Mrs. Oswald. There were an awful lot of questions at that time, and I was very tired and felt that I had told everything and I don't remember, I can't understand why I didn't mention this. It would have been better for me to mention it the first time than to make you all do more work on it.
Mr. Dulles. At the time of this incident did you threaten to go to the authorities in case your husband did not desist in his intention?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes; I said that.
Senator Cooper. I may have to go—could I ask a few questions? Mrs. Oswald, will you repeat what your husband said that morning when he dressed and got the pistol?
Mrs. Oswald. I asked him where he was going and why he was getting dressed. He answered. "Today Nixon is coming and I want to go out and have a look at him."
I answered, "I know how you look," and I had in mind the fact that he was taking a pistol with him.
Senator Cooper. Did he say anything about what he intended to do with the pistol?
Mrs. Oswald. No.
Senator Cooper. Did you ask him if he intended to use the pistol against Mr. Nixon?
Mrs. Oswald. I told him that, "You have already promised me not to play any more with that thing." Not really play, but, you know—I didn't mean, of course, just playing but using the pistol. Then he said, "I am going to go out and find out if there will be an appropriate opportunity and if there is I will use the pistol." I just remembered this and maybe I didn't say this in my first testimony and now it just has occurred to me that he said this.