*Enraged. When I would call him an idiot, he would say, "Well, I'll show you what kind of an idiot I am," so he would beat me up.
Senator Russell. Did you ever strike him?*
*Mrs. Oswald. I would give him some in return.
Senator Russell. You would give him some in return.
As I recall your testimony, when he told you about the Nixon incident, you testified that you held him in the bathroom by physical strength for some 4 or 5 minutes, so you should have been able to hold your own pretty well with him if you could do that?* **
Mrs. Oswald. Probably not 5 minutes, but a long time for him.
*Sometimes one can gather all of his strength in a moment like that. I am not a strong person, but sometimes under stress and strain perhaps I am stronger than I ordinarily am.
Senator Russell. Did you ever strike him with anything other than your hand?*
*Mrs. Oswald. Well, I think at one time I told him that if he would beat me again, I will hurl a radio, a transistor radio, and when he did strike me, I threw the radio at him.
Senator Russell. You missed him?