Mr. Ruby. No; I would like to talk to you in private.
Chief Justice Warren. You may do that when you finish your story. You may tell me that phase of it.
Mr. Ruby. I bet you haven't had a witness like me in your whole investigation, is that correct?
Chief Justice Warren. There are many witnesses whose memory has not been as good as yours. I tell you that, honestly.
Mr. Ruby. My reluctance to talk—you haven't had any witness in telling the story, in finding so many problems?
Chief Justice Warren. You have a greater problem than any witness we have had.
Mr. Ruby. I have a lot of reasons for having those problems.
Chief Justice Warren. I know that, and we want to respect your rights, whatever they may be. And I only want to hear what you are willing to tell us, because I realize that you still have a great problem before you, and I am not trying to press you.
I came here because I thought you wanted to tell us the story, and I think the story should be told for the public, and it will eventually be made public. If you want to do that, you are entitled to do that, and if you want to have it verified as the thing can be verified by a polygraph test, you may have that, too.
I will undertake to do that for you, but at all events we must first have the story that we are going to check it against.