have put about nine different ingredients in it, but it tasted real good, real good. They used to clean the plate out. That was a good enough answer.

Mr. Griffin.

Now there are some other things in that statement or that interview report that I think you want to change.

Mr. Senator.

I don't know. These don't look like my words. I don't say that some of these aren't factors, you know, but I don't see, I don't think some of these are the direct words that come out of my mouth.

Mr. Griffin.

So that you understand, these are not supposed to be actually the direct words that come out of your mouth, but this is their report of what they recall your saying. Now if it changes the substance in some way, if they have used words that change the meaning in some way, or the approach that you had, I think it is important to bring that out.

Mr. Senator.

Let me read this off to you. This is right after the next sentence. It says, "Thereafter he considers himself to be much closer to Ruby, but in this regard could not explain why he considered himself closer during the past 3 years." Now I don't even know what that means.

Mr. Griffin.

I understand it.

Mr. Senator.

I don't understand it.

Mr. Griffin.

I understand it to mean that you felt that you were closer to Ruby but you couldn't explain to them why you were closer to Ruby.

Mr. Senator.

Let me read this to myself again? This don't make sense to me. Maybe I don't understand what I am reading, what I have read to you. Do you want to go over it with me?

Mr. Griffin.

All right.

Mr. Senator.

This part I read to you, start there, "Thereafter."

Mr. Griffin.

"Thereafter he considered himself to have been closer to Ruby, but in this regard could not explain why he considered himself closer during the past 3 years than the time before he knew Ruby."