The testimony of Jeanne De Mohrenschildt was taken at 9 a.m., on April
24, 1964, at 200 Maryland Avenue NE., Washington, D.C., by Mr. Albert
E. Jenner, Jr., assistant counsel of the President's Commission.
Mr. JENNER. You worked for Judy Bond, Inc.?
Mrs. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes, Judy Bond, and Nancy Greer, I believe.
Mr. JENNER. The same firm?
Mrs. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes. I worked simultaneously, held two jobs at
the same time.
Mr. JENNER. When was that?
Mrs. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. It was in 1957; fall. That is when I returned.
I couldn't get anything with my coat and suit people. I switched to
dresses.
Mr. JENNER. Is the name Jack Rothenberg familiar to you?
Mrs. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. I don't remember the people at Judy Bond. Could
be one of them, maybe. Maybe he was with Greer.
Mr. JENNER. The records reflect that you were employed there as a
designer in the fall of 1957.
Mrs. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Maybe it was with Nancy Greer. There were
two--Mr. Littman, and another one, was another fellow, his partner.
Maybe that is him. I don't remember the names.
Mr. JENNER. Do you recall working for Handmacher Vogel in 1956?
Mrs. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. You remember when I told you I flew in and
designed a collection for him? And at the same time for Leeds Limited.
The same year.
Mr. JENNER. Leeds Coats, Inc.?
Mrs. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Also 1956, wasn't it?
Mrs. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. It wasn't 1956. It was 1957. No. Leeds was 1956.
Judy Bond was 1957, and Nancy Greer was 1957. You are right.
Mr. JENNER. Then you worked for Martins in 1942, 1944, and 1945, and in
the fall of 1946?
Mrs. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Well, you cannot call it exactly working. You
see, we have in New York, they celebrate Jewish holidays, 3 days. And
instead of staying home, I went and I worked in retail store, which
happens to be Martins.
Mr. JENNER. Martins Fashion Apparel Store?
Mrs. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes; it was a store in Brooklyn. I knew buyers
very well. And it gave me a good outlook of what actually people want,
on the floor. That was the general idea.
Mr. JENNER. All right. I just want to be sure about the time. 1942,
1944, and 1945.
Mrs. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. It sounds more or less correct. But I don't
remember for sure.
Mr. JENNER. And the fall of 1946. Then you worked for a while for R. H.
Macy.
Mrs. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Just on the same basis--just for a couple of
days.
Mr. JENNER. That is all right. I just want to know that you did.
Mrs. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. That is right.
Mr. JENNER. About when was that?
Mrs. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. I don't remember. It must be before 1947,
because when I switched to my next firm, I didn't do it any more. I
just couldn't combine it.
Mr. JENNER. Way back in 1941 you worked for a while for Bloom and Eagen.
Mrs. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. That is right, a dress firm.
Mr. JENNER. Can you remember about when that was? You worked there as a
model?
Mrs. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. That was before I even started with Leeds.
Mr. JENNER. You worked there as a model.
Mrs. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. That is right.
Mr. JENNER. Lombardy Coat Co.?
Mrs. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. I believe it was one of my very first ones. I
don't remember which one was first. Just a very, very, short time, a
couple of months. I remember I worked for Lombardy when Pearl Harbor
happened. That was December 7. I will never forget it.