Thank you, sir. May I amend my offer. I offer in evidence the reproduction of photographs which the witness has identified that appear on Commission Exhibits 281 through 292.
Mr. Dulles. They may be accepted.
(The portion of the documents heretofore marked Commission Exhibits Nos. 281 through 292 for identification were received in evidence.)
Mr. Jenner. I do not offer any of the text or any other portions of those pages.
Mr. Dulles. That is so noted.
Mr. Jenner. Are there any other events or happenings or circumstances during this 10-day period in New York City that come to your mind? You have told of the incident of taking the photograph which was identified. You told of visiting various places in New York City and being with your brother Lee. Was it a good deal during this 10-day period?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; practically every day, and practically every night, with two exceptions at night, where my brother John fixed me up with a blind date for one night only—no, I take that back. It would be just one night Lee was not with me, and that would be on the night I had a blind date with a girl from New York City, with my brother John and his wife.
Mr. Jenner. Did you and your brother Lee visit your brother John's home during this 10-day stay?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir, we did not.
Mr. Jenner. Did you have any discussion with your brother Lee—put it this way—did you become aware during this 10-day period as to whether your mother and brother had stayed with your brother John at any time during their New York visit?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir. It was my understanding that when they first arrived in New York for a brief period they stayed together.
Mr. Jenner. Was there any discussion with you as to why they left the home of your brother John?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; not to any extent—no, sir, no discussion.
Mr. Jenner. No discussion of any difficulties or any incidents that had arisen while they were living with your brother John's family?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir.
Mr. Jenner. That induced or had a bearing upon leaving and taking an apartment in the Bronx?
Mr. Oswald. I do not know of any discussion or any difficulty that was mentioned to me, but I understand there was some difficulty.
Mr. Jenner. Please, Mr. Oswald—the subject was not discussed with you during the 10-day period you were on leave?
Mr. Oswald. That's correct, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Was it discussed with you at any time prior to November 22, 1963?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; it was not.
Mr. Jenner. Was there any discussion on the subject of your brother's progress in schooling in New York City?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; there was not.
Mr. Jenner. Was the subject of his attendance at school, whether the attendance was good or bad—was school discussed at all, as you recall?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; not to my recollection.
Mr. Jenner. And as a layman, and acquainted with your brother, what was your impression? Give us your present impression of your brother's state of mind during that 10-day period. Was he normal and happy and friendly?
Mr. Oswald. He was very normal. He did not appear to be unhappy. He was quite happy to see me. We spent a good deal of time together during that 10-day visit. At no time did he act abnormally.
Mr. Jenner. Did he complain to you about school?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; he did not.
Mr. Jenner. In general did he complain about anything—any special gripes?
Mr. Oswald. None that I recall, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Do you recall that as being a happy 10-day visit on your 10-day leave in New York City?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Both you and your brother?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; that's correct.
Mr. Jenner. Did you spend time with your mother as well as your brother Lee during the 10-day period?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; I did.
Mr. Jenner. That would be when—the evenings and on Sunday?
Mr. Oswald. Generally in the evenings. That is the way I recall it.
Mr. Jenner. You and your brother Lee and your mother—did you do any visiting during the evening, movies, any entertainment, go out?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; Lee and I did. Mother did not join us.
Mr. Jenner. What was your impression of your mother's state of mind and well-being and her general feeling while you were there during that 10-day period?
Mr. Oswald. May I have that again, please?
(The reporter read the pending question.)
Mr. Oswald. My impression of my mother at that time was that she was still having a little difficulty making enough money to have the things that she wanted to have, I should say. But generally her health was good, and nothing that I recall comes to mind that would indicate that there was any difficulty between her and Lee. They seemed to be getting along quite well.
Mr. Jenner. Your impression during the 10-day period, I take it then, was that the relationship between your mother and Lee was friendly, was it?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; that's correct.
Mr. Jenner. Were there any arguments during the time you were there between them?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; there were.
Mr. Jenner. Did he at any time during that period—was he discourteous to his mother?
Mr. Oswald. If I may in my own words here, sir——
Mr. Jenner. Yes, sir.
Mr. Oswald. The word "discourteous"—my mother did not wish us to go to certain places—I say certain places—I do not recall the places. She just did not want us going, inasmuch as we were going during the day. I wanted to see as much of New York as I could while I was there. And I recall that Lee and mother and I had something of an argument in reference to staying away from the house during the day so long, and so forth. And it was not her wish that we do that. And if this was being discourteous—that is why I qualify that.
Mr. Jenner. Nothing extraordinary.
Mr. Oswald. No, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Now, your leave terminated. You went back to Florida, and you eventually wound up in Korea.
Mr. Oswald. That's correct, sir.
Mr. Dulles. Could I ask a question before we leave the
