Mrs. OSWALD. And the chapel was empty. My son's body had been brought
into the chapel, but Reverend French did not show up. And because
there was a time for the funeral, the Star Telegram reporters and the
police, as you see in the picture, escorted my son's body from the
chapel and put it at the grave site. And when we went to the cemetery,
we went directly to the chapel, because we were promised to have chapel
services. And the chapel was empty. My son's body was not in it. Robert
cried bitterly.
Mr. RANKIN. Mrs. Oswald, can I interrupt a minute?
We will have the reporter identify this photograph that you just
referred to, where the FBI agent is in the lefthand corner.
(The photograph referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 165 for
identification.)
Mr. RANKIN. The photograph I have just referred to is Exhibit 165, is
it?
Mrs. OSWALD. Exhibit 165.
Mr. RANKIN. And the FBI agent you refer to is in the upper lefthand
corner of that exhibit.
Mrs. OSWALD. That's right. And this is the other FBI agent, Mr. Mike
Howard, who is going to be involved quite a bit. He is the one that was
taking care of Baine Johnson. He is the one that they have now sent to
protect me in Fort Worth. He was the lead man at Six Flags.
Mr. RANKIN. And he stands right behind you there in that picture?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, that is Mr. Mike Howard.
Mr. RANKIN. Isn't he a Secret Service man?
Mrs. OSWALD. Secret Service man--they are both Secret Service.
Representative FORD. That was the point I wanted to make, because she
had said he was an FBI agent.
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes--please interrupt. It is awful hard for me to remember
and say things. So I appreciate you doing that. It is a long story. And
I have many stories, gentlemen. I have many stories that I am sure you
do not have.
Mr. RANKIN. Mrs. Oswald, I'll ask the reporter to mark the other
picture with the chapel and the casket as Exhibit 166.
(The photograph referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 166 for
identification.)
Mr. RANKIN. Can you tell us if Exhibit 166 is a photograph showing the
removing of the casket?
Mrs. OSWALD. The way the men are coming this way, they are leaving the
chapel. That is the way I would assume. They are leaving the chapel.
But the body was not at the chapel. What an awful thing we went
through, gentlemen.
Mr. RANKIN. We offer in evidence Exhibits 165 and 166, and ask to
substitute copies.
The CHAIRMAN. They may be admitted.
(The documents heretofore marked Commission Exhibits Nos. 165 and 166
were received in evidence.)
Mr. RANKIN. Mr. Reporter, I will ask you to mark the picture of the
chapel with the casket apparently going in as Exhibit 167.
(The photograph referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 167 for
identification.)
Mr. RANKIN. And the picture of the chapel and the casket being placed
on a carrier in front of it, as Exhibit 168.
(The photograph referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 168 for
identification.)
Mr. RANKIN. Mrs. Oswald, do you recall that Exhibit 167 is the picture
of them taking the casket into the chapel?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. And Exhibit 168 is apparently a picture in front of the
chapel where they are putting the casket on a carrier?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, sir.
Mr. RANKIN. We offer in evidence Exhibits 167 and 168 and ask leave to
substitute copies.
The CHAIRMAN. They may be admitted.
(The photographs previously marked Commission Exhibits Nos. 167 and 168
for identification were received in evidence.)
Mrs. OSWALD. Now, I don't remember if I stated while at Six Flags that
this particular agent identified as being to the left of the picture,
while the television was on continuously--I have stated before I never
did sit down and watch it, because we were quite busy. And this was
published in the Star Telegram by Mr. Blair Justice, and also on the
radio.
He was very, very rude to me. Anything that I said, he snapped. And I
took it for quite a while. At this particular time that they showed the
gun on television, I said, "How can they say Lee shot the President?
Even though they would prove it is his gun doesn't mean he used
it--nobody saw him use it."
He snapped back and he said, "Mrs. Oswald, we know that he shot the
President."
I then walked over to Mr. Mike Howard and I said, "What's wrong with
that agent? That agent is about to crack. All he has done is taunt me
ever since I have been here."
He said, "Mrs. Oswald, he was personal body guard to Mrs. Kennedy for
30 months and maybe he has a little opinion against you."