Mrs. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. One thing I want to tell you.
When they were planning to move in Dallas, from Fort Worth, when I took
her--the baby to the clinic, I was trying to find for them a little
apartment somewhere closer to us, within the same area, University
Park, or somewhere, knowing that I cannot race every time she needs
something with the car to help them.
Lee insisted for some particular reason to live very, very far from
everybody, from all these people. They lived in Oak Cliff--God knows
where from us. Maybe he didn't want it because he didn't want other
people to put their nose in his home. I don't think he had anything
against us because we were with Marina. But I don't think he liked very
much that Bouhe was showering her with things, and the other people
give her so many things. Maybe that is why.
Why did he live so far?
We were very mad about it, too.
I said, "For God sakes, if we are to help them, I cannot race to Oak
Cliff to help them with this or that"--if she had to go to the doctor.
Why wouldn't they take a little place near us, it will be much easier
for me to help her.
He had some reasons to live far away.
I don't know if anybody else mentioned that to you. That was
everybody's impression. For some particular reason, he moved all the
way out.
Mr. JENNER. Tell me of her personality.
Mrs. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. I think I told you as much as I can. At the same
time, in spite she is lazy--well, it is her upbringing, that is the way
she was brought up. But she was a very, very pleasant girl. And she
loved life, and she loved the United States, absolutely. We would drive
on the streets, she would just--oh, that is the United States.
That is maybe why I like her, because she give me the impression she
felt like I felt when I came in. She said she was always dreaming to
come to the United States. She looked at those pictures with big, big
houses and everything.
Did I tell you how she met Oswald, according to her?
Mr. JENNER. What did she say?
Mrs. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. It was in the town of Minsk. There was some kind
of apartment houses, supposed to be very, very good. And she saw that
house and thought, "How wonderful if I just go there to visit in that
apartment house."
And Lee happened to be living there. And I think Lee was sick. And she
sort of nursed him out, or something like that. That is how they met.
And I don't know--but it is very possible that she was very much
influential in making them come back.
Mr. JENNER. Come to the United States?
Mrs. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Come to the United States.
Mr. JENNER. That was the impression you obtained from her?
Mrs. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes, yes.
On the other hand, he was also disappointed. He wasn't as excited as he
was when he went over there, from the impressions we get from him.
Mr. JENNER. From your contacts with him, you had the impression he had
been disappointed in Russia?
Mrs. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. I asked him, "Why did you come back, if you were
such a brave big hero and you threw the passport?"