Mr. Hall.

and I don't know, Oswald didn't say this, somebody told me like George Bouhe, that Oswald felt--and we are just middle-income people---but he felt he didn't like us, because he felt like we were true capitalists, and that was just because we had a television set in the bedroom and one in the living room.
This was bitter to him. He didn't like that fact and didn't like electric can openers and things like that.

Mr. Liebeler.

He expressed that, a general resentment of the social system?

Mr. Hall.

Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you ever hear him say anything about President Kennedy?

Mr. Hall.

Never.

Mr. Liebeler.

What about Governor Connally?

Mr. Hall.

No.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did he ever tell you why he decided to come back to the United States and leave Russia?

Mr. Hall.

I really don't think so. The only reason I hesitate there is because, of course I read this in the paper, but he was talking about wanting to go back to Russia, and again I say I am not sure that he told me directly that he wanted to go back to Russia, either Christmas or Easter, or both because it was so firm in my mind that he wanted to go back to Russia.
And after I read in the papers that after he had only been to Russia about a year, he was trying to come back to the United States, I wondered why.

Mr. Liebeler.

But he never did tell you, and you never asked him about it?

Mr. Hall.

No.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you ever form an opinion about Oswald during the time that you knew him, based on your acquaintance with him and the times that you saw him?

Mr. Hall.

Well, the first time we met him of course we all thought he was so-called egghead or whaever words you want to use.
And I am sure that if it hadn't been for the fact that we had feelings for his wife, we felt sorry for them because some friends of ours gave my wife some clothes to give to Marina, and, of course, wanted to help her.

Mr. Liebeler.

Who were they?

Mr. Hall.

Mrs. I. J. Flere. She gave some clothes, and I don't know, I think there were several people. My wife would know.

Mr. Liebeler.

Gave clothes to Marina?

Mr. Hall.

Yes; as well as George Bouhe. I think he gave $10 or $15 to my wife to buy some groceries for her and these things happen where people contributed to help. But I think I formed an opinion of him the first 5 minutes I met him when he came back from town with this magazine, because I couldn't figure wasting the money on literature. I had a definite opinion, and it got worse and worse, and the only reason we went back Christmas and Easter was because the baby, Elena wanted to take her an Easter bunny.

Mr. Liebeler.

You didn't as of then like Oswald particularly?

Mr. Hall.

No; I didn't.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you think he was mentally unstable in any way?

Mr. Hall.

I never really thought of this at the time. Looking back on it now, he was certainly abnormal, in the way we are raised.

Mr. Liebeler.

But you had no thoughts at the time before the assassination that he was mentally unstable in any way?

Mr. Hall.

No.

Mr. Liebeler.

You never regarded him as being a dangerous individual in any respect, did you?

Mr. Hall.

No.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you really consider or question, or you just never thought of it?

Mr. Hall.

Just never thought of it.

Mr. Liebeler.

Can you think of any other thing that you might know about Oswald as a result of your acquaintance with him that your wife wouldn't know, that you think you should tell us about at this point? I am correct in understanding, am I not, that your wife is really more familiar with the Oswalds than you are, is that correct?

Mr. Hall.

She is more familiar with Marina. As far as our meeting like