Senator Cooper. He told you he had threatened Vice President Nixon, you had said?*
*Mrs. Oswald. He did not say "Vice President Nixon," he just said "Nixon."
Senator Cooper. Now, was it your opinion throughout these months that he was keeping this rifle for his purpose of using it again, firing at some individual, perhaps an official of the United States Government?* **
Mrs. Oswald. **He never expressed himself.
*When the assassination of President Kennedy took place, I was asking people whether—people in general—whether General Walker was with President Kennedy. It perhaps was a silly question, but I thought that he——
Senator Cooper. Listen to my question: During this time, didn't you have the opinion that he was keeping possession of this rifle and practicing with it for the purpose of using it to shoot at some individual, and perhaps an official of the United States Government?*
*Mrs. Oswald. I never thought—I was afraid to think that he would do anything like that until the shooting of General Walker occurred.
Senator Cooper. But now my question. After that—the continued possession——* **
**Mrs. Oswald. After the attempting of the killing of General Walker, I thought he might do it, but I didn't visualize that he could do anything like that.
Senator Cooper. When you testified before the Commission, you said—generally—you didn't think Lee would repeat anything like that—"Generally, I knew that the rifle was very tempting for him".