Mr. Gregory. I am, I think.
Mr. Liebeler. In fact, you teach Russian at the Fort Worth Public Library, is that correct?
Mr. Gregory. Yes, I do; as a civic enterprise. I teach Russian once a week from 10 to 20 weeks a year.
Mr. Liebeler. Approximately how long have you been doing that, sir?
Mr. Gregory. For about 3 or 4 years.
Mr. Liebeler. Would you tell us about your first contact with Lee Harvey Oswald?
Mr. Gregory. Yes, sir.
It was in the middle of June 1962. On that particular morning, I was in the office, my telephone rang, and the voice on the other end told me that my name was given to him by the Fort Worth Public Library. He knew I was teaching Russian at the library, that he was looking for a job as a translator or interpreter in the Russian and English languages, and that he would like for me to give him a letter testifying to that effect.
He spoke to me in English, so I suggested to him, not knowing who that was, that he might drop by my office and I would be glad to give him a test. He did. He came by the office, about 11 o'clock that morning, and I gave him a short test by simply opening a book at random and asking him to read a paragraph or two and then translate it.
He did it very well. So I gave him a letter addressed to whom it may concern that in my opinion he was capable of being an interpreter or a translator.