Mr. Rankin. How did you learn of the shooting of President Kennedy?
Mrs. Oswald. I was watching television, and Ruth by that time was already with me, and she said someone had shot at the President.
Mr. Rankin. What did you say?
Mrs. Oswald. It was hard for me to say anything. We both turned pale. I went to my room and cried.
Mr. Rankin. Did you think immediately that your husband might have been involved?
Mrs. Oswald. No.
Mr. Rankin. Did Mrs. Paine say anything about the possibility of your husband being involved?
Mrs. Oswald. No, but she only said that "By the way, they fired from the building in which Lee is working."
My heart dropped. I then went to the garage to see whether the rifle was there, and I saw that the blanket was still there, and I said, "Thank God." I thought, "Can there really be such a stupid man in the world that could do something like that?" But I was already rather upset at that time—I don't know why. Perhaps my intuition.
I didn't know what I was doing.