(Testimony of Mrs. Igor Vladimir Voshinin)
Mrs. Voshinin.
That's what the children said.
Mr. Jenner.
What?
Mrs. Voshinin.
Murdered the President. That's what the children said and I, frankly don't----
Mr. Jenner.
You don't put much stock in it?
Mrs. Voshinin.
No; I don't.
Mr. Jenner.
Did the children express any opinion as to whether these were rantings or nonsense or----
Mrs. Voshinin.
Of course, they were outraged by the statement, like everybody is. But what I want to say only that sometimes George gets so hitter he doesn't know what he says; you know, just doesn't know what he says. So, that's why I believe that you cannot approach George or Jeanne to this extent with standard measures. You cannot measure them by standard measures at all--what they say or what they do even. They require different measures.
Mr. Jenner.
Well, that opinion on your part is something that we necessarily must weigh. We are trying to find out about these personalities so we can Judge these things in the light of what they did, what they said, and whether these are fulminations and ravings and rantings and nonsense. These things come to our attention, Mrs. Voshinin, and we have to determine whether we will undertake to run them down. The fact that they are rumors doesn't excuse us from giving them consideration----
Mrs. Voshinin.
I realize that.
Mr. Jenner.
As to whether there is any fact involved in this hearsay and rumor----
Mrs. Voshinin.
I realize that.
Mr. Jenner.
Even though you, as a dedicated and loyal American, you would regard it as so ridiculous that it must be nonsense. That doesn't necessarily mean that it is nonsense. And we have to exercise some judgment.
Now, I think I have pretty well completed my questioning of you. I would like to make this inquiry of you, though, if you will permit.
Is there anything that's occurred to you that you think might be helpful to the Commission in its investigation? It might be a source leading us to something that might be helpful--that you would like to suggest to us? People who might know, incidents that occurred that I haven't been able to stimulate your recollection on? Anything at all that you think might be helpful in the investigation of the matter of the assassination of the President, John F. Kennedy?
Mr. Voshinin.
I can't think of anything. No.
Mr. Jenner.
You don't think of anything?
Mrs. Voshinin.
No. I can't think of anything--people that might be useful.
Mr. Jenner.
Well, people or incidents or anything occurred during all this period that you've been covering that you think might be helpful? It might be somebody different from the De Mohrenschildts or it might be an incident that occurred.
Mrs. Voshinin.
[Pausing before reply.] You know, I heard the rumors that--like everybody else heard--which you have heard definitely--but I don't know anybody whom to trace those rumors to you know. That's the trouble. I don't know any particular person who could throw any light on that thing.
Mr. Jenner.
Yes; all right. We have occasionally been off the record and had some discussion during the course of this examination, is there anything that you reported to me or we discussed in the off-the-record discussions that you believe is pertinent to the investigation or to your testimony, which I failed to bring out?
Mrs. Voshinin.
No; I think that we covered the ground pretty thoroughly.
Mr. Jenner.
Is there anything that took place in those discussions that you would regard as, in any degree, inconsistent with any of your testimony, which I, in turn, failed to bring out?
Mrs. Voshinin.
I don't quite understand that question.
Mr. Jenner.
Well, what I'm getting at is this: Is there anything in the discussions which we had off the record while you were in this room that you think was inconsistent with your testimony as I brought it out that ought to be on the record?
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