(At this point the Chief Justice entered the hearing room.)
Mr. Fritz. I think that was the reason. I noticed another thing. I noticed a little before when Walker was shot, he had come out with some statements about Castro and about Cuba and a lot of things and if you will remember the President had some stories a few weeks before his death about Cuba and about Castro and some things, and I wondered if that didn't have some bearing. I have no way of knowing that other than just watching him and talking to him. I think it was his feeling about his belief in being a Marxist, I think he had—he told me he had debated in New Orleans, and that he tried to get converts to this Fair Play for Cuba organization, so I think that was his motive. I think he was doing it because of that.
Mr. Dulles. Did he express any animosity against anyone, the President or the Governor or Walker or anybody?
Mr. Fritz. No, sir; he did not. Not with me he didn't.
Mr. Dulles. Not with you?
Mr. Fritz. No, sir. He just, the fact he just didn't talk about them much. He just didn't say hardly anything. When I asked him he didn't say much about them.
Mr. McCloy. You knew Officer Tippit?
Mr. Fritz. I wanted to tell you one thing before I forget. One time I asked him something about whether or not, either I asked him or someone else in there asked him, if he thought he would be better off, if he thought the country would be better off with the President killed and he said, "Well, I think that the Vice President has about the same views as the President has." He says he will probably do about the same thing that President Kennedy will do.
Mr. Dulles. Oswald said that to you?
Mr. Fritz. Either to me or someone, it could be one of the other officers who asked that question while they were talking about him.