Mr. Jenner.

of President Johnson appointing the Commission and fixing its powers and duties, and a copy of the rules and regulations under which we take testimony before the Commission itself, and also by way of deposition, as we are doing here today.

Mr. Pic.

May I say something?

Mr. Jenner.

Surely; anything.

Mr. Pic.

I think it was some time after Christmas, possibly January, that an agent of the FBI came to see me, and he knew whether I was still alive.

Mr. Jenner.

Well, I am just confessing my own stupidity and ignorance.

Mr. Pic.

He just wanted to know if I knew anything about it, and I told him I didn't; and that was all.

Mr. Jenner.

He didn't go into it any further than that?

Mr. Pic.

No, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

Well, that still doesn't justify my ignorance or misinformation. Who was it that said--was it Will Rogers, that said the reports of his death were very much exaggerated?
So I called you last night, and then in order that you might be assured that you weren't being inquired of by some crackpot, I asked the Secret Service man to contact you today, and he did, didn't he?

Mr. Pic.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

And so you appeared voluntarily here; is that right?

Mr. Pic.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

Now, Mr. Pic, you are a native of this section of the country, are you not?

Mr. Pic.

I was born and raised in New Orleans.

Mr. Jenner.

Born and raised here?

Mr. Pic.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

And your wife the same way?

Mr. Pic.

Yes; my present wife; yes.

Mr. Jenner.

You were married at one time to Marguerite Oswald, or rather, to Marguerite Claverie, who later married Oswald; is that right, Mr. Pic?

Mr. Pic.

Correct, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

And that took place when?

Mr. Pic.

1929.

Mr. Jenner.

You were both very young people?

Mr. Pic.

Right. I was born in August of 1907.

Mr. Jenner.

You were married how long? Just give me your best estimate.

Mr. Pic.

I guess about 3 years.

Mr. Jenner.

Three years?

Mr. Pic.

Somewhere around that.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you have difficulty in this marriage before it actually terminated?

Mr. Pic.

Well, yes; things happened, you know.

Mr. Jenner.

Your marriage was terminated in divorce, wasn't it Mr. Pic?

Mr. Pic.

Yes; that's right.

Mr. Jenner.

About how long did you actually live together before you separated?

Mr. Pic.

Oh, about a year, I guess.

Mr. Jenner.

So then you separated, and a divorce followed in a couple of years; is that right?

Mr. Pic.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

What was your business or occupation when you were married to Marguerite?

Mr. Pic.

I was just classified as a clerk.

Mr. Jenner.

In what company?

Mr. Pic.

T. Smith & Son.

Mr. Jenner.

Are you still with that company?

Mr. Pic.

I am, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

I suppose the nature of your work with the company has changed; is that right?

Mr. Pic.

Yes; it has, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

What do you do now?