Mr. Oswald. 18 years old. I, of course, was still living at home. In approximately the middle part of June 1962 a friend of mine in Fort Worth and I decided to take a hitch-hiking trip to Florida. We left Fort Worth in the middle of June, 1962, and we——
Mr. Dulles. '52?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir. In June of 1952 we left Fort Worth and traveled I believed as far as Gulfport, Mississippi. And this friend I was with—he did have a defect from birth on one foot that was starting to bother him. And we decided it was best to return to Fort Worth, by a different route than we originally left Fort Worth. We went from Fort Worth to Shreveport, New Orleans, and Gulfport, Mississippi.
Our return was Gulfport, Mississippi, New Orleans, Houston, Big Springs, Tex., and Fort Worth, Tex.
At that time I stayed at his home, with his mother and himself.
Mr. Jenner. Why?
Mr. Oswald. Because mother and I was having a disagreement.
Mr. Jenner. About what?
Mr. Oswald. About whether or not I was old enough to start my own life generally.
Mr. Jenner. That is whether you would depart the family home and live on your own?