Mr. JENNER. Do you recall the name of the elementary school?
Mr. OSWALD. No, sir; I do not.
Mr. McKENZIE. Mr. Jenner, if I may interrupt at this time--Robert, in
giving this narrative, tie it down as closely as you possibly can to
date, to names, to street addresses--just give us as complete detail as
you possibly can.
Mr. OSWALD. All right, sir.
Mr. McKENZIE. The names of the school, the names of your teachers, and
so forth, if you recall.
Mr. OSWALD. I believe I was at the point that I don't recall attending
this school very much. I perhaps was there the first full year.
However, approximately around this time--this would be in 1941--mother
placed John Edward and myself in a Catholic school, which I do not
recall the name of, but it was located in Algiers, La.
Mr. JENNER. Is that a suburb of New Orleans?
Mr. OSWALD. Yes, sir.
Mr. McKENZIE. Just across the Mississippi River from New Orleans proper.
Mr. DULLES. Could I ask a question, Mr. Jenner?
In this school, did you live there, and spend the night there--you were
living there all the time?
Mr. OSWALD. Yes, sir.
Mr. DULLES. Or were you going home?
Mr. OSWALD. No, sir; we were living there.
Lee, of course, at this time, was still very young, and he stayed with
mother. I don't recall any address particularly at that time. We were
at the Catholic school for approximately 1 year.
Mr. JENNER. That would take you to 1942.
Mr. OSWALD. Yes, sir.
And, at that time we were moved by mother from the Catholic school and
placed into the Bethlehem Orphan Home, in New Orleans, La.
We used to refer to it as the BOH.
Mr. JENNER. Excuse me, sir, if I interrupt you at that point.
That would be 1942?
Mr. OSWALD. The best I can remember.
Mr. JENNER. Lee was only 3 years old. So the "we" did not include Lee,
is that correct, sir?
Mr. OSWALD. That is correct. It included John Edward and myself.
Mr. JENNER. As Mr. Dulles inquired of you at the Catholic school--was
this an orphan home in which both you and John lived at the home?
Mr. OSWALD. That is correct, sir.
Mr. JENNER. Twenty-four hours a day?
Mr. OSWALD. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. Where did Lee reside during this period of your life?
Mr. OSWALD. I do not recall the address at that particular time.
I might state that I know mother had sold the house on Alvar and Galvez
Streets in New Orleans, and they were living elsewhere, I remember the
house, but I cannot remember the address.
Mr. JENNER. I was particularly interested in whether Lee was living
with your mother.
Mr. OSWALD. Yes, sir. He was at this time living with mother. And it
is my understanding from her, during later years, discussing with her,
that she had various maids or housekeepers come in to keep Lee at this
early age.
Mr. JENNER. So, I take it, she was employed.
Mr. OSWALD. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. Was she also employed during the 1 year when you boys were
at the Catholic school?
Mr. OSWALD. I am sure--I feel sure she was, sir.
Mr. JENNER. Could we say, except as I might return to the subject
specifically, that from the time of the death of your father, in August
of 1939, at least until the time of her marriage with Mr. Ekdahl, she
was always employed, either continuously or with short breaks?
Mr. OSWALD. Yes, sir; we certainly can.
Mr. JENNER. She was the sole support, as far as you know, of your
family?
Mr. OSWALD. That is correct, sir.
Mr. JENNER. All right.