Mr. Liebeler. After you met Mrs. Oswald, Marguerite Oswald, and had a chance to observe her, did that further your judgment of Lee Harvey Oswald in any way?
Mr. Gregory. Yes, sir. I felt that a lot of his, many of his, peculiarities, possibly were brought on by the influence of his mother.
To me, she impressed me as being not necessarily rational. She is quite clever, but she certainly is most peculiar. She demands public attention, she wants to be the center of attention. As, for example, standing there in the middle of the room at the motel of that Six Flags, standing in the middle of the room saying "I want to make a statement," and she made those statements throughout the frequent intervals and always she would precede the statement by saying, "I want to make a statement. I feel that my son can't be buried anywhere but at the Arlington National Cemetery."
Mr. Liebeler. And you detected similarities between Mrs. Oswald and Lee?
Mr. Gregory. Yes; I felt they both craved public recognition or to be craving attention or publicity or whatever you wish to call it.
Mr. Liebeler. In our conversation last evening about your testimony, I asked you about Mrs. Ruth Paine, and you told me that Mrs. Ruth Paine had come to visit you at a time subsequent to the assassination.
Mr. Gregory. No, sir; she never did. Ruth Paine?
Mr. Gregory. No. She called me on the phone once.
Mr. Liebeler. Called on the telephone?