Mr. Rankin. Was the rifle lying down or was it standing up on the butt end?
Mrs. Oswald. No, it was lying down on the floor.
Mr. Rankin. When your husband talked about going to Mexico City, did he say where he was going to go there, who he would visit?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes. He said that he would go to the Soviet Embassy and to the Cuban Embassy and would do everything he could in order to get to Cuba.
Mr. Rankin. Did he tell you where he would stay in Mexico City?
Mrs. Oswald. In a hotel.
Mr. Rankin. Did he tell you the name?
Mrs. Oswald. No, he didn't know where he would stop.
Mr. Rankin. Was there any discussion about the expense of making the trip?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes. But we always lived very modestly, and Lee always had some savings. Therefore, he had the money for it.